Worst Indycar Season Ever?

[@wendigockel]

Tristan Vautier is perhaps the most talented forgotten indycar driver of the 2010s. He was among the leading pack of the dangerous affair that was the 2017 Texas 600. He wasn't known for being an oval expert, yet he was in a realistic position to win on speed! To win a pack race on speed!! In a Dale Coyne car!!!

[@ZontarDow]

DCR's continued existence is as baffling as it is impressive, I don't think any team has managed to get their foot in the door for a series they took 4 seasons to even consistently qualify, and I think they're safely the highest level racing team in the world who've managed to have a consistent place in professional racing with their type of record. How many teams did they share a field with who where winning races and winning titles who aren't around anymore, either having been bought out by someone else or just shut down entirely? DCR is such an anomaly in racing it's amazing every race fan doesn't know who they are just as a result of it. The only teams older then them in IndyCar are Penske and Foyt, though one thing I did find fascinating comparing the founding dates of the teams is that Arrow McLaren is the only team that was founded during the Split era that was with the IRL that's still around, with the rest being a near even split between CART teams and post-unification teams.

[@tylercampbell2362]

It’s funny, in terms of the business side, the IRL won the war of the split. In terms of influence however, Indycar in its present form is much closer to peak CART right before the split than anything the IRL resembled. This whole decade long war which irreparably damaged the sport, set it back decades, and left it steeped in stagnation all in the name of hubris and ego, and the end result? A series which is looks and acts exactly as it did three decades ago, but in a weakened state, barely clawing back the ground in a futile attempt to just get back to where they were, let alone move past that. Far less relevant, with far less interest, and a far bleaker outlook. Such a shame. To think what American open wheel racing could’ve been if it was allowed to overtake nascar as it looked like it might, with the recent explosion of F1, it’s not unreasonable to think CART could’ve caught that same momentum at any point in the past 25 years, had it been left untarnished. For a team to ride those choppy waves for as long as DCR, while barely keeping their head above water for most that time, is super impressive, no doubt.

[@ZontarDow]

@@tylercampbell2362 The IRL didn't really win on the business side, it lost an average of 19 million per year until it finally had a profitable year in 2013 (yes it took that long) and only survived due to the track writing off profits it made from the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and other events it hosted to make up the loss, while CART was profitable until 2003.

[@SwineBrothers]

Dale is a master of keeping his team afloat. It took him 25 years to get his first win. The weird pay drivers, the strange sponsors. Someone needs to make a video about it.

[@crystalracing4794]

Minardi (now "Racing Bulls" or AlphaTauri) took 3 years to score a point in F1 (debut 1985, took 6th at Detroit 1988). Red Bull bought them out in 2005, which was the 3rd consecutive year of finishing last in the F1 team (constructors) championship. The drug of racing can overwhelm the pain of being last all the time

[@crystalracing4794]

Vettel's win for the Toro Rosso team (the name Red Bull painted over Minardi's name) at 2008 Italy came in their 24th year of operation. So Racing Bulls (Minardi/AlphaTauri/AlphaTauri) are basically the Italian F1 version of Dale Coyne

[@bertensap5533]

I really like the way you framed Vautier as some sort of memetic badass archangel descending from the heavens to aid Dale Coyne Racing in their time of need, only for him to "only" get 2 top 10 places

[@3DWorldMan]

Vautier has got to feel bad everytime he does a pitstop with how much he hit pit crew members

[@nachoalvarez7171]

Francesco Dracone is someone i have no clue where he got the money from to be racing that long and not be able to win anything

[@rexthewolf3149]

Tax Fraud.

[@ericmarchesini4883]

Coyne always announces their drivers by Valentine’s Day.

[@Posirep]

Im still waiting for TBA and TBD to finally get their shot with Coyne!

[@RacingAtHome]

Forgetting to mention how no drivers have been confirmed at Coyne for 2024, either and both announced at other teams.

[@ZontarDow]

I think they're waiting to see which of the two drivers bidding for Foyt's pay driver seat wins to pick the other up, and are waiting to announce who the other driver is when that time comes.

[@RacingAtHome]

The saviour of Coyne being Vautier is amusing when you remember Texas 2017.

[@AnarRamazanov-po5le]

​@@ZontarDowSting Ray Robb will drive for Foyt

[@ZontarDow]

@@AnarRamazanov-po5le Sting Ray isn't the one in Foyt's pay driver seat.

[@AeroGuy07]

RIP Gil and Cale.

[@SiVlog1989]

Seeing James Davison, he was the beneficiary of a bizarre incident at Ohio in an Indy Lights race in 2008. He was running in second as the race was finishing under caution when the leader, Jonny Reid, inexplicably came into the pits on the last lap. It was similar to the late Cale Yarborough in the 1984 Firecracker 400, inadvertently helping Richard Petty get his 200th Cup Series win and Mark Martin in the 1994 Busch series race, the Goody's 250, handing the win to David Green. In the case of the latter, to his credit, Mark Martin saw the funny side of it, saying: "I can't believe anybody else would be that stupid! Listen man, I've been pulling for David Green to win for a long time, but not like that!"

[@AndrewSchmier-dr5fy]

I don’t get why they just didn’t leave Vautier in the 19 and put Davidson in the 18, so Vautier would have started 20th.

[@teebird94]

Can't name a worst season,only a worst race..1973 Indy 500...seeing Salt Walther crash terrified me(i was only 9 and half years oldddddd) :P

[@teebird94]

actually 1992 is the worst season as Scott Goodyear barely missed the win at Indy,and he is someone i had socialized with a couple times here in Toronto...so that was sad.

[@andrewwinslow9315]

1973, 1982, 1996, and 1999 are the worst seasons for me. Multiple Drivers died in those seasons, and we were in a safer period than we used to be.

