The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is coming up, with the championship completely shuffled around, who can extend on their Indy 500 performance or who can come back?
Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson won last year in race #1 after a red flag for his first career win. Runner up in last week’s race Pato O’Ward won race #2 for his second career win and second of the season last year.
The circuit is held on a street in Detroit, Michigan, a 14-turn, 2.35 mile racecourse. It will certainly be very bumpy, as lots of drivers complained about in the past, making this track a tricky one.
It will also be the last time that IndyCar will race on the circuit before moving to downtown Detroit, where the big city is. The question is, will it be better than the one we have now or not?
Will Power was in control of last year’s race #1, but towards the end, Ericsson was right on his bumper. Then Romain Grosjean crashed with six laps to go, bringing out a red flag, the second of the day. But everything tumbled down for Power once he got an overheated ECU in the pit lane, costing him the victory.
Can Alexander Rossi keep his momentum going into Detroit, after getting a front-row start for race #1? Last year over both races, he finished 7th and 13th.
There will only be one race this year instead of two.
The Detroit Grand Prix will be at 3:30 pm local time on Sunday. The weekend also features IMSA sportscars and Indy Lights.