Pro Driver Breaks Down Why The Indy 500 Is So Difficult | Turn By Turn

The Indy 500 is the most famous race in motorsports. At speeds of over 220 mph, drivers tear around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 500 miles, or 200 laps. But while navigating an oval racetrack may seem fairly straightforward, surviving just one lap of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” requires a true expert behind the wheel. We talked to Andretti Autosport driver and winner of 2016's Indy 500 Alexander Rossi who took us through each and every turn.
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Pro Driver Breaks Down Why The Indy 500 Is So Difficult | Turn By Turn

[@kaspershaupt]

"Turn By Turn" well this video can't be that long there are only four corners

[@hunterpro_1]

Technically there's 800

[@theoneandonlybosable]

hunterPRO1 S TECHNICALLY there are 0 proper corners

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@theoneandonlybosable Technically there are 4 proper corners with a banking of 8°

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

be thankful they didn't stretch it to 10 mins just for the ad revenue as it was 9 mins they could've easily added an additional 50 seconds of b roll

[@nulnoh219]

There's only 1 corner x4. It's the same corner repeated.

[@user-fb7or1ox6x]

Me: I gotta study Insider: Why the Indy 500 is so difficult. Me: Good question.

[@user-fb7or1ox6x]

mojonk wut

[@r.p.s.4952]

This may save your life then kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafGeHlpfdaNjsk

[@lionemessi]

Hahaha

[@user-fb7or1ox6x]

I get straight A’s this was just a joke

[@r.p.s.4952]

@@user-fb7or1ox6x oh didnt get it, english is not my first language, sometimes I dont understand if you are joking, thought it was true. Actually that kind of situation is not a joke to many people so I wanted to help hahs

[@MHassan1986]

You guys should invite F1/Rally/Nascar drivers to explain different tracks and to disprove certain misconceptions that plague the sport. I think that'd be really cool.

[@CarBitGTSaxen]

I second this

[@smugs7011]

I can now understand why I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

[@davidthompson5589]

how about Formula E as well

[@openyourwebcamshowyourface8520]

You could explain most nascar tracks in one word: Oval. But an in-depth view of F1 and rally tracks would be very interesting

[@MHassan1986]

@@openyourwebcamshowyourface8520 sure, but I don't think they are that simple.

[@francesco5254]

This is such a lightning mcqueen victory

[@FreeRadical09]

I wonder if Rossi also stretched out his tongue to technically cross the finish line first just for good measure.

[@evanrodgers738]

Ah yes Lighting McQueen, not to be confused with his racing cousin Lightning McQueen

[@dylanroyer7774]

@@evanrodgers738 I respect this comment lol

[@francesco5254]

@@evanrodgers738 sorry I misspelled it, english is not my native language

[@evanrodgers738]

@@francesco5254 dont worry, just made a lil joke out of it is all, happens to all of us! :)

[@SteveGrin]

Apparently very few people appreciate the physical & mental stamina it takes to sit in a car that's trying to kill you for 500 miles . It's loud and hot - you have 2 dozen other cars out there that are inches away from you at any given time. You have to maintain 100% mental focus while enduring a punishing, harsh, ride. It's not like hopping in the family sedan and going to grandma's house. To make it even more challenging, these cars are adjustable on the fly, the driver having a myriad of tweaks to make as conditions change. All auto racing is challenging when you are at these levels, I have great respect for all of these drivers, F#, LMP#, Indy, NASCAR, etc.

[@SCRandall]

I still meet more people that tell me motorsport isn't real athleticism than don't, it's mind-blowing and really shows just how different watching it on TV is compared to actually being in the driver's seat.

[@elgar6743]

100% agree. And to take it to the next level, try MotoGP/WSB/TT motorcycle racing. Four 20 minute track sessions on a typical track day almost entirely wipes me out mentally as well as physically. The pros are braking from 200+ mph down to 50 mph, and hitting their apex, in race traffic, and on 2 wheels...lather, rinse, repeat for some 45 minutes...amazing.

[@carterc9171]

While I’ll never downplay the physical and mental acuity necessitated by modern Motorsport, these cars aren’t the untamed, beastly death traps that they were 50 years ago. Those men had larger testicles than just about anyone.

[@JanHgh]

@@SCRandall And if you get those people in a tourist-tuned gokart, they'll be whining after 15 minutes. (I know I do, if it's been a while...)

[@schigeraXD]

@@carterc9171 I mean......IndyCar still doesn't race with power steering, traction control, or abs like lots of race cars do today. That's still pretty damn hardcore.

[@KatschingAUT]

One of the best analyses by a professional driver ever. He really took the time to provide us as much details as possible. However, I am surprised he did not mention the tricky wind in Indianapolis. As you usually get head wind into 1/3, you get tail wind at the other end, which has a lot of effect on those cars

[@Alex_Mac_]

I was waiting for the wind too, and maybe something about the ebb and flow of passing

[@RafaelRodrigues-tg6uc]

How can you talk in such high regards about this track? Have you ever, in your life, for a second, whatched an f1 race?

