2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | INDYCAR Classic Full-Race Rewind

Relive the 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in this INDYCAR Classic Rewind.
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[@vanguard4288]

These 2018 cars will always have a special place in my heart. They’re so slick looking and all of the liveries are beautiful in my opinion

[@DW98rosy]

as time's gone on, i've warmed up to these things. certainly they were a breath of fresh air compared to the god awful 2015-2017 cars.

[@vanguard4288]

@@DW98rosy those were so clunky and ugly, I hated them. I loved returning to the classic open rear wheel style. I must also say, the aero screen on the current cars have grown on me compared to 2020

[@DW98rosy]

@@vanguard4288 the aeroscreen also has grown on me a bit, even if i don't think the cars look as good as they did back 2018/2019.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

This is why I love the Indycar Series so much: Posting the full races some days after the race!

[@06racing]

Those Lucas Arrow cars look so good.

[@pruettfade4038]

Man Indycar is so much more fan friendly than F1. Thank You!!!

[@bikeguy3034]

Agree!

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Thankfully F1 made some steps forward since Liberty Media has took the power. I'm looking forward to F1 TV e.g

[@aaronisgrate]

f1 have stepped it up. indycar is still small time globally.

[@nickhargrave6308]

you really think so? the pit stops and strategies are easier to understand in f1 because there's no refueling, and with the tyre rules, you know when someone is yet to stop. The onscreen info is probably better in f1 as well, more detail and to static list on the side is better. I really don't like the commentary for IndyCar either, there's not a lot of analysis, even from the ex drivers, and they were completely silent at the start. F1 isn't as complicated as people say, only the technical side is, which if you have an interest for, you can eventually learn. If you don't, you don't miss out on anything. Its still in a bit of a mess with rules though, hopefully it'll be ironed out by 2021, but it's not something that'll change overnight. I love that IndyCar has full sessions available on youtube though, thats great for non American viewers, shame it won't ever be that easy for F1

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Van Quan Well I never really cared for the Grid Girls so I don't mind of they're banned or not banned

[@CMH-aviation]

I miss ABC having some of the races

[@richf2082]

Thank you for posting the full race! I attended the race with my wife and kids , had a blast and really enjoyed the increase in excitement and overtaking !

[@vinewood8295]

This was a great race till that finish, Robert Wickens if your reading this you got a new fan buddy...

[@HODIUSDUDE]

37th career victory in 172 starts. Now just 4 wins behind Scott Dixon on the All-Time win list.

[@Quintinohthree]

HODIUSDUDE If he hadn't missed several seasons being at the back of the F1 grid and in sportscars, he might already have been at the top.

[@bikerforever68]

Thanks for uploading this race,what a nice thing to do. Here in the uk it’s difficult to watch indycar 👍🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@craigwilde2162]

BT Sport has pretty good coverage. They get the same thing as above (largely) but they fill in the advert breaks and 'side by side' stuff with their own coverage (they only go to adverts during some yellow flag periods)

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Haven't you got DAZN in the UK as well? I subscribed to DAZN in germany just to watch the Indycar this year

[@craigwilde2162]

According to DAZN's website it's only available (normally) in German, Austria, Switzerland, Canada and Japan.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Oh I didn't know that. I knew that DAZN belongs to the Perform Group which is located in London

[@nolibtard6023]

Paul’s Pursuits What do you expect? The homeland of F1 doesn’t want you to watch the concurrence.

