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INDYCAR: Three Drivers To Serve 10-Spot Penalties At Texas
Mike Conway,Simona de Silvestro and Josef Newgarden will receive 10-spot grid penalties tomorrow, and all three are perfectly happy to serve them...
In the quest to catch Chevy and Honda, Lotus and HVM have struck upon a rather smart approach to developing its engine at each round. (Photo: Marshall Pruett)
A.J. Foyt Racing's Mike Conway, HVM Racing's Simona de Silvestro and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden will receive 10-spot grid penalties, and the trio are perfectly happy to serve them.
Conway, who crashed during the Indy 500 with the latest generation Honda engine in the back of the no. 14 car, was forced to install the older Honda specification he used in practice at Indy to run last weekend at Detroit.
With Honda caught up and ready to put its stronger and more fuel efficient second-generation engine back in Conway's car for Texas, the team decided to change engines prior to event to give the Englishman his best chances in the 550-kilometer race.
After qualifying eighth, Conway will be moved back to 18th tomorrow night.
De Silvestro's team confirmed to SPEED.com it has adopted a more aggressive--and intentional--approach to the 10-spot penalties.
As the lone Lotus-powered team left int he series, HVM and engine builder Judd have chosen to take the unapproved engine change penalties whenever the marque has a new development or upgrade to offer.
It's believed Lotus has made changes to the valves on its 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engine--an item permitted in the rules--and has also unveiled a second-generation exhaust system.
With the down-on-power Lotus regularly leaving de Silvestro towards the bottom of the grid, the 10-spot penalties are of little consequence.
And with just one engine in the field, Lotus' choice to accelerate its development program by rotating in upgrades whenever they're available is the smartest choice available.
After the first practice session, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden was forced to change engines after his Honda suffered a failure, and as INDYCAR's Trevor Knowles told SPEED.com, despite missing qualifying due to the short window to complete the change, Newgarden's 10-spot penalty will be assessed this weekend.
Like Conway, Newgarden's team installed a second-generation Honda, rather than his Indy 500 practice engine, and per Rule 15.5.4.b (For Full-Season Entrants the changed-out Engine must be refitted to the Car for the balance of its Change-Out Mileage limit when the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Engine needs replacing), the rookie will serve a second 10-spot penalty at Milwaukee next week.
UPDATE: Moments shortly after posting this story, Rahal Letterman Lanigan's Takuma Sato suffered the second Honda engine failure of the day, incurring the fourth 10-spot penalty of the event. The Japanese driver, who qualified 10th, will now start 20th.
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett on Twitter.
Conway, who crashed during the Indy 500 with the latest generation Honda engine in the back of the no. 14 car, was forced to install the older Honda specification he used in practice at Indy to run last weekend at Detroit.
With Honda caught up and ready to put its stronger and more fuel efficient second-generation engine back in Conway's car for Texas, the team decided to change engines prior to event to give the Englishman his best chances in the 550-kilometer race.
After qualifying eighth, Conway will be moved back to 18th tomorrow night.
De Silvestro's team confirmed to SPEED.com it has adopted a more aggressive--and intentional--approach to the 10-spot penalties.
As the lone Lotus-powered team left int he series, HVM and engine builder Judd have chosen to take the unapproved engine change penalties whenever the marque has a new development or upgrade to offer.
It's believed Lotus has made changes to the valves on its 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 engine--an item permitted in the rules--and has also unveiled a second-generation exhaust system.
With the down-on-power Lotus regularly leaving de Silvestro towards the bottom of the grid, the 10-spot penalties are of little consequence.
And with just one engine in the field, Lotus' choice to accelerate its development program by rotating in upgrades whenever they're available is the smartest choice available.
After the first practice session, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's Josef Newgarden was forced to change engines after his Honda suffered a failure, and as INDYCAR's Trevor Knowles told SPEED.com, despite missing qualifying due to the short window to complete the change, Newgarden's 10-spot penalty will be assessed this weekend.
Like Conway, Newgarden's team installed a second-generation Honda, rather than his Indy 500 practice engine, and per Rule 15.5.4.b (For Full-Season Entrants the changed-out Engine must be refitted to the Car for the balance of its Change-Out Mileage limit when the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Engine needs replacing), the rookie will serve a second 10-spot penalty at Milwaukee next week.
UPDATE: Moments shortly after posting this story, Rahal Letterman Lanigan's Takuma Sato suffered the second Honda engine failure of the day, incurring the fourth 10-spot penalty of the event. The Japanese driver, who qualified 10th, will now start 20th.
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him @MarshallPruett on Twitter.
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