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Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely …
Welcome to the RACER Mailbag, where questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We appreciate your feedback and encourage questions as they are more likely to be published. Please send in your queries before 3pm ET on Mondays for inclusion in the following week’s edition. Regarding the incident with Newgarden and the restart, race control did not find any actions by Newgarden to be punishable. The series reviewed data and concluded that there was no brake-checking. However, there are calls for clearer guidelines on restart procedures. IndyCar’s approach to restarts may need reconsideration to avoid potential issues like the one that occurred. While there were initial concerns about exhaust flames, further review showed that these were reflections on the heat shields rather than actual flames.
