2017 Indianapolis 500

[Galahad]

Qualifying live now on BT Sport in the UK

 

[vintly]

Watching it. They just go round and round and round and round and round. Got a crick in my neck already. The sheer speed makes it compelling. Av speed of 230+mph - for 200 laps. The American commentators aren't quite my cup of earl grey though...

 

[Galahad]

Seems like Alonso is going for a lower downforce setup than team mate Hunter-Reay...!

Speeds so far (kph)

Will Power 370.265
Tony Kanaan 370.160
Ed Jones 369.694
Ryan Hunter-Reay 369.398
Helio Castroneves 369.167
JP Montoya 367.968
Sage Karam 366.839
Jay Howard 366.694
Pippa Mann 352.900

 

[vintly]

Do you think Alonso will make the 'fast 9' Galahad ?

 

[The Artist.....]

Seems like Alonso is going for a lower downforce setup than team mate Hunter-Reay...!

Where's this from? Montoya's looking like he's going to miss out on the pole shootout... Alonso"/ first target is top 9...

 

[Galahad]

Very hard to say vintly. I reckon he'll be right on the cut off.

 

[Galahad]

Where's this from?

According to the commentary team Alonso's car is minus one winglet versus Hunter-Reay

 

[The Artist.....]

Thanks Galahad!!

 

[The Artist.....]

Very hard to say vintly. I reckon he'll be right on the cut off.

I'd put money on Alonso either being in the top 4 or 5, or putting it in the wall!

 

[Incubus]

I don't know... so far it looks as though those with the lower downforce settings are the ones struggling....

 

[Galahad]

Here he goes...

 

[vintly]

Decent, 3rd for now, should make the fast 9

 

[Galahad]

Very impressive. Given that most of the Penskes and Ganassis have already run, very likely to make it through.

Scott Dixon 370.685
Will Power 370.265
Fernando Alonso 370.204
Tony Kanaan 370.160
Ed Jones 369.694
Ryan Hunter-Reay 369.398
Helio Castroneves 369.167
Graham Rahal 368.274
JP Montoya 367.968
James Hinchcliffe 367.827
Simon Pagenaud 367.563
Sage Karam 366.839
Jay Howard 366.694
Conor Daly 363.570
Spencer Pigot 359.899
Pippa Mann 352.900

 

[Incubus]

Blimey, that was a bit scary... inches from the wall a couple of times.

 

[The Artist.....]

Max Chilton's going well...

 

[Galahad]

Max Chilton's going well...

If he hadn't backed it into Turn 4, could have been even better than sixth.

 

[Incubus]

Quite a few big names out of the top nine...

 

[The Artist.....]

Bourdais is about to knock everyone down a step...

 

[vintly]

Seb Bourdais running in P1 then Massive crash. Coulda been awful. He looks ok though. Wow that brings it home. Switched on him big time

 

[The Artist.....]

Seb Bourdais running in P1 then Massive crash. Coulda been awful. He looks ok though. Wow that brings it home. Switched on him big time

And that's the fine line between hero and zero at Indy; he was P1 all through... - first driver over 231mph...