[CurtEgerer]

I think the Hondas are marginally quicker, but Palou was only 10ths of a second quicker in qualifying while at the end of the race after the yellows he would pull out a 4-5 second lead within a few laps. That's down to one or a combination of: better tires, lighter fuel load, use of push-to-pass, better race set-up on the chassis. Palou and Ganassi seem to be better than everyone else in conserving and managing all of those.

I'm probably 'mis-remembering' the way it was, but I don't recall this emphasis on tire and fuel management in the CART heydays of the 90s. I recall just bareknuckle racing.