We feel terrible for the media, fans, and vendors. I was leaving the track and saw a vendors van with a California license plate on it and can only imagine the sacrifice it took to get out here. It was the right call for the safety and health of the fans to keep the public at home, and I am very happy IndyCar is continuing the weekend in an organized manor. Thank you David for your commitment to IndyCar!
Don’t know much about Oliver, but as a fan I really appreciate the shout out to the California vendor. I think racing series forget that people do travel to see them. And Vendors as well. David we appreciate your effort to keep us up to date. This situation is out of both of your hands. If the race goes on, ill be watching and appreciate the brief escape.
Its Corona Virus Hysteria. Dont feed it, dont watch the media to feed your fear, watch out for local and federal government announcements, stay calm and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS
@@BoleDaPole 100% agree. I see article after article trying to induce public fear, but I don't see much reporting on the fact that the death rate for the Coronavirus is 0.1-0.6% (per Johns Hopkins University) which is pretty much spot on the seasonal flu when you account for the fact that there is no vaccine. And these numbers continue to go lower as more data comes in. Nowhere will you hear reported how many people died last week from the flu (which is around 3000 in the US alone). All that information would put things in perspective and restore calm. I guess increasingly irrelevant media corporations and politicians need to milk this a little for fun and profit.
@@SteveSmith-fh6br Well said Steve... and there are so many of this same gang (increasingly irrelevant media corporations and politicians} who point fingers and call others "Science Deniers"... I have MS and at best have a modulated immune system. I wouldn't even leave my room if I believed in all this sensationalism... but in my pre disability days did work in the science field. I actually like my odds (based on real science) and will not be buying CASES of SPAM. :)
I agree with you and I hope for a better future but in all likeliness, with the Outbreak already hitting the economy hard their wont be the same amount of businesses spending money in Motorsport, meaning less sponsorship money for drivers to get drives and for races to give prize money, which'll effect entries and the amount of races per season, and I'm sad to say we may not see the grid sizes and the amount of races we've got used to seeing in recent years happen for a while
"Harsh times we're living. I hope for better days in the future" WOT? Majority of you fuckers need serious reality check, if you think that this is a sign of "harsh times".
IndyCar really had no choice. The maddening thing about the motor racing cancellations was they could have done it earlier and saved fans who were travelling to the race some money. But all gambled that things might get better and now people like you are out of pocket a lot of money.
Well, kinda. The main problem was that everyone in the US government was downplaying the virus for the last 6 weeks or so. In the time that South Korea tested 150,000 people the US tested less than 3,500 because the agencies that could test people were told not to test anyone unless they met extremely specific criteria. Our intelligent and educated leaders wanted to protect the stock market from panic selling and it backfired on them. It also caused businesses and sport leagues to underestimate how easily and quickly it spread and led them to make bad decisions based on bad information. Fox news still today has "experts" on claiming that this is no big deal and it's not much worse than the flu when all the data from other countries that have been hit hard says it's many times worse than the flu and spreads even quicker because many people don't have symptoms or have very mild symptoms. We depend on our government to give us critical information in situations like this and they simply didn't. They downplayed it and buried their heads in the sand to protect corporate profits. When you look at donations to those politicians it's pretty easy to figure out that they are going to take care of the companies throwing tens of millions of dollars into their campaigns above anyone else and that's exactly what happened. If the President and congress had been more open and shared critical information concerning the virus in January when they were briefed on how quickly it spread and how potentially deadly it was businesses and sports leagues would have made changes and cancelled events without waiting until the last minute. F1 didn't cancel because they charge way too much for their race fees to hosting tracks and didn't want to be responsible for the financial losses. MotoGP and World SuperBike cancelled or postponed events last week because they had access to better information. it's damn hard for a company to make an informed decision calling off events that they have millions of dollars invested in when all the information they are getting is "it's not that bad" and "we have it contained" from our orange turd of a president on his twitter account. Who we vote for has consequences beyond people's 401k or hot button topics like abortion and gun control. It has real world impact on the health of the 350 million people in this country and our leaders failed miserably to do everything in their power to protect the American people. They sold each and every one of us out to try and keep the stock market up because of their corporate sponsors bottom line. Life isn't a game we win or lose based on how much money we have but that's all a large portion of the US seems to care about. Because of that companies like Nascar and Indycar didn't have the information they needed to make an earlier decision to cancel or postpone events. Anyone who gets their news from sources like the AP, BBC, and other international unbiased news sources knew in January that this was going to spread all over the world and will eventually make tens or hundreds of millions of people sick and that it has the potential to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of people. I started buying extra canned and dry food as well as bottled water back in mid January because it was pretty clear that this was going to be a worldwide pandemic. The rest of the US is out trying to find toilet paper and hand sanitizer because their government failed to give them adequate information that this was serious and needed to be treated as such. So yeah, they could have done it earlier if the president had shared the information they have had since January. Since king cheeto decided to protect rich peoples money over the health of US citizens by lying and claiming it was under control Indycar and Nascar as well as other sports like the NCAA and NBA didn't have any choice but to wait and see what happened. That resulted in last minute cancellations. The Australian GP wasn't cancelled simply because nobody wanted to take financial responsibility for cancelling the race. I think they pay somewhere near $45 or $50 million for the privilege of hosting an F1 race and Liberty Media didn't want to lose that income if there was any chance at all they could get the event to happen. Now they are down from 22 races to 16 races it appears and that means they are going to likely lose $200 million+ in the first year it looked like the company was going to make a profit off of F1. We need to elect leaders that have the best interest of the people in our nation held above the interests of corporate America. As long as people keep electing folks with an R next to their name that will never be the case.