[@frontier_etc]

I didn't think much of Wickens in DTM but the guy is a stud. He had this one

[@andyberridge6455]

Robert Wickens really unlucky at st pete 2018, thanks indycar for these full races. 👍

[@grizz3332]

Indycar you are awesome thanks very much for continuing to upload for us here :) i have been so looking forward to this season :)

[@kingdom9623]

Grizz where you from

[@grizz3332]

Hi , sorry for late reply i'm from England :)

[@JeffUr7]

You know marco andretti, if so his sponsor is surgere, and that's were my dad looks

[@JeffUr7]

I met works

[@elemkay5104]

Sad to learn about Wicken's crash later in his rookie season putting him in a wheelchair...glad to learn he's on a path to rehabilitation and got in a car a few months back: edition.cnn.com/2021/05/08/motorsport/robert-wickens-race-car-wellness-spt-trnd/index.html

[@TheDrewker]

Indycar is quickly becoming one of my favorite motorsports. And Helio is becoming one of my favorite drivers. Was mostly into motocross and rally when I was younger. Getting into pavement sports more over the last few years. NASCAR - Gave it an honest chance. Barely gagged my way through the opening prayer/invocation. Format is unnecessarily convoluted, races are boring, driving is dirty. Drivers are allowed to get away with so much garbage, it's more of a survival sport than a competitive race. Endurance (WEC, etc.) - Good to leave on for the weekend and have it follow you around on different devices. Wish there were more cars in the LMP1 field. Much more team oriented, so individual driver talents are hard to distinguish. Highlight-oriented, hard to sit and pay attention for 12-24 hours. MotoGP - Hard to put anything above MotoGP if you have any love for 2-wheeled vehicles. Intense, competitive track action throughout the field, good mix of winners from week to week. But still possible to dominate with a good bike and phenom level rider. Rallycross/Stadium Trucks - Flashy, exciting, and fun, but will never take the place of precision-based motorsports. Indycar - Good mix of everything. Cars are advanced and quick, but don't do all of the work for the driver. Indy 500 is the only oval race I find watchable, and it's one of the best events of the year. I would love to see this series visit more tracks around the world... but then the "GP2" jokes would be unbearable.

[@TayTheDay]

Drew Kosonen Some solid insight there 👍 if there's good racing, I'm watching!

[@musunshine31]

I totally expected there to be extended post race we didnt get watching live. Yes, the telecast went into NBA Countdown, so I figured that ABC/ESPN still did interviews with Rossi, Wickens, Coyne/Vasser, the podium, etc, and that "off air" content would be shared. Boy is this disappointing

[@92joehal]

This was a great start to the season, even though it was too many yellow flags in the end for my taste, but that happens sometimes.

[@Thunder55Turbo]

The Rossi and Wickens crash is why we can't have nice things.

[@StarkRaven59]

Someone will always banzai. It happens in every form of racing.

[@Thunder55Turbo]

Stark Raven I'm disappointed that no action was taken. Rossi lost control before he even got to the quarter panel of Wickens to attempt to make a dive pass. Whether or not Wickens squeezed is irrelevant because Rossi was already out of control.

[@StarkRaven59]

I agree with you. It's just one of those eventualities of racing.

[@lukester052074]

Thank you Indycar for posting the races. Very much appreciated.

[@Avofan]

Feel so bad for Wickens.

[@lesismore9213]

luv the new cars!

[@XpoZedBeatz]

Indycar is doing it right. Fast, good looking, good sounding race cars without an ugly halo.

[@PotatoeJoe69]

Wish IndyCar would bring back some crazy high fown force aero packages like the 2016-2017 cars had. They looked awesome and were the fastest IndyCars on road & street courses ever!

[@WhirlwindDrums]

Seems like there is more competition and more action with this new chassis. This new Indy Chassis is beautiful! Reminds me of the Panoz Dp-01 champ car!

[@pablojimenez2035]

As an F1 fan i want to see other Motorsports bc F1 is getting boring Indy looks very attractive should i watch it ? (And do they upload the whole season here on youtube ?)

[@royalstygian8344]

Indy has one of the best on track products ( Only being beaten by Moto GP in my opinion) and has a bright future after a bit of a shunt the past 2 decades. As a longtime Indy and F1 fan i would definitely suggest following this series. And yes they will upload all the 2018 seasons races. We arent sure about 2019 and onward because of the the new TV deal with NBC.

