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Ryan Briscoe's lap of Infineon Raceway.

Wednesday, 24th August 2005

The IRL Indycar Series embarks on the second of its new-for-2005 road course ventures with a visit to Infineon Raceway at Sears Point this weekend [27-28 August].

"Turn seven is a double right-hander at the top of the hill that puts you on a straight that's downhill and leads to another high-speed turn. You're running sixth gear, flat out and on the edge. That's spectacular and very fast. You then go down an S-bend to the chicane, which is a heavy braking zone and a place where you use the curb. It's a very quick change of direction, and I think it will be a good passing zone, too. That gets you to the final hairpin, which is the slowest turn before getting back to the start-finish straight.

"I think there are places to pass at Infineon, but it all depends on how people will set up their cars aerodynamically. Some people may choose to run different downforce levels to help them get through different parts of the circuit. There should be some variation there, and it will be interesting to see."

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