Wesley Jones doesnt matter what the "government" does if you are gonna get you are gonna get it. If you die it was ment to be. Have a good day it might be your last
Jim Knox your coment is the dumbest of the day because it doesnt even address what my content was. So look in the mirror and see what stupid looks like
Sorry that happened David especially after you got down there. Unfortunately looks likely that I won't be going to my weekend at Barber if it keeps up. Safety of the drivers and teams is priority though, stay safe out there.
@@Jhrs1257 yes sir. If were going down on a plane. I'd prefer to be laughing my ass off at a joke , before impact , ty for this laugh , much. Needed 💯🤘🤘
I have yet to miss a Formula 1 race in Austin, TX since it's inaugural. I purchase my ticket on a year by year basis, due to the hefty price of $1,200.00 per ticket. I'll wait until closer to the race date this year, before I buy my ticket to see how things are, providing it's not cancelled/postponed.
This is something I will never forget. 2020 has started out to be something I can't explain. David, were all behind you man. Do you what you always do, provide the highlight of our day.
David you do an amazing job, this channel is my primary source of US racing news. I'm from the UK, thanks to this channel & Sky Sports F1 I have revived my interest in IndyCar. We are in unprecedented times, we have to understand the bigger picture. I hope the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg goes ahead but not at the expense of anyone's health & wellbeing.
@@HalfEliteRacing Even among the districts in my county my district holds out the longest. They're that one district that almost never cancels school because of snow.
It is indeed a sad day for the sports fans of America. Never thought I'd see the day there would be no March Madness! I live in Michigan, and have a good friend who is in St. Pete (like you) with his college buddies to attend the IndyCar race weekend. I feel for you and all the fans who have already paid for and completed travel only to be turned away at the gate. I pray your press pass gets you full weekend access so you can bring all your followers your takes on the weekend. I for one think you "nailed it " in this video - this situation is bigger than us as individuals-it's about all of us caring for each other in true community. Keep up your great work, and I HOPE to see you at Indy in about 8 weeks!
David, Thanks for your candid views. It's obvious you care a lot about your content and channel. I think you are absolutely correct in reference to the issues this will cause a year or two down the road. Let's really hope that we're both wrong.
Hey dave, stay safe we appreciate what you're doing for us fans. Coming from someone who lives in New Rochelle NY (Home of the Coronavirus outbreak in NY)
@@andrewputnam2717 yeah we've got it pretty bad here in new Rochelle, over 100 people with the virus. Thank God no fatalities so far hopefully it remains that way.
David, you handles that with the level of professionalism we've come to love from you. Sorry your weekend got screwed, but thank you, for doing what you do. You're the best!!
David, you’ve had a great channel for years. Informative, fair, and fun, that’s been your brand, and I can’t think of a bigger compliment for someone that does what you do. Hang in there, man.
Nice words David! Motorsport fan or not we're all in this together, wherever in the world we are, and as a community we need to be united. Sport should be something that crosses boundaries but unfortunately at the moment that's proving difficult. Hopefully somewhere very soon we'll get some of the top line sport we all love.
@@minigungaming5915 its already burning out. look at china, it has almost no new cases. it was around way longer than people realized. its going to be over with in a couple weeks, mark my words.
You have most certainly earned my respect today for your commitment to providing the coverage. I'm driving up there on Friday morning to work the corners for the race because I made a commitment to my fellow marshals, drivers, teams, & crews of Indycar, IMSA, SRO, & Sports Car. I personally don't know what to expect, but I wish to send positive vibes to everyone watching this video...
We appreciate your commitment and the content you bring to us. This is unfortunate circumstances. Once everybody put the fire out in their hair, we'll be racing as normal again. Be well and good luck out there.
Ultimate23Dragon Who is “WE”? This is a government run “social experiment”. The government does not have the right to protect you from yourself or from your own decisions. You roll over and take this right up the pipe, dry and hard, and say, “Thank you, Sir...thank you for protecting me from my own decisions. May I have another.”
@@mikewood3528 ???... Uh, "we" as in auto racing in general?... I don't know where you're getting this government stuff from, but I'm just glad that all of the sanctioning bodies are going with the side of safety & not waiting until something happens to someone in the sport for once...
I from Houston Tx. The Houston Livestock show. Got canceled last night due to the virus. I feel really bad for all the kids work hard with There Animals to get Scholarships for College and the vendors that make a living at the Rodeo. I sitting here watching ESPN seeing everything getting Canceled or postponed sports events that’s crazy. @David land you right about people buying the crap out of Toilet paper and water like it’s going out of Style. I like people need to be a little Considerate we all just need to come together we can beat this virus together.
Sadly, consideration is something the world is running out of. Being considerate is something I notice on a daily basis that people are so much worse at than they were even 20 years ago. Most of the time I don't think people even realize that they're being inconsiderate to others, they've just become so accustom to doing for themselves that they don't even realize their actions are affecting someone else. If people would just slow down for a split second to think about their surroundings and how their next act might affect those around them then the entire world would be a better place.
T. Riley Roo true story on that one. I 37 years old and people now compared to 20 years ago is a big difference we all just forgot how to treat other people with respect and care about one and other. Not this I in it for me bs and what am I going to get anything out of it. I know There is still good people out there but it’s hard. But let’s see how we all going to overcome this Situation.
