IndyCar drivers on quick turnaround at Markham: 'Balls-to-the-walls kind of stuff, crashing'

IndyCar teams are adapting quickly after construction delays pushed the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham onto a newly built street circuit. Drivers completed simulator work for the 12-turn, 2.19-mile layout, but practice on the real surface raised new concerns—especially Turn 5’s tight, right-handed hairpin. Marcus Armstrong (Meyer Shank Racing) now expects grip to evolve like Long Beach, after initially studying a line that may not hold by the end of the weekend. Team Penske’s David Malukas said the simulator matched other areas well, but he questioned passing and two-wide entry into Turn 5. Smoothness impressed multiple drivers, though Turn 10 produced a bump and a tire tap from Felix Rosenqvist.