. Ericsson_Marcus snatches win from O'Ward in a tense but crash-filled IndyCar season-opener in StPeteGP, while several big names clashed and crashed
The restart was clean until the run from Turn 3 to Turn 4, when
By lap 23, Grosjean had dropped Herta by 5.5s, and Herta was dropping into the clutches of O’Ward and Ericsson. Into Turn 10 on Lap 25, the Arrow McLaren driver moved up to claim second. Simultaneously, another Andretti driver, Kirkwood, lost sixth and seventh place to McLaughlin and Dixon, and on Lap 26, Power, Rossi andHerta then pitted on Lap 27, and Kirkwood on Lap 28.
That gave him the net lead – although it nearly didn’t! The yellows flew just as Dixon pitted, due to Daly spinning and stalling after being tagged by Kirkwood., but on checking the blend line, Race Control ordered Dixon to drop to fifth. Thankfully the next restart was clean and stayed clean, and Grosjean did a superb job on primaries to hang on to McLaughlin on alternates over the next laps. The pair dropped O’Ward who was three seconds off the lead after just three laps. The McLaren driver was also having to keep his eye on his mirrors for Dixon and Ericsson who were both edging away from Rossi, Palou, Newgarden and Callum Ilott of Juncos Hollinger Racing.
This farce, once late-stopping Power and Malukas pitted, left O’Ward up front ahead of Dixon, Palou, Newgarden, Rossi, Ilott, Rahal, Lundgaard, highest rookie Agustin Canapino of Juncos Hollinger, Power, and Malukas.
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