Scott Dixon has a steeper climb after crashing out in opening practice for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. <br>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 ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/scott-dixon-crashes-hard-in-opening-practice-for-grand-prix-of-st-petersburg/10800924/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>