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Air Force One and four F-35's pass over as President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as "The Beast," does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix. Alex Brandon / AP The Athletic has live coverage of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix . WASHINGTON — IndyCar’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix has been an atypical motorsports event, considering no racing series had ever competed on the streets around the National Mall in the heart of Washington, D.C., before. President Donald Trump waved the green flag to start the race from his custom-built suite, which was located well past the starting line — even past Turn 1. That meant drivers went through the first turn of the race before actually taking the green flag to officially start it; an odd sight for motorsports fans, to be sure.
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