The lingering question ahead of IndyCar's return to race at Phoenix is whether the series should slash downforce figures. Leaving last week's test on the one-mile oval, the physical toll exacted by an increase in downforce with the updated road course/short oval aero kit packages from Chevy and Honda, and concerns over the quality of the 250-lap race in high-downforce trim, have fed an ongoing debate. Drivers sustained – and surpassed – five Gs in the corners, which made for an exhausting experience, and with the cars carrying so much downforce, limited passing took place on shorter runs. Based on general figures from 2015, the RC/SO aero kit, at maximum downforce, was said to generate...
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