The accident occurred when Dale Coyne Racing of Pietro Fittipaldi hit the back of AJ Foyt Racing-Chevy’s Sebastien Bourdais, causing him to collide with the Andretti Autosport car of Alexander Rossi. Fittipaldi suffered a sprained finger as a result of the impacts that followed.
That unleashed more chaos, with Dalton Kellett y Ed Jones also being victims. The Carlin team was also eliminated, since its only representative, Conor Daly, it crashed.
Start-up accident
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Daly’s impact ended with his # 59 overturning and crashing into the SAFER barrier, sliding down the track until he reached the infield grass, where his car was in a normal position.
“In general, in IndyCar I think we have too many crashes in the starts and I think we should probably look at it,” Daly told NBC SN. “There is an accordion effect. Honestly everything seemed fine, everyone was accelerating, I had the best view because it was the last one, but it only takes one person to crash.”
“All I know is that being face down is not fun, it had not happened to me before in IndyCar, but it adds to the terrible things that have happened to us so far this year. I don’t know what will happen next.”
Crash at race start
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Bourdais retired for the second day in a row after being beaten by Josef Newgarden in Saturday’s race. His team stayed up until midnight to fix the car, only for it to crash again on Sunday.
“Obviously, I didn’t see anything, but Pietro apologized for crashing into us, so I guess he touched us and that’s what triggered it all,” Bourdais said.
Crash at race start
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“Two days in a row we have had to, a couple of expensive days for AJ Foyt Racing.”
“The guys who worked until midnight to fix the car last night after Josef took us out, and then we can’t even take the green flag!”
Gallery: the accident at the start of the fourth IndyCar date
Shock at the start of the race
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Shock at the start of the race
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Shock at the start of the race
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Shock at the start of the race
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Shock at the start of the race
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