[@Alex_Mac_]

@@RafaelRodrigues-tg6uc please tell me that's sarcasm

[@KatschingAUT]

@@Alex_Mac_ I hope for his own sake that it's sarcasm. And still, to your "interesting" question: yes, I have been watching every Single F1 race for at least the last 6 years

[@darrenkastl8160]

@@RafaelRodrigues-tg6uc Focus there big man! We are discussing indy car, indy car driver, and hes giving indy car feedback, focus, its indy car.

[@steezio777]

*S. Pagenaud has left the server*

[@golden2420]

hahahaha.

[@Minickzky98]

The saltiest driver EVER.

[@AlistairMaxwell77]

he's already won

[@johnmaaate2833]

He did it because in the real thing it's a general rule that you don't go three wide into corners, and the last one come alongside should back out before the corner, which in the case of Simon crashing out, was Lando. It was very unsportsmanlike of him to purposely crash him out, he said out loud on live stream that he would do it, then pretended like he only intended to slow him down.

[@steezio777]

@NhojGaming Was it Lando's fault that he didn't know of such rule among the drivers? Remember, he's like Scott McLaughlin. He's not an IndyCar driver, he's an F1 driver. How was he and Jarv supposed to know that IndyCar drivers don't like going three wide? Is it an actual rule? Still. Pagenaud could've reacted better in that situation omegalol

[@Ugrasrava]

"Only" 180 to 190 MPH. Christ almighty. Not sure if I'd kill to get in one of those cars, or kill to get out of it...

[@bludshedt2647]

Lol

[@spearhunked1369]

And yet they are remarkably safe in a crash. It’s really insane.

[@gsjourney3054]

SpearHunked f1 is not Indy car... f1 has carbon fiber head bars Indy car flips and ur heads fucked

[@gsjourney3054]

Also man I don’t think they can get up that fast Ferrari’s f1 team can go 217 top speed so I’m not sure if an Indy car with less power and such will be on par

[@HoodOnFire]

@@gsjourney3054 yes, they can get that fast. it makes sense because it's an oval.

[@VixGuyOfficial]

I used to question how car racing is considered as a "sport", until I tried a pro racing car by myself.. That thing is real tough! Salute to all the Pro Divers...

[@cryobytedoesstuff2302]

Like Formula 1, W.E.C, or W.R.C?

[@7Criska]

Have you ever heard about Monaco or Singapore?

[@user-rq2mp4dr5l]

What did you drive?

[@carbon4183]

What did you drive? You cant just "get in a racecar", you need a damn license for it. Or was it "someones Ferrari" (I doubt, people are really possessive about their hypercars)

[@gwcrispi]

@@carbon4183 Umm... there are professionally built "race" cars at every level imaginable. I drove a relatively slow spec racer on a short oval and keeping your foot down coming out of a turn when you go up to the wall takes balls. And no one was passing me in the corners. Also, you can drive Ferraris on a racetrack as fast as you can go. No one tells you to slow down. All it takes is money.

[@mahawk12]

Who is his strategist?!? That's one ballsy call to make. And to actually get it right?!?

[@OP43e]

mark hamilton it was brilliant! Bryan Herta is the strategist, he was a great driver as well! His son Colton is also a fantastic up and coming driver in the series now

[@gwcrispi]

It wasn't that hard of a call. He was last of the lead lap cars. He wasn't moving forward on speed. It was try this or finish 10th. Making the call was easy. Rossi saving the fuel was hard.

[@Tom-ih8gr]

The other 99/100 ballsy calls that day didn’t work, hence we’re hearing about this one

[@DeadDropJonny]

Bryan Herta is, and he often doesn’t get enough credit for Rossi’s 2016 victory

[@johnniecinco6698]

Bryan Herta. He used to be one of Zanardi's classic rivals on his CART years.

[@rockzs74r]

It is so difficult because if you about to win, Simon Pagenaud will take you out

[@Joopyter724]

RIP lando

[@campkira]

yeah it was shitty and boring race... they care more about selling ticket... and team only care about branding... driver job is not to die...

[@datboi7511]

Or snake and block down the backstrait😂

[@inhdungvu2746]

campkira “driver job is not to die” have you actually seen that race dude

[@rumblefish9]

@@Joopyter724 All that drama overshadowed a more awesome virtual Indy 500 race with Mario Andretti, Jenson Button, JP Montoya and Helio Castroneves where Fernando Alonso won starting from P21.

[@agungwidi799]

The camera on the car looks amazing. I wish F1 adopt it

[@koysam4314]

F1 does have cameras but they are small so teams can have an advantage than other

[@nateodz]

Would have sum defects for going fast

[@sunny-sq6ci]

unfortunately f1 doesn't do anything 'innovative' anymore,. the fact they've dragged their feet in trying to reign in the absolute stupid cost for a team to run a full season, tells us everything about its current mindset. the fact that during this whole stay at home situation, f1 is the only auto racing that has not made their races to b viewed fully on KZbin. nascar and IndyCar recently been hosting pro invetationals and post them relatively soon after. but for f1, nothing, cuz they don't want to do anything that doesn't bring them revenue.

