P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Saturday was qualifying day for IndyCar at Portland International Raceway, and all 27 drivers climbed behind the wheel to see how fast they could go around the 1.96-mile course. Santino Ferrucci earned a shock IndyCar pole, completing his lap in 58.2046 seconds. Nobody else was able to get within a tenth of a second, and […]
Santino Ferrucci surprised everyone by earning the IndyCar pole with a lap time of 58.2046 seconds, leaving all other drivers more than a tenth of a second behind. He celebrated enthusiastically upon exiting his car in pit lane. Will Power achieved the second fastest time, narrowly missing the chance to break his own pole record and positioning himself well for the championship battle with Alex Palou, who will start just behind him in third. Several drivers, including Scott McLaughlin, David Malukas, and Alexander Rossi, had unexpectedly poor performances in Saturday’s qualifying, failing to advance past the first round. With the grid now established, all eyes are on Sunday’s race, which will consist of 110 laps on the Portland road course.
