{"id":301937,"date":"2023-05-30T00:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T00:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301937"},"modified":"2023-05-30T04:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T04:00:12","slug":"calls-for-way-out-of-hand-move-to-be-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301937","title":{"rendered":"Calls for 'way out of hand' move to be banned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Questions have been asked of Josef Newgarden's aggressive weaving technique used to win the Indianapolis 500<\/a>, which could prompt a rule change.<\/p>\n

The Team Penske pilot finally broke his duck on Monday, winning the famed Brickyard race in his 12th attempt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the route to getting his face on the Borg-Warner Trophy has raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

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After taking the lead away from Marcus Ericsson on the final lap of the race, Newgarden cut across the track repeatedly to break the slipstream of the trailing car.<\/p>\n

\"Josef<\/p>\n

So aggressive was the manoeuvre that he went as low as the pit lane entry on the far left-hand side, far from the typical racing line.<\/p>\n

It's not the first time the 'dragon's tail' technique has been witnessed. Simon Pagenaud famously beat Alexander Rossi in 2019 in a similar fashion, albeit with less aggression.<\/p>\n

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Ericsson claimed the 2022 title with wild weaves across the track to stop Pato O'Ward from passing him.<\/p>\n

Although other motorsport disciplines might define the moves as blocking, the weaving remains unregulated in the Indianapolis 500.<\/p>\n

\"Marcus<\/p>\n

That could change after Monday's race in which Newgarden put his car in uncharted territory by crossing the white line.<\/p>\n

Stefan Wilson, who was set to race but suffered a broken back in a practice crash, suggested the move should be outlawed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Really don't like the big dragon moves off of T2 & T4," he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

"To a degree it's fine, but they've gotten way out of hand."<\/p>\n

He was also critical of Ericsson's defence\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Going 'off track' on exit of T2, then skimming the pit lane attenuator off of T4 is just adding a lot of risk for cars following behind trying to stay in the draft."<\/p>\n

\"Josef<\/p>\n

After Ericsson's effort last year, there was widespread belief in the paddock that whoever led in the dying moments of the race would replicate the move.<\/p>\n

The need to weave was this year made even more important with cars carrying more downforce and more drag, creating a stronger slipstream for the cars in tow.<\/p>\n

Newgarden said that while the move is legal, he'll continue to do it.<\/p>\n

"It was legal is all I'm going to say. They were very clear that they are not enforcing that line, and they didn't enforce it last year," said Newgarden.<\/p>\n

"They said they're not enforcing it again, and I'm coming to the checkered flag and I'm going to do everything I can to win this race, and I had to be as aggressive as possible, because the tow effect to just the first car was even more difficult than last year. You were just a sitting duck if you were in the lead."<\/p>\n

\"Josef<\/p>\n

Newgarden suggested changes be made to the cars to make them more difficult to drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Honestly, I don't love that," he said of the manoeuvre.<\/p>\n

"I think the cars should be more difficult to drive here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"It's a terribly difficult balance for the series to walk because you want to have a good show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/stef_wilson\/status\/1662922609133010944<\/a><\/p>\n

"You want everybody to be as close together as possible and you want it to be difficult for someone to win this race, and I agree with that. But I think it's not difficult in the right way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We've got to find a different formula where we can trim the cars out and they're easier to follow in the pack.<\/p>\n

"Basically all this downforce that we've added has only made it easier and easier for the first two cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"So when you're the third car you're still just stuck in that tow line where no one is really going anywhere. We're all closer, but it's only the first two that can really do something.<\/p>\n

\"Josef<\/p>\n

"We've got to change that formula where it's easier to follow in the pack, but you can also be rewarded if you're better at driving the car with less downforce. I want to see the drivers that really excel get a better advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"That's why they pay us to be in the seat. That's why they pay the engineers, to find the perfect setups that we can make an advantage and get away with it. Not so we can win by two laps.<\/p>\n

"I just think the dynamic of the race, the complexion, could look a little differently."<\/p>\n

The IndyCar Series continues on June 5 with the Detroit Grand Prix on an all-new circuit in the CBD.<\/p>\n

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