Sato was right on the edge here. He used the track layout to his advantage, as driving in a straight line cut off the inside line perfectly. So actually he didn't "block" per se, as he was just driving in a straight line. Hinchcliffe just outmaneuvered him in the last corner.

one of the best last 5 laps of a race.

Wow, that was great racing! Big respect for Sato, he tried everything he could, lost to a great manoeuvre and still applauded it. I haven't seen much of Indycars in the last 5 years or so. They look.... different.

I understand how indycar may not b some peoples favorite because compared to f1 it maybe isnt as innovative or something, but i dont understand how a race fan could hate IndyCar, its close racing and the battles r for the lead, not how in f1 the battles r more for points position than the actual race win. This is some of the best racing between drivers u will ever see

How proud I am to see this. One of the best finishes in IndyCar history 👋👋👋👋👋👋

Cant believe I missed this race... Interesting that GoDaddy still sponsors Danica but no longer Hinchcliffe.. I guess GoDaddy didn't like winning. Well done Hinchcliffe.

beautiful finish, thank you for uploading, finally a video that doesnt disappoint his title

WAY TO GO HINCHCLIFFE!! You've done Canada proud :D

Bem q poderia voltar a corrida da Indy aqui no Brasil

sato didn't do anything bad I feel, using the race layout well to block legally, but he made a mistake in that last turn, locking up slightly braking too late, and hinchcliffe got him. you could see Sato congratulate him straight after the finish, but I am sure Sato would be peed off being in the lead and losing the race by his own fault in the last turn.

Sato wasn't blocking. Notice how when Newgarden and Hinchcliffe went to the outside Sato did nothing, but yet they tried the inside at the same spot every time where you need to turn ever so slightly to maintain your line. He was in the clear. And anyways, blocking or not he was clearly the slower car. This wouldn't be a video if he had just let go of the lead at five laps to go.

Boa noite !!!! Meu DEUS, que chegada fantástica !!!! Foi de tirar o fôlego..... Que saudade dessa pista maravilhosa..... Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.....

miss indy formula when he was here in Brazil was epic

That was one of the best finishes in motor sports EVER!!!

Muito mais emoção na narração da NBC que na Band.

Wow, all in with Indy car racing... what have I been missing all these years , damn.

Wow.That was some serious defensive driving by Sato.

E as imagens que a TV aqui do Brasil (Band) gerou para o mundo foram muito boas também!!

James Hinchcliffe is the best IndyCar Driver

i'm a fan of F1 and prefer it to indy, but it's much better than F1. beautiful cars, no KERS, no DRS just 1vs1 fights and amazing races

Even the finish of the 2013 Indycar race here is better than LoveLive Sunshine both seasons

It took me about 10 minutes to come down from the high of that incredible finish. Amazing stuff.

Great stuff! As usual from Indycar.

I was watching this in live, was amazing!!

supremacy. I said "uh" or "ah" on all of corner when I was watching it. true racing.

"Ohhh, he is in the mayor's office!" 6:04

So basically according to these rules sato has no way to defend, he just has to drive in a straight line and let him pass

miss this track

What the hell are they talk about Sato's Defensdrive, in my opinion was it fair he gives space and don't cross the line

Theres a slight audio delay but man i remember watching this live screaming my head off

WHAT A GREAT FREAKIN PASS BY JAMES HINCHCLIFFE!!!!!!!!

Definitely not now, which is a damn shame. It was a great race, great track, great people. If ever Sao Paulo can be on the calendar again, there should be absolutely no hesitation in accepting it.

This race shows just how important it is to have a long straight on a road course to generate action

thank you

I really wish Sato won this race

I love this track!!! perfect race..

Top 5 finish of all time

It's so cool to me how you can see how Sato's car is running more wing than Hinch or Newgarden.

Sato moved like 10cm and this guy is dreaming about blocking... What a bullshit.

Merci p cette video

Why did IndyCar stop going to Brazil?

Why do you say that? I think they do a fantastic job. They're my favorite IndyCar broadcast team since the 90s.

How the hell can anyone give this a thumbs down?

wow great racing! Thats whats its all about!

Epic indeed!

Nice track.