Kudos to you for getting out there and doing your damndest to get this race covered for us. Strange strange times now and ahead for us all. Keep things in perspective, glad they are taking precautions. Hope for a good show. Maybe with such limited other options out there, their broadcast platform might get raised. That's wishful, optimistic thinking on my end at least. Keep on keeping on DL!
This is hard to believe. I hope all these cancellations help to mediate the spread of the virus, but it’s terribly sad for INDYCAR. They had such an exciting season coming up, lots of attention on the new drivers, and now it’s in danger.
Christian Harmon I think the main reason they cancelled the two races at Sebring was because many of those teams are based outside of the country, and the new travel ban has made transporting cars next to impossible
I'm a senior in high school graduating the first week of June, and my senior trip with my buddy and I was scheduled to be the Indy 500. This is heartbreaking to see. I pray that the warm weather helps to curb this virus.
Very well said man! You're spot-on with everything you said and it's another reason I'm a huge fan and proponent of your channel! Mad respect, and the respect has always been growing as I watch your channel!
I know you're joking but from my understanding, it's more like pneumonia (it can actually lead to pneumonia). The problem is that it's still in it's infancy and we're just now figuring out how to best fight it. More than likely in due time it won't be much different than the flu or pneumonia but we're not there yet.
It's more contagious than flu, and the infected can transmit it before they develop any symptoms. The current mortality rate is about 3% of those infected. If we don't limit the spread, there won't be enough hospital capacity or medical staff. You don't want to hear that your elderly relative didn't score high enough in triage to get treatment.
@@JSchaffer214 We are pretty much there. Johns Hopkins University believes the Coronavirus to have a death rate of 0.1-0.6%. When you account for the fact that no one is vaccinated against the Coronavirus, these numbers put it right in line with the seasonal flu. And the numbers have only been getting smaller as more data becomes available. This had been colossally blown out of proportion and will have consequences the next time a virus comes along and is actually seriously deadly. If public officials and the media cannot be trusted to be measured in their response, this leads to lack of public trust which leads to non-compliance when it might actually matter. It's the story of the boy who cried wolf.
@@EmyrDerfel Stop spreading disinformation and get your facts right. Pretty much everything you said was incorrect per the latest information from Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. They are leading the research on this topic and don't have the built in bias that the WHO or CDC have for example.
I hate to say it but this just killed all of the momentum for IndyCar going into this season. It sucks too because it was so many positive announcements that came out of the off season.
Dear David Land, you have been providing excellent autosports coverage for many, many fans, including myself for quite a few years now. I pre-read the entire comments section before watching your on site report of the Indycar race intended for this weekend. I am impressed with my fellow viewers of your channel and, for the most part, their caring, sincere response to this potentially damaging situation. If I may paraphrase Mr. Matthew Hanna; These are unprecedented times...it is important that we all stick together and take care of each other. I personally gain so much pleasure in watching your channel's weekly episodes and truly admire you for your diligence in making sure we receive our autosports entertainment. God Speed to you David Land please know that you have thousands of dedicated followers, do not buckle to the pressure, keep up the excellent work. Hey Mr. Jay Frye & Mr. Mark Miles; Please get this man,D/L, his "Indycar Hard Card" pronto!!!
I was really looking forward all the upcoming races and your coverage David. We're all going to get through this together. It's going to be up to us, the fans, to help motorsports recover. I'll be looking to bring new people to races and support series sponsors.
I've been dealing with a lot of personal crap lately, and was looking forward to the beginning of the IndyCar season. This course of events is like rubbing salt in my emotional wound....So insane what's happening. Not to mention Long Beach is gone from the schedule now. SMFH. Thank you David for your commitment to us IndyCar fans. Here's to hoping I can see Mid-Ohio this year.
I absolutely respect what you do, David. As they say, “You do you.” Ever since watching one of your videos for the first time, I became a fan and follower. You delivered news, thoughts and analyses really well. Keep at it, David! Don’t lose hope and don’t give up because I’m sure all of us don’t want you to. We all crave for racing action.
I think this is NASCARS chance to draw in new fans! NASCAR has been the most watched sporting event the past 4 weeks and now since almost no sports other than NASCAR is going on everyone will be watching the race Sunday.
For all the people who took time off of work, paid to travel to St. Pete, paid for hotels, and just the disappointment I feel really bad for you. If this isn't put under control really fast life as we know it could be really changed and not for the best. You look at what the teams, vendors, IndyCar, and the City of St Pete has spent to put on a 3 day show is crazy and possibly run some out of business. Granted people's health is the number 1 thing that needs to be addressed and hopefully we'll get through this quickly. Thank you David for at least trying. Stay safe everyone.
With all the cancelations of sporting events, it could be a boon for Indycar and NASCAR since they are pretty much the only sports still operating at this point.
I feel you David - I’m a free-lance audio engineer and musician, and my industry is in an absolute free-fall. Everything for the foreseeable future is cancelled, and tbh - I have no idea if I’m going to be able to pay my bills in 30 days. This year started pretty bumpy, and just got a lot worse. That said, please people, this thing isn’t a joke, “getting it over with” isn’t the right attitude. Please listen to the hard advice you don’t want to hear - and give a rip about more than just yourself.
Man, screw that stupid sickness. It's ruining everyone, including us motorsports fans. What we can do now is just pray. Pray for everyone with that sickness.
