The final 5 laps of the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 on the streets of Sao Paulo, round 4 of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season. Takuma Sato vs Josef Newgarden vs James Hinchcliffe Credit video : NBC Sports Network
Sato was right on the edge here. He used the track layout to his advantage, as driving in a straight line cut off the inside line perfectly. So actually he didn't "block" per se, as he was just driving in a straight line. Hinchcliffe just outmaneuvered him in the last corner.
I understand how indycar may not b some peoples favorite because compared to f1 it maybe isnt as innovative or something, but i dont understand how a race fan could hate IndyCar, its close racing and the battles r for the lead, not how in f1 the battles r more for points position than the actual race win. This is some of the best racing between drivers u will ever see
Cant believe I missed this race... Interesting that GoDaddy still sponsors Danica but no longer Hinchcliffe.. I guess GoDaddy didn't like winning. Well done Hinchcliffe.
Sato wasn't blocking. Notice how when Newgarden and Hinchcliffe went to the outside Sato did nothing, but yet they tried the inside at the same spot every time where you need to turn ever so slightly to maintain your line. He was in the clear. And anyways, blocking or not he was clearly the slower car. This wouldn't be a video if he had just let go of the lead at five laps to go.
Wow, that was great racing! Big respect for Sato, he tried everything he could, lost to a great manoeuvre and still applauded it. I haven't seen much of Indycars in the last 5 years or so. They look.... different.
sato didn't do anything bad I feel, using the race layout well to block legally, but he made a mistake in that last turn, locking up slightly braking too late, and hinchcliffe got him. you could see Sato congratulate him straight after the finish, but I am sure Sato would be peed off being in the lead and losing the race by his own fault in the last turn.
+kpcart Blocking cannot be legal by definition. Holding a line is legal, deviating from the line in order to stay in front of a faster car is illegal which is what he did several times.
Boa noite !!!! Meu DEUS, que chegada fantástica !!!! Foi de tirar o fôlego..... Que saudade dessa pista maravilhosa..... Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.....
Wouldn't say they are beautiful, unfortunately spec. But the racing week in week out through the field is great. F1 has gotten better on track but the freaking DRS kills me. I'm good with push to pass as it has to be used strategically. Indycar deserves a second chance from those that left after the split or the demise of champcar. I came back several years ago and I'm glad I did. More people, more sponsors would make a very good product great again.
Definitely not now, which is a damn shame. It was a great race, great track, great people. If ever Sao Paulo can be on the calendar again, there should be absolutely no hesitation in accepting it.
Tive a oportunidade de ir em três competições diferentes, F1 Interlagos, Indy anhembi e stock car Interlagos. Para o conforto do torcedor comum a Indy é muito superior em bebidas chopp minha preferência, servem com um cooler mochila, gelado de mais e vão aonde vc está, vc nem se meche. Questão de competitividade só tem duas: Indy e Stock. Compras de material esportivo na Indy era de maior qualidade e muito mais barato do que a F1. Pena que a Indy não deu certo e hoje em 2020 por causa de prefeitos incompetentes de São Paulo já perdemos a Indy, estamos perto de perder F1 pro Rio que nem autódromo tem ainda e a Stock sustenta Interlagos sozinha? Claro que não, vamos perder a tradição automobilística em São Paulo.
Eu fui em 2 Sp indy 300 , e fui na F1 em 2012 em interlagos , e todo anos vou na Stock e nos campeonatos paulistas de interlagos , é uma pena msm , tomara que nao perdamos o autodromo ,se a F1 sair de interlagos tenho quase certeza que nunca mais ele sera usado para corridas, só eventeos e shows msm.
O Sato só perdeu pois passou um pouco do ponto de frenagem e acabou deixando o espaço pro hintclife ir por dentro e fazer o X, mas que disputa linda entre o Sato, hintclife e o newgarden.
Também acho isso!! O Luciano depois dos problemas que ele teve parece que ele desaprendeu a narrar!! E isso é uma pena porque ele era um dos melhores narradores!! Porém as imagens da Band foram incríveis!!
The HELL are those commentators on about, if Sato had not moved back he wouldn't have made the corner, crashed and there'd a monumental pile up! Good racing, cool cars, but STUPID commentators!
+CultOfRevan98 I think the commentary is on an audio delay for some reason. I think they are referring to the move Sato made towards the inside wall to block, as supposed to moving back to take the corner.
Ok this is the first time i'm watching this indycar thing. I was curious. But what the hell is race control?? The referees? And whats so wrong with what he did at 2:20 ?
if i recall the IndyCar organisers dont want the laptime comparison to F1 even though i dont think people really care that much. same reason Formula E decided not to run the full Monaco GP layout in the coming season
the fastest line around the track is outside inside outside. for that corner the green car would have gone to the right side to pass sato. sato moved over to guard the inside which is legal but he moved back over to block hinchcliffe which is illegal. and yes race control is the same as referees.
F1 sucks because of the team differences, theres literally no RACING its just going round the track fast passing lapped cars for mercedes... At least there RACING in indy car
"Push to pass" is such bullshit. Sick of hearing of it. That includes "DRS" in F1. Drivers didn't need such gimmicks to overtake before, now babies seem incapable of passing without complaining endlessly about it and needing a crutch to help them along. ...and why aren't these cars racing at Interlagos instead of yet another cheap, ratty street circuit, as though Indy doesn't already have enough of those?
with f1 in the 80s they had essentialy the same thing, a boost button, and it worked. also it didn't feel gimmicky because they barely mentioned it when the drivers were using it. that's what indycar is doing now. they arent allowed to say if a driver is on p2p. I agree though, drs is a gimmick. I think it is because they limit it's use so much. only on specific sections of track are they allowed to use it.
+SuperSonicSenna The way the cars are designed to rely so much on aerodynamics is why the stupid P2P/DRS systems exist. Indycar, F1, and DTM are all at a crossroads with this problem. If a driver is stuck in dirty air, they can't go near as fast as someone who has the clean air. Yeah, they have the draft but the moment they stick their nose out for a pass attempt its like slamming into a wall of pudding. All those wing and aero elements turn into parachutes, so the car needs something to maintain momentum in order to attempt to pass. DTM uses DRS, F1 has Kers and DRS, and Indy has P2P.
+Robert Douglas DRS in F1 no but yeah if you give a driver a certain amount of push-2-pass a race I think its exciting to see if they go for positions early on or save them for the end.
I understand the “gentleman’s” racing of Indy car, but I don’t get why it’s a bad thing to block. That’s racing, why can’t one block? If you can’t block, then you’re not racing gas hard you can
Sato has a win at Long Beach and at the Indy 500, one of them driving for a second-rate team. Newgarden has a championship after driving for the most dominant team in Indycar. I'll agree that Newgarden is a better driver, but it's silly to write Sato off like that.
