The lawsuit filed by a fan struck by flying bodywork during last year's Firestone Grand Prix at St. Petersburg continues. By any measure the 2015 season opener for IndyCar at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix (pictured) was a challenging debut for the new aero kits for the Honda- and Chevrolet-powered Dallaras. Several times during the race, bits and pieces of the new body kits crossed the fences into the spectator area, but there was once incident that was particularly notable. Brigitte Hoffstetter – a fan who was six months pregnant at the time – was hit in the head by a piece of debris. She said she was in a concession area about 100 yards from the track when she was hit,...
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