Tony Cotman of NZR Consulting says the overnight repairs to Turn 3 on the St. Petersburg course should stay solid for the remainder of the weekend. Cotman, who serves as a track consultant and designer for IndyCar as well as race director for Indy Lights, said the pavement problems at the exit of Turn 3 that held up second practice for half an hour would not recur for the remainder of the weekend. He told Motorsport.com: “The problem was that the manhole cover was not flush with the service, so the surface had been filled with cement to get it level. So it broke up there. “I think initially when it was put in, it might have been a little high in the middle, slightly domed, so every...
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