I feel very sorry for you David, and yes, its a crying shame. I was looking forward to a great summer of motor racing including going the the Le Mans 24hrs but I guess we have to get our priorities straight. A very strange & eery day indeed.
Hi David, They just Canceled the Supercars , S5000 and TCR from the Australian Grand Prix Weekend in Melbourne. It is a Bad weekend for alot of people. I personally know a few freelancers that have paid to go down to Melbourne at there own cost. I will keep watching your content, You are doing a great Job. Stay Safe Brother. Cheers.
Thanks David for the coverage. I truly hate it for the St. Pete and Long Beach GP's, especially with those being street tracks. I just hope somehow Barber and COTA can be rescheduled. Here in Georgia, its crazy. In the county I live in, there has been fights in grocery stores. At the grocery store I work at, we ran out of toilet paper and running out of water. Luckily we got a truck in last night. PLEASE everyone use your heads. Keep your hands washed and take care of your neighbors, especially the elderly.
Great commentary David, the issue is all the people that have tickets will now be in hotels and bars watching the race so no idea how locking the spectators out will help. Hopefully, the F1 race goes forward even without fans.
Sound sentiments indeed brother. Here's love and hope to our American brothers and sisters from the UK and everyone in the world. All we can hope is that we all take necessary precautions and slow the tide of infections so our health care systems can cope. Stay strong folks. Will be good to see some racing this weekend so fingers crossed for St Pete. Love that circuit with the runway, very cool.
DL Keep the faith brother! This too shall pass! Hope racing continues as it will be the only sport to watch! The TV ratings will be insane as everyone will have cabin fever! Have to respect R.Penske, Imsa, wec, F1 for taking this pandemic seriously! This is serious and we need to take the short term pain to protect young and old from the spread of the virus! We do not need 90 million infections! Keep posting and doing your best! Thanks for your coverage! Cheers! Stay positive!!!
We feel terrible for the media, fans, and vendors. I was leaving the track and saw a vendors van with a California license plate on it and can only imagine the sacrifice it took to get out here. It was the right call for the safety and health of the fans to keep the public at home, and I am very happy IndyCar is continuing the weekend in an organized manor. Thank you David for your commitment to IndyCar!
Thanks for the kind words Oliver. Put on a show for us on Sunday! I need something to talk about!
Don’t know much about Oliver, but as a fan I really appreciate the shout out to the California vendor. I think racing series forget that people do travel to see them. And Vendors as well. David we appreciate your effort to keep us up to date. This situation is out of both of your hands. If the race goes on, ill be watching and appreciate the brief escape.
Oliver Askew whassup yes I think this whole thing is blown up out of proportion us race fans sacrifice for a good show! Stay safe
Safety comes first, corona pandemic disease is spreading very fast like a wild 🔥. Take care DL while reporting current situation
@@DavidLand91 Do you know if this is actually him? Anyone could make that their screen name.
This is now March Sadness
NO! It's still Madness! It's all stupid.
ReyReyCraze ALT that’s what I’m calling it
Its Corona Virus Hysteria.
Dont feed it, dont watch the media to feed your fear, watch out for local and federal government announcements, stay calm and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS
@@BoleDaPole 100% agree. I see article after article trying to induce public fear, but I don't see much reporting on the fact that the death rate for the Coronavirus is 0.1-0.6% (per Johns Hopkins University) which is pretty much spot on the seasonal flu when you account for the fact that there is no vaccine. And these numbers continue to go lower as more data comes in. Nowhere will you hear reported how many people died last week from the flu (which is around 3000 in the US alone). All that information would put things in perspective and restore calm. I guess increasingly irrelevant media corporations and politicians need to milk this a little for fun and profit.
@@SteveSmith-fh6br Well said Steve... and there are so many of this same gang (increasingly irrelevant media corporations and politicians} who point fingers and call others "Science Deniers"... I have MS and at best have a modulated immune system. I wouldn't even leave my room if I believed in all this sensationalism... but in my pre disability days did work in the science field. I actually like my odds (based on real science) and will not be buying CASES of SPAM. :)
And suddenly in a span of 48 hours the world of sports and motorsports crumbles.
Harsh times we're living. I hope for better days in the future
I agree with you and I hope for a better future but in all likeliness, with the Outbreak already hitting the economy hard their wont be the same amount of businesses spending money in Motorsport, meaning less sponsorship money for drivers to get drives and for races to give prize money, which'll effect entries and the amount of races per season, and I'm sad to say we may not see the grid sizes and the amount of races we've got used to seeing in recent years happen for a while
This will pass tho
sports in general not just motorsports but also hockey, basketball, baseball, March madness
"Harsh times we're living. I hope for better days in the future"
WOT? Majority of you fuckers need serious reality check, if you think that this is a sign of "harsh times".
It’s not a *sign* of harsh times; we *are* in harsh times.
If the race does go ahead and you are let in, you should do at least one “fan interview” where you just ask questions to an empty chair
A.B.M. of PGH David “Clint Eastwood” Land
I laugh out load at this. Literally only reason I spelled it out.
@@dustinf9901 loud*
Not funny
@@truckercowboyed2638 autocorrected, sorry.
Keep your chin up, fam. Hopefully this will all blow over in short order and we can get some DLand at IMS.
I feel bad for motorsports fan in general
or just sports fans at this point
...or just the public in general
I feel bad for the people who work these events who are now out of work.