What a fantastic race!

great finish

Bring back the IndyCar for brazil

Tive a oportunidade de ir em três competições diferentes, F1 Interlagos, Indy anhembi e stock car Interlagos. Para o conforto do torcedor comum a Indy é muito superior em bebidas chopp minha preferência, servem com um cooler mochila, gelado de mais e vão aonde vc está, vc nem se meche. Questão de competitividade só tem duas: Indy e Stock. Compras de material esportivo na Indy era de maior qualidade e muito mais barato do que a F1. Pena que a Indy não deu certo e hoje em 2020 por causa de prefeitos incompetentes de São Paulo já perdemos a Indy, estamos perto de perder F1 pro Rio que nem autódromo tem ainda e a Stock sustenta Interlagos sozinha? Claro que não, vamos perder a tradição automobilística em São Paulo.

You get one move in Indycar. Sato used about 4.

Man they need to get this race back on the schedule

No reactionary blocking? Is that corners only or is that in the straights as well?

Great indycar page on facebook if any of you are on there? Its called IndyCar Serious

I am really happy that race control didn't penalize sato. They backed off and let them race. That's how it should be.

Way better then F1 !!!

O Sato só perdeu pois passou um pouco do ponto de frenagem e acabou deixando o espaço pro hintclife ir por dentro e fazer o X, mas que disputa linda entre o Sato, hintclife e o newgarden.

Shame Sato was stuck in that Foyt car for half his Indycar career, he did things for Foyt that the team rarely had.

Sato was being very naughty lol. Hinch really earned and deserved that win.

２位にはなったけど、TAKUMAのBEST5に入るレースだったと思う。

Show!!!

6:10 the leader list is wrong

Danica Patrick would be happy about that.

What a race brill

Também acho isso!! O Luciano depois dos problemas que ele teve parece que ele desaprendeu a narrar!! E isso é uma pena porque ele era um dos melhores narradores!! Porém as imagens da Band foram incríveis!!

Is defending illegal in indycar?

hell yeah

amazing circuit.....why stop racing there......?.

What is the “the push to pass”?? Can’t you just pass??

If race control did black flag for blocking, it would have been the end of Indycar racing.

Have you heard RadioLeMans?

SATO !! 🇯🇵

Wow

Great racing in Indy Car and they still can't seem to get their shit together.

i love F1 and prefer it to indy, but that was great

better than f1

Now, that's real auto racing.

The HELL are those commentators on about, if Sato had not moved back he wouldn't have made the corner, crashed and there'd a monumental pile up! Good racing, cool cars, but STUPID commentators!

Why can't you block in IndyCar?

This was on my birthday and Sato is my favorite driver! Lol disappointed.

Geez, Sato is dirty, nothing happened to him for blocking numerous times?

why didnt they race at interlagos?

Ok this is the first time i'm watching this indycar thing. I was curious. But what the hell is race control?? The referees? And whats so wrong with what he did at 2:20 ?

car 5

Dear F1. If you penalise the race leader before the end of the race, you lose battles like this

I can't find the moronic comment about why they don't run at Interlagos. They did. but F1 always has a fit.

never seen indycar before. that was pretty awesome but push to pass sounds like a horrible rule

the fastest line around the track is outside inside outside. for that corner the green car would have gone to the right side to pass sato. sato moved over to guard the inside which is legal but he moved back over to block hinchcliffe which is illegal. and yes race control is the same as referees.

That they were even reviewing the block is a problem. Let them be as aggressive as they want.

GENESIS G90

Sato=Dirty Racer.

Formula 1 sucks compared to IndyCar.

If they are going to run that shit across the top of the screen, they should ask the camera men to make allowances for it.

IndyCar < F1

Sato was dirty all the time, universe law..

late on the call.. anti climatic

"Push to pass" is such bullshit. Sick of hearing of it. That includes "DRS" in F1. Drivers didn't need such gimmicks to overtake before, now babies seem incapable of passing without complaining endlessly about it and needing a crutch to help them along. ...and why aren't these cars racing at Interlagos instead of yet another cheap, ratty street circuit, as though Indy doesn't already have enough of those?

Indy > F-1

I understand the “gentleman’s” racing of Indy car, but I don’t get why it’s a bad thing to block. That’s racing, why can’t one block? If you can’t block, then you’re not racing gas hard you can

sato the worst racer in all of indycar vs Newgarden the best in the field