Altogether an excellent race! Had strategy and surprises. Alex Palou & CGR are terrific at executing. Nice to see Herta and Rossi make the podium. Drive of the day runner up after Alex Palou might be Romain Grosjean. What a showing in JHR!

McLaren missing Theo right now

This yellow is not going to be good for Rossi. Damn you Ghiotto!

I never understand why Rosenqvist drops like a rock

A rare strategy mistake from CGR? The sharks are circling!

So nice to have non-Penskes at the front of the field!

Finally a clean start! I think the no pass line after turn 11 is paying dividends already

Yeah I lost a lot of respect for Tony Kanaan the last couple weeks. He even said that he told Theo how he had been on the receiving end of a lot of terrible moves in his career. Which to me said he basically thinks it’s ok to keep the cycle going.

Yeah I think JHR might be headed for an end-of-season demise…they’re not getting the sponsors needed to survive and their tepid response to the unruly behavior isn’t helping. I think Grosjean is about ready to wrap up his OWR career and shift his attention fully to Lamborghini GTP ride.

Sorry for the late arrival. Completely echoed all your sentiments! Marshall Pruett said it best - probably no other car could’ve made that pass into turn 3. I think Pato learned a lot today that will serve him well in the coming years.

Pato’s ability to connect with people, his authenticity, it’s palpable and such a positive force for good. It’s why I will continue to be his fan. (Also excited I got a signed Pato card in the Parkside collectible pack I ordered)

Not a huge surprise considering the series post-Penske purchase is still running on the fumes of the last owner’s initiatives and ideas (thanks MP for the expansive breakdown on that during last week’s podcast). For some reason, anything more innovative than component and subsystem level technical advancement isn’t a priority.

The fact he made 3 stops work is mind boggling.

Right! The fact Dixon is even in position to fight for the win is impressive.

That’s great to hear especially that it’s available over-the-air. It makes me almost want to wait to watch the commercial-free replay than the live event.

These commercials are absurd. Missed 10 minutes of pristine green flag action to watch a Gran Turismo preview and Amica insurance propaganda. It’s two steps forward and 1.75 steps back with this series.

By going 4 wide and forcing Armstrong to make contact, Palou may have inadvertently clinched the championship. That’s some insane luck barring a miracle from Newgarden.

I found it interesting that Andretti seemed to hedge their strategy bets between their drivers. At least between Romain and Kyle - I wasn’t watching Devlan too closely. Also when is McLaren going to win a race?! I think they’ve got a longer view of their ascendancy, but if they don’t see results soon, I think there will be a deeper review of their long-term strategy and investment.