Two-time Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya’s conclusion regarding domed skids flies in the face of the theory that the IndyCars will be unable to run together and thus the racing at IMS will be spoiled. Motorsport.com understands that several Honda-powered teams and drivers are lobbying hard for IndyCar to resurrect the underbody strakes, as used on the Dallara DW12 from 2012 to ’14 (pre-aerokit), in conjunction with the new-for-2016 domed skids, in order to improve drivability and car behavior in traffic. Meanwhile, Honda Performance Development declined to comment on whether the company considered the domed-skids-plus-strakes combo as a workable compromise, and said: “Our...
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