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Power on Indy: The cars slide around… that’s a good formula

Will Power says IndyCar’s new superspeedway package reminds him of footage he’s watched of ’80s Indy 500s that require “a lot of driver involvement” but admits he is still heading into Sunday's race with a lot of unknowns. The Team Penske-Chevrolet driver is the only driver to have reached the Fast Nine shootout every year since its inception in 2010, and will start this year’s race from the outside of the front row on the 3x3 grid. He said: “The cars slide around which is fantastic. I’ve been watching some of the old Indy 500s – like when Rick Mears won in 1984 – on N Classic, and those guys were wheeling those cars. They were lifting [off the throttle] a lot. If...
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