Mick Schumacher's faster than it appears. And this with a broken wrist too!
here are some takeaways from the official Indy 500 session reports....
Mick Schumacher (Car #47) may have finished the Indy 500 in 18th place after starting in 27th, but a deeper dive into the telemetry reveals a highly impressive underlying performance.
Despite finishing deep in the pack, he successfully completed all 200 laps on the lead lap, logging an overall elapsed time of 03:05:24.5776 and a solid average speed of 161.804 mph.
Here are the most impressive statistics and obscure data insights from his race:
Overall Pace and Micro-Sector Speed
Schumacher possessed top-tier speed that rivalled the race leaders during specific stints, most notably around laps 66–68 and lap 154:
Top 6 Overall Lap: Schumacher recorded the 6th fastest single lap of the entire race on lap 67, blistering the track at 224.496 mph (40.0898 seconds).
Turn 1 Mastery: On lap 154, he was exceptionally quick through the first turn, logging the 2nd fastest time in the Turn 1 Exit section at 223.276 mph. On that same lap, he also posted the 6th fastest speeds in the Turn 1 Entry and Front Stretch 5 sections (227.569 mph).
Back Stretch Speed: On lap 66, Schumacher was the 2nd fastest driver in the Back Stretch 4 segment, reaching 229.528 mph.
Front Stretch Power: He clocked the 5th fastest time in both the Front Stretch 4 and T1 to SS1 sections at 224.986 mph during lap 154.
Trap Speeds: He registered the 8th highest trap speed at T2T to T2, hitting a remarkable 232.965 mph on lap 76.
Pit Lane Efficiency Schumacher also extracted significant time in the pit lane and transition zones, ranking in the top 10 for several obscure pit-related metrics:
He recorded the 5th fastest speed in the PI to SFP (Pit In to Start/Finish Pit) and SFP to PO (Start/Finish Pit to Pit Out) sections, averaging 59.298 mph on lap 29.
He was the 6th fastest in the PO to BS (Pit Out to Back Stretch) transition, accelerating to 136.133 mph on lap 177.
He had the 8th fastest navigation of the PIC to PI and PI to PO sections on lap 107.
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They're all doing it - can't go ten minutes without finding another poltician out their praising him.
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Always just operate on virtue signalling and their feels.
How about for once you vote for people based on their actual competency at running things ?
Nobody as incompetent as Bass deserves re-election.