IndyCar drivers are dealing with rapid tire wear around the four-mile road course this weekend, and that is throwing up a lot of unknowns for the race’s potential winners. Graham Rahal, Will Power and Sebastien Bourdais have admitted that they’re uncertain how much extra grip the red (soft] compound tires – and how long they will last around the 4.048-mile course when driven at qualifying pace or at race pace but on a full fuel load. Said Power: “The tire never feels in the road, never feels like it has a lot of bite in the surface. That makes it interesting – and I mean, it makes it good. You really have to get your balance right and drive it right to get the lap times. “These...
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