[@ChaosGamingMMO]

@@sunny-sq6ci Sky Sports have been hosting races on f1 2019 with the likes of Charles, Lando, George Russell and even pro footballers such as Sergio Aguero and Thibaut Courtois.

[@pranav9182]

sun cho you can get F1 TV for free and they’re showing various old races

[@MrAllister88]

I managed to win flights and tickets from the UK to watch this race in 2019. I got to Le Mans every year, watch a huge amount of motorsport on TV and tracks in the UK. But actually going to Indianapolis, for 4 days, soaking in the atmosphere, meeting so many wonderful people I had the time of my life. It an event like no other. I hope to go back another a year.

[@TheJingles007]

I'm glad you got tickets for 2019 and not 2020

[@tristianwilson3497]

And you only saw 4 days of Indianapolis. You along with everyone else that arrives for the race doubles the city's population that week. Its absolute madness but always cool to see having lived in the area for years.

[@MrAllister88]

@@TheJingles007 Absolutely!

[@MrAllister88]

@@tristianwilson3497 Indeed! One of the many reasons I'll be heading back one year!

[@BradHackett]

Love it

[@tamahawk175]

"why is the Indy 500 so difficult" Lando Norris : "it isn't."

[@Drew311Drew]

It's difficult tho.. when you have Pagenaud in the game lmao

[@gwcrispi]

In the game you could run three wide through the corners. IRL if you put your right side wheels out of the groove you have a date with the wall. Lando may very well be good. Fernando was. He's welcome to try.

[@Glibzer]

Wheres roberto moreno

[@vitruviuszhang5057]

Lando actually practiced turning left for hours

[@Pyro978]

@@gwcrispi I think Fernando could've won that year if his engine hadn't blown out.

[@omw2fyb363]

whoever has rossi in their name and drives a motor vehicle has a lot to live up to

[@Ciaoandrea999]

No It's like one of the most common surname in Italy

[@colbyscott9822]

Could you imagine, with how prolific the Andretti name is, having to constantly say "No, not that Andretti," all the time?

[@LurpakSpreadableButter]

Whoever has Schumacher in their name has a lot more to live up to

[@14rs2]

He explains dirty air and slip streaming better than anyone I’ve seen before in such a short space of time. Well done everyone who made this vid!!

[@juanvelez5699]

*Alonso's notetaking intensifies *

[@alessandroledda6480]

Alonso should take notes on career building. He has the speed to win that race but he keeps trusting the wrong people

[@HeavyMetalGamingHD]

@@alessandroledda6480 he almost won it. Then his honda engine blew up.

[@juanvelez5699]

@@alessandroledda6480 he has a bit of an attitude problem, but dont we all have one too

[@juanvelez5699]

@Jurassic Mindset the guy is an absolute beast, my favorite driver but he needs to get a competitive package for indy 500

[@ranchu8385]

Guardian of the Blind a yes, the blames of honda cars

[@SharlesIII]

Coming from f1 and relatively new to indycar and I now have alot more respect from the oval circuits of indycar

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Good to hear :)

[@edmarsh5836]

2:21 "Only 180 or 190 miles per hour"

[@TheNFSJacob]

crazy to think the cars can go up to 240 mph in qualifying.

[@BeauFiftyTwo]

@@TheNFSJacob You think that's crazy? Check out IndyCar of yesteryear. 240 was an AVERAGE speed on this lap. Meaning a top speed flirting with... probably 255 or 260. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enebeIeCZcSlg6M

[@ArchaicLoL]

@@BeauFiftyTwo ahh the good old days for CART. Those turbo V8s on Methanol were truly something incredible.

[@DavidRSAT]

Brendan Kolk CART maxed out at around 245mph in the most extreme circumstances. They could’ve done 255mph+ without added downforce but man that’s scary.

[@BeauFiftyTwo]

@@DavidRSAT in a tow they definitely hit faster than 245 at times. And this last being an average of 241 mean it's top speed would reach above that.

[@lsudx479]

As an F1 fan I always assumed oval racing was boring and repetitive. But since becoming an F1 fan, the technical parts of the sport are really interesting to me. And I can admit now that my old mindset about oval racing was ignorant. It's such a challenging race!

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Wish there were more fans like you :)

[@Cadenluk]

Can’t be that hard a snail won it so

[@schigeraXD]

That snail was also on acid or something. He basically cheated and got away with it lol

[@dom_.6312]

Lmao...i really wanna watch turbo now

[@beanman4531]

Turbine

[@heavyharris5580]

Wow, I never would have thought about the fact the the grandstands being full would make a huge difference in perception. That's really cool

[@catjudo1]

Lots of things make a difference. I drove a Petty Driving Experience car around Daytona at about 150 and was amazed at how narrower the track felt at speed. The banked corners seem to go up and out the left side of the top of the windshield, limiting distance somewhat. The backstretch is visually more open too, especially now without the rear grandstands; the front has more buildings and the front stands. And it's LOUD in there! Even with a helmet it's still obvious that this is not a street engine. Even with the car set to virtually unspinable tight it still moved around on bumps, probably more than it felt like it actually did. It was an easy drive, no doubt so that folks like me don't kill or injure themselves, but there were plenty of things that got my attention, things that would have made those cars really difficult going 50 mph faster and set up right at the edge of loose. Fun stuff.