I was soooo looking forward to the Australian GP. Very disappointed. But I understand.
NASCAR and F1 just make announcements.
IndyCar really had no choice. The maddening thing about the motor racing cancellations was they could have done it earlier and saved fans who were travelling to the race some money. But all gambled that things might get better and now people like you are out of pocket a lot of money.
Well, kinda. The main problem was that everyone in the US government was downplaying the virus for the last 6 weeks or so. In the time that South Korea tested 150,000 people the US tested less than 3,500 because the agencies that could test people were told not to test anyone unless they met extremely specific criteria. Our intelligent and educated leaders wanted to protect the stock market from panic selling and it backfired on them. It also caused businesses and sport leagues to underestimate how easily and quickly it spread and led them to make bad decisions based on bad information. Fox news still today has "experts" on claiming that this is no big deal and it's not much worse than the flu when all the data from other countries that have been hit hard says it's many times worse than the flu and spreads even quicker because many people don't have symptoms or have very mild symptoms.
We depend on our government to give us critical information in situations like this and they simply didn't. They downplayed it and buried their heads in the sand to protect corporate profits. When you look at donations to those politicians it's pretty easy to figure out that they are going to take care of the companies throwing tens of millions of dollars into their campaigns above anyone else and that's exactly what happened.
If the President and congress had been more open and shared critical information concerning the virus in January when they were briefed on how quickly it spread and how potentially deadly it was businesses and sports leagues would have made changes and cancelled events without waiting until the last minute. F1 didn't cancel because they charge way too much for their race fees to hosting tracks and didn't want to be responsible for the financial losses. MotoGP and World SuperBike cancelled or postponed events last week because they had access to better information.
it's damn hard for a company to make an informed decision calling off events that they have millions of dollars invested in when all the information they are getting is "it's not that bad" and "we have it contained" from our orange turd of a president on his twitter account. Who we vote for has consequences beyond people's 401k or hot button topics like abortion and gun control. It has real world impact on the health of the 350 million people in this country and our leaders failed miserably to do everything in their power to protect the American people. They sold each and every one of us out to try and keep the stock market up because of their corporate sponsors bottom line. Life isn't a game we win or lose based on how much money we have but that's all a large portion of the US seems to care about. Because of that companies like Nascar and Indycar didn't have the information they needed to make an earlier decision to cancel or postpone events.
Anyone who gets their news from sources like the AP, BBC, and other international unbiased news sources knew in January that this was going to spread all over the world and will eventually make tens or hundreds of millions of people sick and that it has the potential to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of people. I started buying extra canned and dry food as well as bottled water back in mid January because it was pretty clear that this was going to be a worldwide pandemic. The rest of the US is out trying to find toilet paper and hand sanitizer because their government failed to give them adequate information that this was serious and needed to be treated as such.
So yeah, they could have done it earlier if the president had shared the information they have had since January. Since king cheeto decided to protect rich peoples money over the health of US citizens by lying and claiming it was under control Indycar and Nascar as well as other sports like the NCAA and NBA didn't have any choice but to wait and see what happened. That resulted in last minute cancellations. The Australian GP wasn't cancelled simply because nobody wanted to take financial responsibility for cancelling the race. I think they pay somewhere near $45 or $50 million for the privilege of hosting an F1 race and Liberty Media didn't want to lose that income if there was any chance at all they could get the event to happen. Now they are down from 22 races to 16 races it appears and that means they are going to likely lose $200 million+ in the first year it looked like the company was going to make a profit off of F1.
We need to elect leaders that have the best interest of the people in our nation held above the interests of corporate America. As long as people keep electing folks with an R next to their name that will never be the case.
Wesley Jones doesnt matter what the "government" does if you are gonna get you are gonna get it. If you die it was ment to be. Have a good day it might be your last
@@holmes1956O dumbest comment of the day. The faster an agency reacts to an outbreak, the faster they can try and contain it.
Jim Knox your coment is the dumbest of the day because it doesnt even address what my content was. So look in the mirror and see what stupid looks like
Sorry that happened David especially after you got down there. Unfortunately looks likely that I won't be going to my weekend at Barber if it keeps up. Safety of the drivers and teams is priority though, stay safe out there.
This whole situation is all sorts of crazy
I appreciate your commitment to covering this race despite the current situation David. I hope that this situation gets better in the months to come.
Great job David, keep your chin up. Keep us updated as much as possible.
With everyone staying at home, we need something to watch.
sorry about this whole situation David. Just keep grinding!
Good luck Dave. Stay safe. We appreciate all of the content you create for us week in and week out.
0:36 The brits don’t think it’s that offensive
A.B.M. of PGH As a brit that made me laugh
LMAO. good 1 Chap !!😂😂😂
I guess we’ve got to find some light relief in these times
@@Jhrs1257 yes sir. If were going down on a plane. I'd prefer to be laughing my ass off at a joke , before impact , ty for this laugh , much. Needed 💯🤘🤘
Yep... No offence for me old chum :3
Thank you for your coverage David!
I have yet to miss a Formula 1 race in Austin, TX since it's inaugural. I purchase my ticket on a year by year basis, due to the hefty price of $1,200.00 per ticket. I'll wait until closer to the race date this year, before I buy my ticket to see how things are, providing it's not cancelled/postponed.
David Land, the only calm and sane voice in media regarding the situation....
This is something I will never forget. 2020 has started out to be something I can't explain. David, were all behind you man. Do you what you always do, provide the highlight of our day.
