IndyCar adds practice session to work in extra lane at Texas

Since the PJ1 TrackBite was added to parts of the track surface in November 2019 to boost traction for the Goodyear tyres of the NASCAR stock cars, IndyCar drivers have found it thoroughly incompatible with their Firestone rubber, some comparing it to black ice.
In effect, IndyCar drivers at full racing speed – as opposed to lap one speeds as shown above – have been reduced to one lane …Keep reading