[@pablojimenez2035]

Royal Stygian oh thanks man will definitely look into it

[@royalstygian8344]

If you are interested in watching some classic Indycar races the 1993 season is a good entry point for an F1 fan (Nigel Mansell ran in indycar after wining the 1992 f1 championship and won the 1993 indycar championship).This is during the heyday of Indycar with different manufacturers. And all the races are uploaded on youtube (although you probably have to google the order of races)

[@12th.jahlil]

Wec,imsa, and gt racing is something to look into aswell...sure they are slower then F1 but very very entertaining compared to F1

[@royalstygian8344]

Yeah that too, the best part about motorsports is the diversity of series

[@KevinMcLaren71]

I’m just so grateful to be able to follow Will Power. IndyCar coverage here in Australia is terrible

[@purwantiallan5089]

Here again waiting for 2022 NTT INDYCAR SEASON. 🙏

[@jjr2707]

Want to thank you so much for this is awsome better Than F1 and only seen one race but going to wacth evey race this year u put in you tube

[@k1980]

Indycar uploads because they are in one country at all times

[@timzy4395]

One of the best races I have ever watched

[@GamingRoomOficial]

so sad to see Helio only outside of the cars, he deserved at least one championship. But good luck to him! great pilot anyway.

[@theBusterMan215]

Gaming Room I’ve always liked Helio, but he failed to deliver a championship while many teammates won them. He didn’t deserve anything... he just was not able to deliver when it mattered. I remember him having many weak races which translated to a lot of 2nd place finishes in the Indycar championship. I think that’s why Roger decided to move him to his sports car team and only bring him back for Indy.

[@elemkay5104]

4 time Indy 500 champ and back for more races in 2021!

[@NOTHlNG]

My country has ceased broadcasting Indycar this year so you're life saving for me. Thank you very much for uploading!

[@pawel_vachla]

I feel bad for Wickens, but that's racing. This season is going to be amazing!

[@SadButTrue19]

Omg thank you Indycar, I was really disappointed when I saw that no TV channel in Quebec would broadcast the 2018 Indycar season, and now I can watch it on youtube, thank you

[@jHeminway]

Love the new cars! They look fantastic!

[@DW98rosy]

fun fact, this race was the first time Indycar had a good looking car since the end of 2011, when the utterly gorgeous IR-05 ran it's final races.

[@ShadowTVNetwork]

Only 4 days after the race

[@bobykim5311]

What an amazing race! Thanks to Indycar for uploading the broadcast. I will follow Indy throughout the season. Indycar is sooo much better than the highly overrated F1. Thanks for the great racing America!

[@matthewgrigg576]

Boby Kim this raced sucked

[@humanbeing9079]

Boby Kim "highly overrated" lol do you even know what you are talking about?

[@bobykim5311]

jamie 711711 Yep...i do. And u my son, do you know what you are talking about?

[@marinerchris]

@@bobykim5311 You suck dude. This'll be lapped cars if there's a F1 Car there. Imagine.

[@catherine9641]

Yay Will !!! Great start to this lucky year for you !! Hopefully we can get to see you this year in the U.S...fingers crossed ✨🌏

[@SAVINGEZRA]

WOAH a full race upload! That’s something you don’t see everyday. Well if you’re an F1 fan, that is.

[@MrBurgerphone1014]

Thanks for the quick upload.

[@networkers1]

Thanks Indycar. I enjoyed the race. Sorry for Wickens, .. Rules should be reviewed for point assigning.

[@rvm429111]

I love the new throw back Indy cars, great race!

[@section8usmc53]

You guys are awesome Indycar ! You really treat fans well. I missed the race. Forgot to record it. Oh, that's right. Indycar is that lone awesome racing series that posts it after the race. You guys rock. Seriously. This is awesome.

