Nothing wrong with the track. The IRL guys did fine with it, as did the
Bridgestone-shod F1 guys.


Nothing wrong? The track was newly coated and too slippery. Then they
cut grooves in it. It will be recoated next year for onother 3 millions
or so. You call this "nothing wrong"? If the track would have been that
way since years, it would be OK.

Worked fine for the Indy 500. The racers have to deal with the track
surface that they get.

They may have had suitable tires on hand by race start.


Without knowing about the track? They (Bridgestone and Michelin) collect
information like mad over the years. It is said that they even to have
samples of the coating. Bidgestone hat info about the new coating. You
might call that "unfair". You could also blame Michelin for not
delivering tires to IRL-teams.

Fact is, the teams - and their tire supplier - are required by the rules
to bring two, and only two, tire types to each event. The primary is the
latest/greatest, capable of winning. The 2nd is a backup, a known good
tire that will not be the fastest, but will work and finish the race.
Such a tire existed, by Michelins admission. The Michelin teams failed
to bring those tires to Indy.

Rex