[@juniorjohnson9509]

@@catjudo1 Never mind how having a shadow cross the track changes the grip in that section, no how a few degrees in air temp changes the downforce, nor how the car is massively different at the end of a fuel run compared to the start of it.

[@noble_hermit2133]

ya not to mention the pressure of having millions of people watching either from the stands or at home in 2019 over 5.4 million people watched the race just waiting for someone to mess up

[@Vintarago]

I was wondering why there was so little views. This video is new Wow

[@connorbell4803]

I am a Road Racing fan, with immense respect for Oval Racing. Its much more than just turning left.

[@CamperPro2012]

It does help though

[@gcar5214]

It is the same in formula 1 except the circuits are better and the cars are better. The same amount of setup while driving, while pulling 4g while turning and 7g while braking.

[@CamperPro2012]

@@gcar5214 please stop comparing f1 and IndyCar. It's pointless and just makes people hate both series.

[@johnmaaate2833]

@@gcar5214 Bruh, shut up, no one asked you.

[@Lordsuhn]

@@gcar5214 The only thing I would say, is that it is easier to test the limit when you know there is no wall. It takes nerve to go 240 mph+ with a wall at every turn. Some F1 drivers don't seem to have the nerve. But, to each his own. I do prefer F1 - not really sure why though, lol.

[@leyte-samartrails7904]

"Sammir you're breaking the car" - W. Shakespeare

[@frds_skce]

Rally is much harder than this, dude

[@ghshrksidhc5460]

You are a man of culture that exceeds all other men of culture 🙏

[@tofusrvng]

wrong motorsport

[@amirjouamia2104]

"Shut up" -W. Sammir

[@acog_quarks8753]

@@frds_skce cool

[@garrylewyourestateadvisory6843]

Amazing physical and mental fitness to compete in the race 🏎 #salute

[@atharvazodpe673]

"Turn by turn" WeLL tHeRe'S oNlY 4 tUrnS

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

@iTheGeek Well F1 and Le Mans Race is the holy grail of track racing. They both contain turns, left & right as well. Has some parts elevated and some have downhill. Guess what, they are racing for car manufacturing, not selling advertisements on their race car.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@shubhankardasgupta4777 Spoiler alert: The IndyCar Series contains left- and right turns as well Einstein.

[@jadonmileseee]

FloosWorld but not as challenging

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@jadonmileseee Uhm.. no. Those tracks are as challenging or even more challenging than the casual Tilkedrome in F1. I mean - Long Beach, Laguna Seca, the Indy Road Course (+ Indy 500), Detroit, Road America. They're all awesome. Your comment just shows that you never tried to do any research on the IndyCar Series and just talk it down because you're more of a "F1 is best, Indy is just ovals lmao" fan.

[@nautical1078]

@@FloosWorld_AoE still the tracks are trash/boring compared to f1

[@carricart7755]

Used to work next door to Rossi's father, where I learned of his racing career, and followed what I could. Grass Valley sure was proud to produce an Indy 500 winner! Really enjoyed this walk through. Never thought it was easy, but far more to it than I thought!

[@lindflake]

Mad respect for these guys - takes balls to drive on the limit + having the right stratergy for 500 miles.

[@MrDannyboyhall]

His driving in the 2018 500 was some of the best driving Indy has ever seen passes where there shouldn't be he was so fast he could've been a two time Indy 500 champ but power got the win which made me happy as I'm an Aussie 🇦🇺

[@PH--ov7tf]

Very well presented and explained, looking forward to the race this weekend with the added insight from this video. Good luck!

[@mikejohnson5900]

An interesting and inside look at the Indy 500. Alexander Rossi is a very intelligent and well spoken young man and I hope he does well this year.

[@andrewmoreno2027]

I go to this race every year definitely one of the best sporting events you can attend!

[@galinglrs]

better to watch from tv, we can see all event though. XD

[@dusty5953]

Andrew Moreno formula 1 is way better

[@gcar5214]

Save your money and go to the COTA f1 race, much more exiting, faster paced, more action, more overtakes

[@remi3386]

G Car have u actually seen indy lmao? indy is so much more exciting then f1

[@zzgaming29]

DEADP00L4900 as a motor race Indy is much more exciting than the typical F1 race. This is coming from an F1 fan btw. I would much rather watch Indy than Spain. I wouldn’t want to miss Baku or Monaco tho

[@first1nameknows396]

4:19 brutal whipeout

[@bigpeeler]

I have watched the Indy 500 for over 50 years and I just learned more about the race by watching this video than I ever knew. Thank you so much. My appreciation level has shot through the roof.

[@amou95]

Indy is a joke. Much like all american motorsports like nascar

[@rgarlinyc]

Yay! Thoroughly enjoyed that; well explained, perfectly edited. I was sorry when it stopped!👏

[@danohair7656]

talking us through an Indy lap helps me appreciate what you drivers do. Very interesting...had no idea racing was that technical (ability to move 150 lbs side - side). Thanks.