[@duanmurong]

Much more fun to watch than the Indy 500 this year

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Thank you so much for uploading these races. They're the only way I can get to watch them. To pay you back I always 'like' and as often as poss, let the advert run. It's only fair ;-) Looking forward to the whole season with you! Just one thing, it's bAnzai, not bOnsai... (the first is a cry of enthusiasm often associated with the 'banzai attack' - ie yelling enthusiasm as they go for it. The latter is the small tree sculpture thing) Hope this helps ;-)

[@12th.jahlil]

nice race, wish it didnt have so many yellows but it was nice

[@drewbrei_2024]

"Let's try and explain downforce and oh ohh he's coming into the pits." Never explains it afterwords.

[@cm-kl2wx]

Indy sounds so much better than F1!!!

[@Bryan2799]

yes full races are awesome :) Still can't get over how brutal the commentary is though :(

[@mintotook]

ABC did a terrible job with this coverage. Please give NBC the whole TV deal, then do your own streaming package after F1 works the kinks out of theirs.

[@darkangel8922]

A race winner in DTM is driving like a champ in Indycar as a rookie(Wickens)!!it tells about the class of the DTM series...

[@fixer10091994]

Arif Ahmed Except it doesnt...

[@darkangel8922]

i mentioned the reason why i think so...Yes,Dtm is definitely a top series in the world..

[@fixer10091994]

mr8I7 Its the other way around though...quality of drivers in indycar isnt very high

[@darkangel8922]

Mr. fixer you dont have much idea about motorsports..

[@darkangel8922]

Even F1 double champ Hakkinen or race winners like Ralph Schumacher were not able to win the DTM title..

[@shattered2833]

It would be so cool, when Helio retires from driving, to go into the booth to call races. He has a great personality for it. Especially for the 500

[@kgowins97]

I live in st Pete and watching the race from a balcony or car garage is amazing!

[@holly9096]

I'm an American motorsports fan but I've never tried out IndyCar :( The cars look awesome and I'll definitely be following for the 2019 season. Thanks so much for uploading the races!!!!

[@8BitZ0mbie]

i love that they upload these races. thank you to whoever manages this channel, and to indycar in general

[@tenchfries2124]

Ugh. I hate these kinds of finishes. Same thing happened with Dillon at the Daytona 500 this year. Letting these guys like Rossi get away with halfassed banzais and straight up punts when they know they can't pull it off. Rossi knew he didn't have the downforce, and knew the rookie would do anything to hold that spot. At least Bourdais took it, rather than Rossi. I said the same of Dillon and I'll say the same for Rossi, they better hope the guys race they ruined doesn't find them in between the trailers.... other than that, GREAT RACE. I will definitely tune in for the next!

[@marycornett3165]

TenchFries

[@Hypernova-ug4ob]

great race great upload, thanks very much for putting this on

[@andreasiragusa8397]

thank you to loud this race I forgot last Sunday I just recharged gigabytes to watch thank you so much

[@Axeman744]

the classic "eddie as you know" at the end of lap 71 haha. good race and gutted for wickens. now that the cars can follow again like 2014 the street/road races are going to be more enjoyable this year. thanks to indycar for the fast upload :)

[@tscooter22]

Thank you for this upload. As I type this it's time for 2019 St. Petersburg qualifying. YAY! Racing is back!

[@KimiMTZ17]

Fantastic race, BUT Rossi should have been penalized because of that collision with Wickens

[@maxmillion4216]

BS, that's racing. These new cars are going to take sometime to figure out. They don't have the down force that the old cars had.

[@paytoncrystal-seagal7270]

It was a legit racing move. Still feel bad for the Rookie though

[@EpiKSquaDv2]

Definitely was not a "legit" racing move. The line belonged to Wickens

[@paytoncrystal-seagal7270]

You clearly seem to have more knowledge than Indycar and its officials. Career change perhaps??

[@EpiKSquaDv2]

lol Indycar officials don't penalize things like this because they want to encourage aggressive racing (it's better for the fans). Rossi even said afterwards that Wickens has "a right to be upset". Rossi was impatient, he could have waited until the next lap to attempt an overtake. He didn't have to banzai into the corner.

