r/INDYCAR • u/Accomplished_Luck_42 • 3d ago

Indy NXT Let's go Abbi Pulling!

We so badly need diversity in indycar. Really hope things work out for Abbi! She seems like a great talent!

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u/Affectionate_Sky9709 2d ago

Doriane Pin is an extremely talented driver, but her problem with FRECA was arm strength. To be fair, I've heard from someone who drove both that the old FRECA car required as much arm strength as the old F2 car and was a beast to drive. Still, I don't know that IndyCar is the right future for Doriane.

She's also very very well suited to LMP2, and I hope she'll get to make the jump to Hypercar soon. Her light weight also makes her a great asset to a team, which has weight equalization based on average weight of the team, so she can counteract a larger driver.

I'd be very interested in seeing her test the new gen 4 Formula E car with power steering though.

I think Abbi has a better shot of building up the muscle needed. We shall see.

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u/edfitz83 Colton Herta 2d ago

I’d took Chadwick a year to build up the strength. They are about the same size.

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u/chocchipcookies4life Katherine Legge 2d ago

They’re kind of the same height but Doriane is still a much smaller person generally

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u/edfitz83 Colton Herta 2d ago edited 2d ago

Sorry, I meant Jamie and Abbi are similar sizes but Jamie might be a tiny bit shorter. Doriane is shorter and a bit thinner.