[@timfarmer648]

My father cotton passed his rookie test in 1963, I have been to the race 3 times. If you can it should be on your bucket list. 🏎 one year I had the pleasure of flying down with Johnny Rutherford's brother Wayne his wife 3 daughters and Johnny's mother. Emerson fittipaldi and little AL battled for the lead on the last lap little AL found the wall and EMERSON won what a finish.😎🏎

[@andrelima5124]

Great insight of someone who truly understands what He's talking about. As a fan I think about the intensity of racing at these speeds for 500 miles, like there's 2 main straights but no time to chill a little bit, it's crazy.

[@AiYouTubeCoach]

My respect for this sport has just been amplified immensely! Great video!

[@applicareinc]

Thanks for the educational video.

[@brandonvoortwijs1382]

F1 fans be like: "How can it be difficult? It's only driving round in circles!" Me: "Well they're driving 230mph without powered steering with a wall right next to them."

[@Dmd265]

I did the on-track experience one year at IMS. We only did like 2 laps at 180mph and my body couldn’t wait for that ride to be over! I participate in triathlons, sky-dive, train in the Rocky Mountains, etc…Nothing compares to what I experienced taking those 2 laps…It put my body through Gs I’d never experienced before. 200 laps at Indy would be absolute torture for me!

[@matejzajacik8496]

Wow, excellent breakdown of little things and details! Learned quite a bit today.

[@kevlareditor7532]

Great breakdown of the subtleties of Oval racing. Thanks Alex. It's a game of inches.

[@hooligan1017]

Any racing fan that thinks oval racing is easy is moronic only a dozen F1 drivers ,the best drivers in the world, have won at Indy and only 5 were F1 champions

[@holmes7391]

I'm not trying to be snarky but how many indy car winners then went ahead and went to drive and win in F1?

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@holmes7391 Well.. does it have to be a competition? F1 and IndyCar are sister series, they have the same roots.

[@motorsportfan1246]

@@holmes7391 Andretti, Montoya, Villeneuve. Michael Andretti got a podium before getting the sack, which was unfair to him as Senna was having car issues too but then again he’s senna.

[@ClemensAlive]

Everyone: "tHeY'rE jUsT dRiViNg In CiRcLeS...." This guy: "Hold my Milk.."

[@mpkid1]

Bruh no braking? Leave these shite tracks to nascar

[@mpkid1]

Ploke Newo78 great brakes and maneuvering you guys got!

[@acog_quarks8753]

@@mpkid1 did you not even read his comment lol

[@mpkid1]

@@acog_quarks8753 ive wwtched it recently lol, there is no actual driving

[@kenny-kent60]

hold my steering wheel

[@diegolopez9346]

I always overlooked Indy 500, but after seeing his explanation it really opened my eyes, there’s so much going on with the car and the other drivers, it’s crazy

[@Dmd265]

To think that after 500 miles, oftentimes the difference between P1 & P2 is thousandth’s of a second😱. It really puts into perspective how thin the margin for error is.

[@StanleySchmengie]

The last Indy 500 I attended as a participant was 1995, when Alexander was a wee toddler! But his driving ability, and this tutorial is exceptional, and I applaud him and his success. A couple memories I will always cherish is teeing up on the golf course inside the speedway, on a day off during the first week of practice, as the likes of Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Teo Fabi, Scott Brayton, Arie Luyendyk, Emerson Fittipaldi, Al Unser Jr. and scores of other racing legends buzzed around me, mere yards away. Another memory is standing outside turn 2 and listening to the song emitted by those engines as they accelerated away, down the backstretch The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is indeed a special place, and the strategy, competence and finesse needed to complete, much less win the "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is extraordinary. 2020 is the first year in my lifetime that the event has been delayed to a later date due to circumstances beyond the control of the Speedway. Sure, it's been called off and delayed for weather, but in my 55 years of faithfully following this race, and the almost unbroken stream of either watching or attending, stretching back to the early 60's, there has never been an instance where the race was cancelled and rescheduled for a later date. When these incredibly dedicated and talented teams and drivers once again descend on the corner of 16th and Georgetown, I wish them nothing but safe racing, and good times.

[@MiraDaWulf]

To all people who shit on oval races: it’s not the same guy winning every race, it’s all at high stake at such high speeds and at a level of such consistency. One mistake can cost your whole lead.

[@penkatadrums]

"This is the least amount of grip that you can get away with"... I am not sure I want to put this sentence next to 240 mph xD xD xD

[@AtrolinK]

What a great explanation video, signor Alessandro Rossi

[@fightingfishmedia9051]

Nicely done video!

[@Buynot]

To the "Oh they just turn left, it's soo boring" crowd: If you judge a race based on the track layout, rather than the racing product itself, you're doing it wrong.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Right. It's like saying tracks like Spielberg, Monza etc are boring because there are only a few corners and straigs.

[@mabra33]

But the racing is incredibly boring aswell. They aren't real overtakes if you just have your foot down. You need to put effort in to overtakes, this is what Americans don't understand. It's like oval racing and wwe don't make sence to the rest of the world because it just dosent make sence how you can find it entertaining.

