Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon have praised IndyCar’s 2018 spec aerokit around the Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course, as less drag and less downforce have given them more work to do in corners. Although losing the downforce provided by the manufacturer aerokits of 2015-’17 has affected the momentum that drivers can build from Turns 4 through 9 and again at the Carousel of 12/13, the major reduction in drag with the spec aerokit has seen acceleration and terminal speeds leap on the straights from Turns 1 to 2 and from 2 through to 4. The best cars on the longest ‘straight’ from T2 to T4 were braking from 179.5mph during qualifying this year, compared with 170.5mph in 2017. This helps...
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