[@anthonywhite7873]

Tough luck, great freaking race

[@jonlinen225]

I've watched this race for the third time and have commented enough about Wickens being robbed from his first Indycar win. However, the one thing that I am now realizing - the ABC sportscaster here are really not bad. Cheever, Goodyear, and Bestwick put on a good commentary for this race. Not really sure where all the 'hate' is coming from for Cheever and Goodyear. ABC and their coverage - timing with ads, camera views, additional air for pre and post race - now those are all atrocious. Glad to see NBC taking the entire kit and kaboodle for 2019-2021!

[@ricardomartinelli2992]

Great race, great transmission. Thank you very much.

[@ViewlesS13]

THANK YOU INDYCAR FOR UPLOADING RACES. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!

[@MicahDewey]

What a lunatic dive. My man Wickens got robbed.

[@andrewbetrosian2784]

Would so love to drive one.

[@terryjackson9055]

looks like they got it right with the car's aero.It's great to see opposite lock steering(oversteer) I think Indycar and Formula E are going in right direction with elimanating some downforce through the simplifying of wings and winglets etc

[@malikdigger4544]

Thank you for uploading this whole race can of weird seeing all those buttons & daitagal dash then when I first saw IndyCar Races in 03 a whole month without Indy racing noooo.

[@ObamaTookMyCat]

i love that you can ACTUALLY see the side pods and the mirrors are connected to them on the on board cameras.... i dont know why, i just liked the design of them better than the DW12 era.

[@fighterck6241]

The DW12's were safer though and produced better Indy 500 finishes...

[@MrEd-qg8td]

why do they keep saying that Rossi won last years Indy 500. He won 2016 Indy 500. Sato won 2017!

[@MrLoader12]

I really have to compliment this racing Series, the broadcast is so smooth,the commentary has some good insight and its quite humorous too. Driving is exiting and I plan on watching the whole season until the new one starts in March! I am really pumped for the new season!

[@f1sherman52]

Show the commercial out parts if we can please.

[@erwanleon6054]

Hey F1, look at that !

[@kingdom9623]

Erwan Léon nice

[@perropeligro25]

Yeah long live rolling starts bruh safety first

[@FARISEO25]

Erwan Léon look what the crappy cars???

[@lanciastratos2625]

David Fernandez No the good racing

[@mindfullmug4842]

I watch this race every year from my friend’s apartment which is located right next to this street circuit.

[@iced_coffeelvr1069]

Wickens got robbed.

[@malikdigger4544]

RacingNut48 ; Clearly Wickens had the better car sometimes the winning or best doesn't win.

[@vjollila96]

Well its motorsport sometimes this happends

[@mrdraw2087]

He had a bad exit of the last corner at the worst possible moment. Rossi's move was clumsy, though.

[@theBusterMan215]

De Apenhoofd I think his team was confused about whether the race was going green. Sloppy job from Indycar making it clear the race was green. That’s why Wickens was late on the gas. Hopefully we’ll see him back soon! Get Well Wickens!

[@Jimmy_Jam1020]

Rossi clearly got a line inside of him and instead of adjusting he just continued on his line. Rossi has more right to be angry because Wickens cost him the win IMO. Rossi made a clear legit move for the lead and was about to pass Wickens in a legitimate move.

[@NolimtEast]

Such a good race

[@1959mstone]

Eddie , do you remember Ice berg , Phoenix , AZ . On the starting grid I stood right in front of your car holding American flag ??

[@ianmccarthy1323]

I have to say something. I hate it when the on board cameras move away from the forward shot. It makes you lose all perspective on whats going on. Am I alone on this? It's especially noticeable with the Rossi on board shot at the end.

[@MFitz12]

Unless what's going on isn't straight ahead.

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

Man Helio is a Good Analyst he should work for NBC since they now own all of the Indycar Season.