[@mabra33]

@@FloosWorld_AoE every corner in monza is different and needs different bias, and some curbs unsettel the car whilst some don't. You need to think allot harder on circuits, but monza is stille a more simple circuit.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@mabra33 And so is every corner in Indianapolis although it's the same 90° left turn with a banking of 8°. You have to hit those corners correctly, avoid contact, use the slipstream etc. Oh and edit: WWE seems to be quite popular outside the US - especially here in Germany.

[@utry_daniel438]

@@mabra33 Except you're usually not just flat out unless it's qualifying, the racing on ovals are just as difficult as road courses because of just how close the cars are. You literally cannot say that it's easy to drive 230+ MPH while inches apart until you've tried it.

[@AgungWahyudi90]

Do F1 Monaco GP

[@johnmaaate2833]

Imo that's literally the most boring race in the whole calendar, zero overtakes during the race, the only way to win it is by qualifying on pole and not messing up. Qualifying is pretty cool though.

[@mabra33]

@@johnmaaate2833 he dosent mean the race, he means driving the car round the track

[@AgungWahyudi90]

@@johnmaaate2833 boring for viewer but not for the driver behind the wheel. When someone overtake at Monaco, either he's very stupid or very smart (same goes to a driver defend his position)

[@ctm9364]

@@johnmaaate2833 F1 is more interesting than Indy tho F1 if you have a favourite driver and team becomes more interesting Sure in Indy there could be back to back overtakeing but the elements of winning are more diluted. Honestly I'd rather watch 2 laps of racers going back to back than 40 laps because 40 laps of racers repeatedly passing each other gets boring Trust me, because you gain more emotions when a driver passes another drive simply due to the fact that you feel like you lost your only chance. Hell pit stops are more interesting in F1 than Indy I really cant explain it but F1 is better than Indy 2019 was a really good season especially with all the overtakes. But yea, I hope you get my point

[@Sloppyplane37]

ctm I get what u mean about F1 not being about who actually wins the race and the battle in the middle field (which is a lot more exciting) but Indy has better racing for the win which is what the casual fan wants

[@cpk313]

Great breakdown and what a gutsy/insane strategy to win

[@timtravasos2742]

Great insight and explanation!

[@ripbud9443]

Suitable race for Jeremy Clarkson.. ‘Oh look, another left’

[@klumzyee]

hammond will still crash

[@xeigen2]

Oval racing is interesting. On the face of it very simple but all the minute details come together to make it quite complicated. Totally different discipline to road racing and not really something we have in the UK. I think people are too quick to dismiss it.

[@DavidRSAT]

I wish that there were more people like you around here.

[@Chris-xl6pd]

@@DavidRSAT There will always be the minute details that makes anything have a skill ceiling, but the bar for entry of being a good oval driver is so low compared to all other disciplines where you actually have to drive the car.

[@johnnystir9796]

Excellent breakdown by Alexander Rossi.

[@DeadDropJonny]

Great spectacle in racing! I’ve gone every year for nearly the past decade. It’s going to feel odd having this years 500 in August, assuming that it will even be able to host fans. Nothing will ever beat that late-May race day feel!

[@gwcrispi]

People always say "Oh its just an oval, how hard can it be?" Not only is it hard to drive fast, on race day there are 32 other drivers out there that you've got to pass if you want to win. All you got to do is sit in turn one and you'll see more than 200 crazy moves over the course of a 200 lap race.

[@h4rshturtle456]

And also not to forget one little mistake and it is all over mist of the time

[@SInkiHui1997]

Technical requirements of a track doesn't always correlate to the entertainment value. Take the F1 Monaco for example, difficult as hell to drive but boring race. While I have always appreciated the craft of indycar drivers, I have yet to be able to watch cars going in a oval track for a few hours.

[@ebw16256]

Less margin for error if you want to do. Rossi win is proof of that.

[@kcer1406]

that's like saying it's easy to run down a street, but put 200 people on that street and suddenly it takes extreme skill to run

[@samhobbs6517]

@Jurassic Mindset IndyCar only has 5 ovals out of 17 races...

[@ashdivakaran9664]

He raced the Bathurst 1000 last year, was a really nice bloke

[@trusarmor4957]

super great at explaining his sport. great vid

[@EgebartJesper]

Very nice and good video, I lOVE IT !

[@KA-cj9jt]

smh, Turbo doesn’t have to deal with all this

[@slendy2579]

@Joshua Fancher yeah KA is an idiot. It’s literally a fictional cartoon that’s so stupid and gay to compare a LITERAL CARTOON SNAIL TO A ACTUAL RACE. SOME PEOple are so…*clears throat* sorry I got a little heated there. But really. People should really think before they put stupid stuff like this on the internet. We all know how the saying goes: once somethings on the internet it’s there forever.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozott6229]

Rossi: "our refueling is too slow" Herta: "maybe don't refuel then? 🤷"

[@mirrorblue100]

Great video, thanks - stay safe.

[@timford3599]

Excellent analysis; Alexander Rossi is one of the best technical drivers in the modern IndyCar series.

