Baltimore IndyCar: Track worries curtail first Friday practice
IndyCar was forced to abandon its first practice session in Baltimore due to safety concerns over bumps on the track
Several drivers were launched completely airborne when they tried to navigate a bump just before the railway line that crosses the start/finish straight, prompting the series to end the session 25 minutes early to discuss possible solutions with the drivers.
A chicane that was located at the affected area of the circuit last year was removed for this year's race.
Marco Andretti was fastest at the time the session was ended with a best lap of 1m21.3343s, leaving him 0.3 seconds clear of Rubens Barrichello.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m21.0211s 2. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m21.4021s + 0.3810s 3. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m21.7899s + 0.7688s 4. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m22.0750s + 1.0539s 5. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m22.1513s + 1.1302s 6. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m22.2887s + 1.2676s 7. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m22.5067s + 1.4856s 8. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m22.5865s + 1.5654s 9. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m22.7523s + 1.7312s 10. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m22.8168s + 1.7957s 11. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m22.9510s + 1.9299s 12. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m23.0164s + 1.9953s 13. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m23.0918s + 2.0707s 14. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m23.1186s + 2.0975s 15. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m24.2342s + 3.2131s 16. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m24.3858s + 3.3647s 17. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m24.7700s + 3.7489s 18. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m25.3753s + 4.3542s 19. Bruno Junqueira Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m27.3063s + 6.2852s 20. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 21. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda 22. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 23. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 24. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda
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