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Insight: The enduring challenge of Indy's Turn 1
Page 1 of 2 It's nine degrees with 12 minutes of angle in a quarter-mile radius. It's been that way since 1911. And it's not really distinguishable from its three cousins – unless you're trying to get through it. But Turn 1 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is definitely a very different animal with its own fickle personality. "It's a dead-end street," said three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser. "It's the most difficult corner I've ever driven," said 2013 500 winner Tony Kanaan. "It just hides from you," said three-time winner Johnny Rutherford. "It was always daunting," said 1969 winner Mario Andretti. "It certainly got your...
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