[@seffseffseffseffseff1662]

Here to understand and appreciate the sport, F1 fanboy troubles

[@markhitchcock7380]

I don't normallg watch the rest of the indycar season but the Indy 500 is still such a great race to watch. You should definitely make time to watch the next one!

[@GoatyHerps]

@@markhitchcock7380 - Yeah, cuz circles in a discount formula car is so interesting.

[@scottskadsheim8248]

@@GoatyHerps bro you spittin

[@Chris-xl6pd]

@@GoatyHerps Id say the most difficult thing about indy is trying to stay awake because you got bored of turning left.

[@RafaelRodrigues-tg6uc]

@@GoatyHerps let's see any of these indy racers go around the monaco track kkkkkk

[@fbcaware8805]

"Pro Driver" He has a name.

[@DonovinJones]

Orange Car Bad the average person doesn’t know who he is, they have to appeal to the masses

[@fbcaware8805]

@@DonovinJones Indy 500 winner Alex Rossi

[@mikegallegos7]

Thank you! Very interesting.

[@soarabove337]

"A strange way to win" is still a way to win. Not gonna lie, I was cheering against AR this race, but still was happy to see the result, to say nothing of how amazed I was to see it unfold right there in front of me. Congrats, Godspeed, and you'll always be a rather unique, remarkable Indy 500 story to this household. ❤️

[@tlbusta6143]

why is there barely any comments lmao wtf

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

They deleted all the comments (there were about 1000)

[@LithuanianBear]

let me help fix that buddy

[@pizzafrenzyman]

He was so thorough in his explanation, there is nothing left to be said.

[@krishc.1808]

@@FloosWorld_AoE Why did they do that

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@krishc.1808 I don't know but however, the comments are all back

[@hisyamd]

Where is PAGENAUD ??

[@Kai-tm8lx]

Legend has it he's still stuck in the shadow realm barrier

[@anorwayer97]

@@Kai-tm8lx I was just about to write that, but then I saw you had already gotten the jump on me lmao

[@spastikxd4022]

Wrecking lando

[@Posirep]

On the Borg Warner trophy.

[@Chris-xl6pd]

Shoveling all the salt he has developed after getting spanked by someone who doesnt even drive indy.

[@joe5boost]

amazing vid thanks for sharing

[@itsnotme6644]

Great video!

[@vinewood8295]

Not a strange way to win at all Rossi, plenty of drivers have won on fuel mileage brotha. A win is a win.

[@wr44]

Spoiler: He turns left.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

Spoiler: you seem to have no clue about oval racing

[@NA-ij6pc]

@@FloosWorld_AoE turn left for hours,that's it

[@acog_quarks8753]

@@NA-ij6pc road courses are just slower oval tracks

[@chocolatemonkeyballs9995]

How non racing fans see racing:

[@chocolatemonkeyballs9995]

@@NA-ij6pc you clearly don’t know how challenging this is, don’t ever talk again if you have no idea what you’re talking about

[@samuelsunnyd7187]

So cool that y'all got Rossi to do this!

[@Ben-cx5qp]

You should get different racing pros in to explain different races. Like maybe an F1 driver explains Monaco, a rally driver explains Monte Carlo etc...this was a great video. I don't have much experience with Indy Car so this was a good insight.

[@carlosdossantos1251]

Imagine one for nordschleife min 15 min long

[@Puzzoozoo]

OR on a bike going round the TT circuit, the really quick guys can do it in a little under 18 minutes.

[@LuizFelipeVilela]

Indy 500 is a very special track. Ty Rossi!

[@Sloppyplane37]

IMS*

[@scottskadsheim8248]

Its a circle....

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@scottskadsheim8248 In terms of geometry, it isn't. It's a damn oval. And in fact, every race track is a circle.

[@Rashed-bx4xi]

Scott Skadsheim and?

[@llanitedave]

@@FloosWorld_AoE In the same sense that every cow is spherical.

[@stlchance]

Wished Alex had talked more about the visual mind games the track plays on you. I did a IndyCar two-seater ride several years ago. The backstretch feels like you're in the middle of an Indiana cornfield, and the track feels enormously wide. Going through turns 3-4 feels like driving into a funnel, as the grandstands rise up on the outside. The front stretch feels half the width of the backstretch because of the stands on both sides (like being in downtown Indianapolis on Meridian south of Monument Circle), even though they're the same width. Turn 1 looks like you're driving into a concrete wall before you dive into the turn, then it's a reverse funnel through turn 2 back onto the backstretch. Yet the track is exactly the same width all the way around, and the turns are all the same radius and banking. The G forces in the turns are fierce, even at the (relatively) slow 180 MPH that we did. Definitely would take getting used to, to be able to do 200 laps at speed.

[@Embiid-is-my-God]

Formula 1 drivers dont understand the concept of don’t destroy your car on the first turn.

[@Fatal_Potatoes]

Neither do the front row at Portland year after year

[@mrchocolatebean8878]

To all the F1 fans who keep saying that F1 is harder and better, yes, it is. Now shut up. You are comparing a North American racing series to the highest class of racing that has races worldwide.

[@justinl2009]

Honestly as an F1 fan, this is a whole different beast.