David you do an amazing job, this channel is my primary source of US racing news. I'm from the UK, thanks to this channel & Sky Sports F1 I have revived my interest in IndyCar.
We are in unprecedented times, we have to understand the bigger picture.
I hope the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg goes ahead but not at the expense of anyone's health & wellbeing.
Matthew, well said sir. The bigger picture indeed!
And yet somehow most schools are still in session.
I hate school.
My school is gonna wait until they are forced to close probably.
Left Turn Productions [LTP] sounds like school
@@HalfEliteRacing Even among the districts in my county my district holds out the longest. They're that one district that almost never cancels school because of snow.
Fuck the DOE
All schools in the state of Ohio are being canceled for the next three weeks.
It is indeed a sad day for the sports fans of America. Never thought I'd see the day there would be no March Madness! I live in Michigan, and have a good friend who is in St. Pete (like you) with his college buddies to attend the IndyCar race weekend. I feel for you and all the fans who have already paid for and completed travel only to be turned away at the gate. I pray your press pass gets you full weekend access so you can bring all your followers your takes on the weekend. I for one think you "nailed it " in this video - this situation is bigger than us as individuals-it's about all of us caring for each other in true community. Keep up your great work, and I HOPE to see you at Indy in about 8 weeks!
Thanks for being there. Sorry for circumstances. However you’re right, safety and life along with compassion count.
David,
Thanks for your candid views. It's obvious you care a lot about your content and channel.
I think you are absolutely correct in reference to the issues this will cause a year or two down the road. Let's really hope that we're both wrong.
Hey dave, stay safe we appreciate what you're doing for us fans. Coming from someone who lives in New Rochelle NY (Home of the Coronavirus outbreak in NY)
Samzilla You too!
I'm from King county Washington were the real outbreak happened
@@andrewputnam2717 yeah we've got it pretty bad here in new Rochelle, over 100 people with the virus. Thank God no fatalities so far hopefully it remains that way.
I feel sad for you David. I know you were pumped for these next two weekends.
Hang in there brother. We do appreciate what you're doing. Let's hope this blows over soon with minimal impact.
David, you handles that with the level of professionalism we've come to love from you. Sorry your weekend got screwed, but thank you, for doing what you do. You're the best!!
David, you’ve had a great channel for years. Informative, fair, and fun, that’s been your brand, and I can’t think of a bigger compliment for someone that does what you do. Hang in there, man.
I hope all fans that paid money for these events get a refund or something
Atlanta motor speedway said it's giving people full credit for any race this year and next year.
Australian GP was cancelled and refunded.
@John Breedlove I second that notion
Its the government disition.
Nice words David!
Motorsport fan or not we're all in this together, wherever in the world we are, and as a community we need to be united.
Sport should be something that crosses boundaries but unfortunately at the moment that's proving difficult.
Hopefully somewhere very soon we'll get some of the top line sport we all love.
The stupid media makes little seem big. That is the problem
David, I'm behind you. You make good videos. You're like an old friend. Hang in there.
I hope the Indy 500 doesn’t get called off
ChaseFan#9 it’s guaranteed to
@Thomas Apple Viruses that get this big don't burn out that quickly
Good thing it was not datona 500
@@minigungaming5915 its already burning out. look at china, it has almost no new cases. it was around way longer than people realized. its going to be over with in a couple weeks, mark my words.
stephen degraaf somebody said it could easily a 6-month crisis
You have most certainly earned my respect today for your commitment to providing the coverage. I'm driving up there on Friday morning to work the corners for the race because I made a commitment to my fellow marshals, drivers, teams, & crews of Indycar, IMSA, SRO, & Sports Car. I personally don't know what to expect, but I wish to send positive vibes to everyone watching this video...
We appreciate you David! This is an odd day but you will pull through along with all of the sports fan bases.
stay safe out there david!
We appreciate your commitment and the content you bring to us. This is unfortunate circumstances. Once everybody put the fire out in their hair, we'll be racing as normal again. Be well and good luck out there.
At least for once, we're being proactive instead of reactive. It would only be *really* dark should anything happen as a result of this situation.
Ultimate23Dragon Who is “WE”? This is a government run “social experiment”. The government does not have the right to protect you from yourself or from your own decisions. You roll over and take this right up the pipe, dry and hard, and say, “Thank you, Sir...thank you for protecting me from my own decisions. May I have another.”
@@mikewood3528 ???...
Uh, "we" as in auto racing in general?... I don't know where you're getting this government stuff from, but I'm just glad that all of the sanctioning bodies are going with the side of safety & not waiting until something happens to someone in the sport for once...
Fell terrible for you David, good luck with all of this and thanks for your commitment
I from Houston Tx. The Houston Livestock show. Got canceled last night due to the virus. I feel really bad for all the kids work hard with There Animals to get Scholarships for College and the vendors that make a living at the Rodeo. I sitting here watching ESPN seeing everything getting Canceled or postponed sports events that’s crazy. @David land you right about people buying the crap out of Toilet paper and water like it’s going out of Style. I like people need to be a little Considerate we all just need to come together we can beat this virus together.
Sadly, consideration is something the world is running out of. Being considerate is something I notice on a daily basis that people are so much worse at than they were even 20 years ago. Most of the time I don't think people even realize that they're being inconsiderate to others, they've just become so accustom to doing for themselves that they don't even realize their actions are affecting someone else. If people would just slow down for a split second to think about their surroundings and how their next act might affect those around them then the entire world would be a better place.
