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manufacturer's cars were black-flagged on lap 11 and pulled out of the Indianapolis 500 for going too slow. Simona de Silvestro 's car was running 14 mph slower than the race leaders, while France's Jean Alesi was running laps 15 mph slower
a suspension problem. Also out of the race were Ryan Hunter-Reay and the Lotus cars driven by Jean Alesi and Simona de Silvestro . Alesi and de Silvestro were black-flagged after just 10 laps for not keeping pace with the race leaders. Michael
takes second spot from Hinchcliffe. Lap 11: As has been the case all month, the Lotus cars of Jean Alesi and Simona de Silvestro are almost 10-12 mph off the pace. The qualified in the last two spots in the field. Easy Ed Carpenter ensures
competitive. In the past month, three teams have bolted. Worse, there may be a potential safety hazard. Lotus drivers Simona de Silvestro and Jean Alesi have struggled to maintain a reasonable pace. Alesi, a 47-year-old former Formula One driver
driver to sweep USAC Midget/Sprint doubleheader and youngest USAC Sprint Car national feature winner. 32. (78) Simona de Silvestro , 23, Thun, Switzerland; Lotus, Lotus-HVM Racing; 214.393 mph. Is one of two Lotus drivers to make the
Katherine Legge, Dragon Racing -- 221.624 mph 31. Bryan Clauson, Sarah Fisher Hartman -- 214.455 mph 32. Simona de Silvestro , HVM Racing -- 214.393 mph 33. Jean Alesi, Fan Force United -- 210.094 mph Past winners in field: Castroneves
France; Will Power, Australia; Sebastian Saavedra, Colombia; Takuma Sato, Japan; Oriol Servia, Spain; Simona De Silvestro , Switzerland; Alex Tagliani, Canada; E.J. Viso, Venezuela; Justin Wilson, England. FIELD AVERAGE IN QUALIFICATIONS
do I have to do to outdo them? Win both,'' Saavedra said. --- GETTING TOUGH: A year ago, Switzerland's Simona de Silvestro became an Indy favorite when she courageously qualified on Pole Day with burned hands. This year, de Silvestro's
a problem for both of the (Lotus drivers). I hope just that he has a safe race.'' IndyCar needs Alesi and Simona de Silvestro in the race to avoid not having a full 33-car field for the first time since 1947, but it's possible that the
had a fast lap of 213.423 mph, ,more than 14 mph off Marco Andretti's best lap of the day (227.540). Simona de Silvestro , the only other driver using a Lotus, was the slowest at 212.516. Alesi said earlier this week he was worried