[@thewisconsinboy7300]

That will power wreck at the first lap was crazy😜😋😛😝🤪

[@marcosavila8215]

im F1 Fanatic but i have to tell you that im loving this to the point that im watching all races from the beginning and know these heroes as well...im pretty tiered of Lewis Hamilton to be honest, Lets go Indy

[@kartracer127]

There is only one Thing i dont understand. There is no yellow flag. But the tv is fixed on a standig car for about 30 sec...

[@dandonovan1]

Rossi hit Wickens. Other driver's got penalized for doing the same thing. Rossi is welcome to try, but should of paid a price since he failed...and took out the leader on the last lap of the race. I saw a fan video of the incident and it shows Rossi going straight (not being able to turn) and went into Wickens, who was able to make the turn. Wickens did not cut Rossi off.

[@patriotpat1243]

What's with those green numbers right behind the cockpit?

[@ketchup91196]

Rossi was definitely at fault but after the contact you can hear wickons gun it before he has full control over the car and is on the dirty part of the track, causing him to spin like he did with all the tire smoke Could be frustration or a rookie mistake, but compared to how Rossi got off the gas, got the car pointed in a straight line and then got back on the gas, you could see how Rossi mantained 3rd and Wickons spun into the wall I think wickons could have still fought for the lead or at least gotten 2nd if he kept his composure after the contact

[@gagemcpherson4454]

It's to bad now in 2019 the full races aren't uploaded on KZbin now instead it's just highlights

[@freedommachine4633]

They should do Code 60 like the 24H series

[@LeTon75]

Is this the full race ?

[@royalstygian8344]

yes

[@fixer10091994]

What a question smh...

[@LeTon75]

fixer10091994 are you a moran m8 or someone that just has to reply to comments to get a bit of attention? And who uses "smh" anymore 👎 lol how old are you 45 🤔

[@LeTon75]

Royal Stygian thxs 👍 I'm in the UK and actually pay to watch indy live on a monthly sub but if they show the races in full the next day on KZbin I may as well cancel and save my money 👍

[@fixer10091994]

LeTon75 ...says the 45 year old "moran" from the uk...

[@lucianomello9808]

Carros bonitos, som maravilhoso, pista desafiadora, nada de frescuras, pit stops sempre tensos... Resumindo: muito melhor que a porcaria da F1.

[@nicholasdugdale]

Is St. Pete grand Prix still a thing? I had no idea this existed!

[@NejcMihelic]

Can you make them 60 fps by any chance?

[@besweeeet2]

NM19 ESPN might not be giving them that version to upload.

[@NejcMihelic]

NBC as well then, looking at last year

[@NejcMihelic]

Still, we get official full races for free

[@trflk34s]

Why not? Still great that we have full races but I'm curious.

[@viper4170]

Race starts at 0800

My first time when i watch this race, little better than F1

[@FPV-wi8fw]

Tomislav Dragić races on superspeedways are even better :D

[@aaronisgrate]

cant wait to see new nose cam footage on the high speed ovals.

[@leejordan9566]

+euroaaRON1 Ovals are boring.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@leejordan9566 What makes you think that Ovals are boring APART from the "boring" layout?

[@chemowsky]

Can anyone tell me why the cars in the championship have 2 exhaust pipes and Will Power has 4???

[@Daywalkr]

Awesome!

[@flamaganvan3000]

Hermosos autos

[@yarrrthekraken]

What a horrible broadcast for such an amazing race

[@lee3764]

i think wickens could have a shot at the title this year

[@agenthoini]

lee3764 probably a bit too optimistic but well see :D as far as i know he doesnt have any oval experience so i think getting the title is gonna be pretty tough

[@S1159836]

I was there nice job Marco P9!

[@nicolaskeller7957]

You're doing a fantastic job for uploading these races, but could you upload 2014 races

[@JohnDoe-wy1yd]

WTF, I love IndyCar now!!!