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Indy 500: Speed records still the 2016 aim

IndyCar insists that its aim of beating the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track record at next year's 100th edition of the Indy 500 remains intact, despite slowing cars down as a safety precaution this year. In reaction to a string of crashes ahead of qualifying on Sunday, the series lowered boost levels and mandated that teams race the same aero configuration that they qualified with - effectively forcing them to qualify in race trim. At the same time, work continued to continued to establish whether there were any links between the airbone accidents suffered by Helio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter in the lead-up to Sunday's battle for pole. Related Stories Related Stories...
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