The new-look IndyCar is the culmination of two years of work to make a better-performing and better-looking product, but David Malsher writes that it’s the recent progress off-track that will be key to maintaining and gaining momentum. At the 12-car Sonoma test in February, one IndyCar stalwart, a man I’ve always known to possess a healthy cynicism, remarked: “Is it just me or are we finally on an up-tick here? A real one, I mean – not just blowhards saying, ‘Everything’s great’?” I agreed that his optimism wasn’t misplaced, that there had been quite a few steps forward recently. “This,” he continued, “is the most positive off-season I can remember since the [Indy...
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