Following the track issue that curtailed the first practice session for the upcoming Baltimore Grand Prix, the IZOD IndyCar Series official had decided to grind a section of the Pratt Street main straightaway.
The IndyCar series initially hoped to solve the problem by using that technique but it was eventually determined that a two-point configuration chicane would have to be reintroduced.
Nineteen of the 25 entrants completed at least three laps in the morning session, with Marco Andretti topping the time sheet with a best lap of 1m21.0211 seconds in the No. 26 Team Dr Pepper Ten car.
IndyCar drivers have backed the series' decision to introduce a chicane to prevent cars from being launched over the bump near the rail line.
Simon Pagenaud had a scary moment when his car took off on one of the bigger bumps only a land hard on its wheels a few metres later.
After the work being completed, Penske's Will Power ended-up the fastest in the afternoon practice and concluded that it had been the right move.
"I think it was definitely the right thing to do," he said. "It fixed the problem over the train tracks. They'll make a few more adjustments overnight, but all in all it's all good."
The IndyCar series initially hoped to solve the problem by using that technique but it was eventually determined that a two-point configuration chicane would have to be reintroduced.
Nineteen of the 25 entrants completed at least three laps in the morning session, with Marco Andretti topping the time sheet with a best lap of 1m21.0211 seconds in the No. 26 Team Dr Pepper Ten car.
IndyCar drivers have backed the series' decision to introduce a chicane to prevent cars from being launched over the bump near the rail line.
Simon Pagenaud had a scary moment when his car took off on one of the bigger bumps only a land hard on its wheels a few metres later.
After the work being completed, Penske's Will Power ended-up the fastest in the afternoon practice and concluded that it had been the right move.
"I think it was definitely the right thing to do," he said. "It fixed the problem over the train tracks. They'll make a few more adjustments overnight, but all in all it's all good."