Scott Dixon crashes hard in opening practice for Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Scott Dixon has a steeper climb after crashing out in opening practice for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. 
The New Zealander was getting up to speed on a fresh set of the softer Firestone alternate (red sidewall) tires during Group 1 running of the session when he got loose in Turn 9 and pounded the outside wall. The contact, which was narrowly avoided by Team Penske’s David Malukas, was ...Keep reading