Amid a plethora of discussions and worries over the muddle that ensues after Turn 1 of Portland International Raceway in the event of an incident, IndyCar has sent around a memo explaining how the stewards will react and deal with the running order.
There has already been an extra chicane installed inside the triangular runoff area, to ensure drivers who outbrake themselves into Turn 1 – or can’t negotiate their way through to the T1 and T2 apices due to crashed cars at corner entry – must negotiate a tortuous path between temporary barriers. IndyCar has calculated it takes more than two seconds longer to do this than to stay on the racing surface, so no advantage can be gained by cars that go straight on and rejoin the track at Turn 3.
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