[@maxb148]

As someone who started watching IndyCar in 2016, I also enjoy the look of the aerokits. Something about the number of different wings and winglets wings really hits a spot (Also some bias as it is the car I started watching with)

[@nhailstone]

This is an interesting video. I get that coyne has had to run a lot of pay drivers to survive so seasons like this will happen, it’s just such a loss to have to ditch Wilson. Huertas and Dracone weren’t good. I think vaultier was unlucky to just have one full time season. He lost his seat to newgarden (so fair) but I think he deserved a bit more. Note that coyne are the only team to have still not confirmed either car for 2024, with there only being one other unconfirmed seat on the grid. I’m not expecting much this year tbh.

[@terrapog8533]

THE GOAT HIMSELF TRISTAN VAUTIER IS BACK

[@collyboy187]

What a great story, and very well told! Soft spot now for Dale coyne racing!

[@frankiemouse992]

Dale Coyne's current season also deserves a similar video in the future. They already had 8 drivers in the two cars in 10 races and bottom 2 in entrants standings.

[@samiraperi467]

Hey, those 2010s aerokit cars look downright *sane* compared to F1 of the 90s, and somehow I got used to those too.

[@ramblinman4197]

I always wondered why they put Vautier in the Huertas car instead of just putting Davidson in it. Since Davidson didn't qualify either car, he was going to have to go to the back anyway. Since Vautier qualified the 19 car, I think he could have kept the position he qualified for.

[@philmaster1674]

Please do more of These kinds of Videos, very entertaining👍

[@alextriplett9414]

0:01 this message in the beginning, is the biggest reason why I’m subscribing.

[@robertjohnson3514]

Rewatching due to the news that Vautier is back!

[@mrdiamond365_]

It's a good day when TyDye uploads

[@Jasongilliar]

The indy500 guy, what a legend

[@Coolbreeze0988]

I was at that 1 and only Indycar race in New Orleans. I vividly remember laughing out loud while soaking wet seeing them spin out from second.

[@lukeracer97]

27min to start the year. How did we deserve this

[@peekaboo1575]

The cars used that year have to be the ugliest ones in the history of Indycar.

[@jedlin1256]

I'd argue 2022 for Foyt was even worse

[@izzdin6228]

Yo TyDye, Can you make a vid on the manufacturer era aerokits? They're considered one of the inspirations for the current LMDh regs for GTP because it's all about making unique aero solutions while sharing the same basic chassis by different brands.

[@PG-20]

The Haas F1 of Indycar

[@stake-harley]

the MVP known as Tristan Vautier.

[@andreysab3432]

I also hate how ugly they looked, so you're not alone

[@Jasongilliar]

The alpha tauri/toro rosso of indycar

[@jeffreypostma6832]

The most horrible looking indycars ever, especially in the oval iteration... Thank god they improved a bit since then!

[@visionnr2004]

I really hope this team can rebound after an underwhelming season with a driver lineup that can perform

[@slicedbread1726]

I don’t know much about Indy car, but why where they so slow if all the cars are identical and most with the same engine, is it all about setup?

[@ALCTheBlade]

2015-2017 was the manufacturer aerokit era for IndyCar, meaning that Chevrolet-Ilmor and Honda Performance Developments had different approaches to how their respective teams made downforce. The teams are also allowed to develop and adjust their suspension dampers, which can also affect downforce and handling for the cars of each team.

[@mikulitsi1819]

What a sad last week with both Gil and Cale dying :( RIP

[@BadWallaby]

As always another awesome video!

[@huntersmith4079]

Dracone is the GOAT

[@basedgodstrugglin]

0:59 what year is this?

[@KoreyCooper]

2015

[@crouchb15]

2015 was ass for motorsports

[@bucketslash11]

16:20 hovering wing

[@LGP82]

Nice to hear something differend than bad seasons for F1 teams. :)

[@PazLeBon]

could be compared to williams in many ways the last 30 years

[@lukeaugulis]

What’s the song name?

[@EricBurns1]

If RLL didn't have their small comeback at the end of this last season, I'd say that was the worst season a team could ever have.

[@crystalracing4794]

1982, 1994, 2002 and 2015 were ground zero for motorsport

[@C-WiL]

great video

[@KimiFan2002]

Basically the Indycar equivalent of minardi

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Today's Indy Cars are fugly. They do look pretty good from the side though.

[@MartyTuro]

Dracone was ASS 💀

[@dlmbbhm7903]

Those aerokit cars are disgusting

[@richvos7085]

how does someone like mann keep getting a ride?

[@ulucasmoreira]

Gil 4 ever 🇧🇷🥲

[@axelputter1250]

That was confusing

[@maximeleclerc9596]

You have Maybe a new series where you found bad season of team, driver or for a sport in general I know black flag matter do the same but just on the nascar side

[@HoosierRC]

Pippa is cringe..

[@Ponch_ITK]

Worst season? don't you mean Indy car is the worst racing series ever? it's pretty much American tractors

[@TheRageLivesOn]

what a terrible take

[@BuhBuhGuyMan]

But if I call Formula 1 basically European Tractors I'm the bad guy.

[@under.]

@@BuhBuhGuyMan formula one is the fastest motorsport so you would be wrong.

[@BuhBuhGuyMan]

Told you it was a double standard.

[@russianbubbawallace8681]

​@@under. Fastest and most boring

[@Jasongilliar]

How wrong you are☝️😡😂, i mean as far as i know it should reduce the flipping, and it was the First indycars i ever saw. I think they looked interessting and kinda good. But i dont really care so from that, you can say what you want about them like i dont really have a strong opinion, but nice and informative video, thanks for making it and making my day that bit better. Keep it up. But still cant believe how wrong you are👆🧐😂🩵🦋