, spent Thursday turning laps on the 2.5-mile Brickyard in race cars equipped with paddles or buttons used to store or deploy extra energy while cars are on the track.“It's certainly not fast,” 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi said. “Right now, it's just a lot of experimenting and playing around with different kinds of theories. I think you'll see more of an impact in group running than when you're just driving around flat out by yourself.
That's not all. Series officials are still debating new guidelines that would apply to technology never before used in the series. Drivers even seem unclear on whether the systems could be deployed on road and street courses, where there are many more turns and There are other questions, too, such as reliability — especially under the long and usually hot race-day conditions for Indianapolis' fastest race. IndyCar President Jay Frye said engineers from, the series' two engine manufacturers, have been collaborating on what he expects will be a spec part on the cars.it may not be possible to know how the hybrid car will hold up in the biggest and longest IndyCar race, especially if the race-day temperatures continue to be unseasonably hot.
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