Scott Dixon left it late to top opening practice from Colton Herta in an incident-packed session at the 2023 IndyCar opener Full practice report and results ⬇️
The first red flag of the session was caused by Benjamin Pedersen locking up into Turn 4, the car trying to swivel left, and making hard contact with its left front wing against the wall.
The second red flag was caused by a concrete patch of the track on the exit of fifth-gear Turn 3 coming up that needed clearing. By then the remaining three rookies – Marcus Armstrong, Sting Ray Robb and Agustin Canapino – had laid down their first five laps, since newcomers are granted an extra set of tyres.
Following the red flag, most of the top drivers immediately hit the track, and 2021 Indy Lights champion
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