T. Riley Roo true story on that one. I 37 years old and people now compared to 20 years ago is a big difference we all just forgot how to treat other people with respect and care about one and other. Not this I in it for me bs and what am I going to get anything out of it. I know There is still good people out there but it’s hard. But let’s see how we all going to overcome this Situation.
Kudos to you for getting out there and doing your damndest to get this race covered for us. Strange strange times now and ahead for us all. Keep things in perspective, glad they are taking precautions. Hope for a good show. Maybe with such limited other options out there, their broadcast platform might get raised. That's wishful, optimistic thinking on my end at least. Keep on keeping on DL!
Good stuff David. We're not going to let you fall. Appreciate you.
Stay strong David and everyone! Thanks from Sweden!
This is hard to believe. I hope all these cancellations help to mediate the spread of the virus, but it’s terribly sad for INDYCAR. They had such an exciting season coming up, lots of attention on the new drivers, and now it’s in danger.
I can't believe they cancelled two races down in Florida
Christian Harmon I think the main reason they cancelled the two races at Sebring was because many of those teams are based outside of the country, and the new travel ban has made transporting cars next to impossible
I'm a senior in high school graduating the first week of June, and my senior trip with my buddy and I was scheduled to be the Indy 500. This is heartbreaking to see. I pray that the warm weather helps to curb this virus.
Very well said man! You're spot-on with everything you said and it's another reason I'm a huge fan and proponent of your channel! Mad respect, and the respect has always been growing as I watch your channel!
Thanks for the Updates David. Take care & Stay Safe
Thanks David. Keep up the good work. This whole issue will pass sooner than later, its distorted beyond comprehension.
"it's just the flu bro"
Cancelling all sporting events is a massive overreaction, the world has gone mad.
I know you're joking but from my understanding, it's more like pneumonia (it can actually lead to pneumonia). The problem is that it's still in it's infancy and we're just now figuring out how to best fight it. More than likely in due time it won't be much different than the flu or pneumonia but we're not there yet.
It's more contagious than flu, and the infected can transmit it before they develop any symptoms. The current mortality rate is about 3% of those infected. If we don't limit the spread, there won't be enough hospital capacity or medical staff. You don't want to hear that your elderly relative didn't score high enough in triage to get treatment.
@@JSchaffer214 We are pretty much there. Johns Hopkins University believes the Coronavirus to have a death rate of 0.1-0.6%. When you account for the fact that no one is vaccinated against the Coronavirus, these numbers put it right in line with the seasonal flu. And the numbers have only been getting smaller as more data becomes available. This had been colossally blown out of proportion and will have consequences the next time a virus comes along and is actually seriously deadly. If public officials and the media cannot be trusted to be measured in their response, this leads to lack of public trust which leads to non-compliance when it might actually matter. It's the story of the boy who cried wolf.
@@EmyrDerfel Stop spreading disinformation and get your facts right. Pretty much everything you said was incorrect per the latest information from Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. They are leading the research on this topic and don't have the built in bias that the WHO or CDC have for example.
Very well put! I'm hoping we hear some better news soon.
You have worked so hard to get there man. You're doing a great job even under the circumstances!
I feel grateful for you and your efforts and your words, David Land. Thank you
I hate to say it but this just killed all of the momentum for IndyCar going into this season. It sucks too because it was so many positive announcements that came out of the off season.
Might I recommend marbula 1.. its marbles, racing . Marbles are immune to the c word.. marbles...
@@tgrfilms657 Midnight Wisps!!! Lol
Marbula 1 is the best!!!! I'm following it just like actual F1
Rip race just got cancelled
I stand with you David hope you stay safe and keep up the good work.
Dear David Land, you have been providing excellent autosports coverage for many, many fans, including myself for quite a few years now. I pre-read the entire comments section before watching your on site report of the Indycar race intended for this weekend. I am impressed with my fellow viewers of your channel and, for the most part, their caring, sincere response to this potentially damaging situation. If I may paraphrase Mr. Matthew Hanna; These are unprecedented times...it is important that we all stick together and take care of each other. I personally gain so much pleasure in watching your channel's weekly episodes and truly admire you for your diligence in making sure we receive our autosports entertainment. God Speed to you David Land please know that you have thousands of dedicated followers, do not buckle to the pressure, keep up the excellent work. Hey Mr. Jay Frye & Mr. Mark Miles; Please get this man,D/L, his "Indycar Hard Card" pronto!!!
I was really looking forward all the upcoming races and your coverage David. We're all going to get through this together. It's going to be up to us, the fans, to help motorsports recover. I'll be looking to bring new people to races and support series sponsors.
Love your stuff David, hang in there, we'll all make it
Starting to wonder if my weekend at the dual in Detroit is in jeopardy.
It'll be cleared up by then. The last weekend in May as well, are the first events I believe will be on the other side of this.
Thank you David for everything you've done.
Thanks for all that you do, stay safe out there.
I've been dealing with a lot of personal crap lately, and was looking forward to the beginning of the IndyCar season. This course of events is like rubbing salt in my emotional wound....So insane what's happening. Not to mention Long Beach is gone from the schedule now. SMFH.
Thank you David for your commitment to us IndyCar fans. Here's to hoping I can see Mid-Ohio this year.
I guess everyone needs to take a chill pill.