[@michaelruatfelaralte84]

Well Alex Rossi is F1 reject ya know

[@nicklibby3784]

F1 has power steering, Indycar doesn't, they actually have to manhandle the cars and fight them-compare onboards espicially in rain. Indy's don't have as much downforce & the drivers have to slide the car to be fast and they are much more twitchy in general like a 90s F1 car. Indy is not only faster but closer than any other motorsport, 96 races with margin of victory less than 1 sec. There have been 8 races with margin less than 0.10 between 1-2-3 finishers. 31 tracks and 46 drivers have been involved in the 96 races with a margin of victory less than 1 second. Indycar is the most diverse racing series in the world, no other series or open wheel series races at superspeedways, short ovals, road courses and temp. street tracks in the same championship but indy does, it's a true test of a drivers skill and they must prove themselves on every type of track there is. Strategy is arguably more important in indycar as well(look up the rules its a lot to explain here). It's kind of funny how the new F1 regs are following Indy's footsteps: focus on ground effect and simple wings to reduce dirty air, Indy did it first, longer braking distances like Indy, creating a set budget for teams and making that budget way cheaper that what teams were spending like Indy. Led wheels to show info to spectators(Indy has cars position on LEDs above the driver), more limits on components and standard parts like Indy, and in general 2021 F1 is going to be quite slower in general. Indy is a lot closer to F1 than you think.

[@ghsf1234]

@@nicklibby3784 so close they are 20 seconds apart in one lap in Austin lol. Gtfoh

[@nicklibby3784]

@@ghsf1234 2018 F1 fastest race lap at COTA: 1:37.35 (Mercedes) 2018 Indy fastest race lap at COTA: 1:46.01 So about a 9 Second gap between each series fastest car in the race. When you compare Indy's fastest race lap vs F1's slowest team(Williams) fastest race lap it's even closer.

[@mrj3217]

The 2016 500 was a master class in strategy and sticking to the plan as a driver.

[@ptbot3294]

Great vids. I never knew what the subtlety of oval racing was. Not a big surprise though. The simple stuff can be full of complexities when it become competition. Its like cooking simple dishes. People still manage to outdo each other.

[@jhayar15]

just pull the e-brake every turn, tokyo drift the crap out of those turns smh

[@xanotic]

Wait That's illegal

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Formula drift in a nutshell

[@beanman4531]

Imagine 33 cars aggressively drifting lol

[@bernardakoito]

They tried, the wall tells them no

[@WAzzzUUppp]

900 it’s clearly a joke

[@speedgreed7833]

"He'll take us through it turn by turn" So he has 4 things to talk about then. This shouldn't take long.

[@edmundh]

800 things actually.

[@mrmathh3680]

@@edmundh dude, just learn to take a joke...

[@superbroadcaster]

@@mrmathh3680 Yep, a very original joke. Everyone loves hearing those multiple times in a conversation

[@salamipitza]

4 identical turns so it's technically just 1 turn

[@YEEYEE-dy8tk]

@salamipitza They’re not identical I’m pretty sure the banking varies.

[@mikeroerig2499]

Great video !! Great information!

[@walmars3curity]

I was at the 2016 race he won. Honestly an incredible experience, Ive never seen a win like that before.

[@wingsofrichard1393]

I was signed to drive full time in Indy for the Wendy's Motor Sport team until they plugged the plug last minute. Look here look listen I should've been racing real talk!

[@harveyknguyen]

@BlueParty Noob dude was making a joke about the streamer WingsOfRedemption

[@reubenphilip_712]

I like how these drivers get into crazy crashes, then come out like they scraped their knee

[@mabra33]

And in football (or soccer for the people who don't know what sports are called) they roll around after barely getting hit and act like they are about to die

[@roberte.andrews4621]

36 drivers or mechanics (co-pilots) have died at the Indy 500. Many more have been so badly injured it ended their careers. It is by no means a 'walk in the park.'

[@bloqk16]

I recall the 1972 Indy 500 champ, Mark Donohue, writing in his autobiograhy, _The Unfair Advantage,_ where the Indy speedway seemed agreeable with his driving skills; but, he had struggles when it came to driving the Indy cars on the shorter ovals, such as in mile length and the 1.5 mile Trenton speedway.

[@MrJoshuapoon]

Amazing strategy 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@cocapipimonster76]

As a new fan to mortor sports this explains a lot.

[@buz20]

I'm gonna go fast and I'm gonna go left sometimes.

[@guardrailhitter]

YEEEEAAAA NASCAAAAW

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

And I countersteer on the straights because my car is set up to make it easier to get through the corners

[@Nitronibz]

Cool video 🏎️💨

[@samuelhopely4853]

Never cared that much for Indy until John Green did an episode of his podcast where he discussed what it's like for locals. What a special time. I truly hope to go some day!

[@willandgabegolf2072]

Samuel Hopely whats the podcast and episode called?

[@darryl2306]

Please do Monaco GP and 24 Hours of Le Mans!

[@DenzelIbrahim]

just my opinion, Le Mans 24H is the least "racing" *BUT* its the toughest racing for the drivers, imagine driving a race car for 24 hours (8 hours per person). i respect 24H drivers the most.