If IndyCar goes ahead and races, think of all the other Motorsport eyeballs that will be paying attention to it since everything else was canceled
Well said David. You are a class act. Stay positive and thanks for keeping all of us race fans informed.
This video is exactly why we love and appreciate your content David.
I absolutely respect what you do, David. As they say, “You do you.” Ever since watching one of your videos for the first time, I became a fan and follower. You delivered news, thoughts and analyses really well. Keep at it, David!
Don’t lose hope and don’t give up because I’m sure all of us don’t want you to. We all crave for racing action.
I’ll join the Patreon once I start working appreciate the hard work and dedication to racing
Well done David. Ridiculous reaction by the sports world. This too shall pass.
I'm a stones throw from the turn one. Was wondering why race control went silent. Eerily silent. Reminds me of another day a couple decades ago.
I think this is NASCARS chance to draw in new fans! NASCAR has been the most watched sporting event the past 4 weeks and now since almost no sports other than NASCAR is going on everyone will be watching the race Sunday.
Well not now. At least Atlanta and Homestead-Miami will be rescheduled. Dont know about Texas yet.
Daniel Mackey well the should have ran the race this weekend all the teams were already at the track
Keep your chin up David. You will get through it clean. Big thanks from about your dedication to racing!
We love you brother and are here to support you!
Appreciate you Dave. Keep up the great work.
For all the people who took time off of work, paid to travel to St. Pete, paid for hotels, and just the disappointment I feel really bad for you. If this isn't put under control really fast life as we know it could be really changed and not for the best. You look at what the teams, vendors, IndyCar, and the City of St Pete has spent to put on a 3 day show is crazy and possibly run some out of business. Granted people's health is the number 1 thing that needs to be addressed and hopefully we'll get through this quickly. Thank you David for at least trying. Stay safe everyone.
With all the cancelations of sporting events, it could be a boon for Indycar and NASCAR since they are pretty much the only sports still operating at this point.
A boom rating wise? Maybe. Monetarily fuck no.
@@ScrollsofSombra Well, seeing as NASCAR was put on the map because people had fuck all else to do on a day in February 1978
I feel you David - I’m a free-lance audio engineer and musician, and my industry is in an absolute free-fall. Everything for the foreseeable future is cancelled, and tbh - I have no idea if I’m going to be able to pay my bills in 30 days. This year started pretty bumpy, and just got a lot worse.
That said, please people, this thing isn’t a joke, “getting it over with” isn’t the right attitude. Please listen to the hard advice you don’t want to hear - and give a rip about more than just yourself.
Man, screw that stupid sickness. It's ruining everyone, including us motorsports fans. What we can do now is just pray. Pray for everyone with that sickness.
Thanks David, we support you. Maybe you can start covering iracing in the meantime.
loved this video. Meant a lot to me. Thank you
I feel very sorry for you David, and yes, its a crying shame. I was looking forward to a great summer of motor racing including going the the Le Mans 24hrs but I guess we have to get our priorities straight. A very strange & eery day indeed.
Hi David, They just Canceled the Supercars , S5000 and TCR from the Australian Grand Prix Weekend in Melbourne. It is a Bad weekend for alot of people. I personally know a few freelancers that have paid to go down to Melbourne at there own cost. I will keep watching your content, You are doing a great Job. Stay Safe Brother. Cheers.
This is really getting out of control and I'm not talking about the illness.
You are the man DL. You are going to get yours eventually.
keep pushing man! hate to see motorsport like this
Thanks David for the coverage. I truly hate it for the St. Pete and Long Beach GP's, especially with those being street tracks. I just hope somehow Barber and COTA can be rescheduled. Here in Georgia, its crazy. In the county I live in, there has been fights in grocery stores. At the grocery store I work at, we ran out of toilet paper and running out of water. Luckily we got a truck in last night. PLEASE everyone use your heads. Keep your hands washed and take care of your neighbors, especially the elderly.
It’s better to take it too seriously than not seriously enough.
Thanks for your take on this, David
Great commentary David, the issue is all the people that have tickets will now be in hotels and bars watching the race so no idea how locking the spectators out will help. Hopefully, the F1 race goes forward even without fans.
Appreciate you man. The cancelation of all of these races has me bummed
Hang in there, buddy... Like you said, we're all in this together, and we need to get THROUGH this together. Better days are ahead.
Thanks! @David Land. ✌
Thanks, for your fight David. I feel for you in this situation. I hope you take the most out of every moment.
Well stocked on Limes, bring on the Mexican Beers!
Ah yes
Good funny
soul beer guessing!
Sound sentiments indeed brother. Here's love and hope to our American brothers and sisters from the UK and everyone in the world. All we can hope is that we all take necessary precautions and slow the tide of infections so our health care systems can cope. Stay strong folks. Will be good to see some racing this weekend so fingers crossed for St Pete. Love that circuit with the runway, very cool.
DL Keep the faith brother! This too shall pass! Hope racing continues as it will be the only sport to watch! The TV ratings will be insane as everyone will have cabin fever!
Have to respect R.Penske, Imsa, wec, F1 for taking this pandemic seriously! This is serious and we need to take the short term pain to protect young and old from the spread of the virus! We do not need 90 million infections! Keep posting and doing your best! Thanks for your coverage! Cheers! Stay positive!!!
Thanks David love ur vids stay in good spirits brother.
Your a good Man David Land !!!! Ty from a fan 💯🤘🙏
We appreciate everything sir!!! 👍👍👍