The disrupted IndyCar program on the oval of Gateway this Saturday August 26 led to the postponement of qualifying to Sunday morning. But it only takes one free practice session after dark on Saturday to witness an accident involving three top drivers: Will Power (Team Penske), Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Scott McLaughlin (Team think).
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.@12WillPower and @Ericsson_Marcus have been seen and released after this incident in practice 1.
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Forced to turn wide to avoid a spin-off Scott McLaughlin, Will Power rolled on the dirty part of the track, before hitting the wall. Marcus Ericsson had no time to avoid the double IndyCar champion in distress and the shock was inevitable.
The three pilots escaped without injury, but Will Power had no words strong enough to underline the error of Scott McLaughlin, who is however his teammate. “I saw an idiot spin off in the acceleration lane inside, commented the Australian. Unfortunately, I had to go out of the way to avoid it and hit the wall, which destroyed my car. I am furious ! »
The wrath of the pole record holder in IndyCar explained by the recurrence of these accidents in free practice. A few months earlier, at Road America, he was the innocent victim of the pilot error of Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing). “I’m tired of suffering the faults of others”a conclu Will Power.
READ ALSO > VIDEO – Collision between Power and Dixon at Road America
Scott McLaughlin tried to calm the situation by apologizing live on American television. “It’s entirely my fault. I’m sorry to Marcus (Ericsson) et Will (Power). I was attacking my first flying lap with new soft tires and I cut the first corner slightly. I think the inner border must have still been wet (due to heavy rains earlier in the day. Editor’s note).
It was quite scary. My spotter warned me that cars were entering the bend. I tried to get the car back down as fast as possible. I hate to see this stuff, it was a dangerous situation. I was trying to find the limit and by doing that, two riders paid the price. I feel bad to be honest. »
No penalty was pronounced against the New Zealander, who can concentrate on his second best time in free practice. The best performance went to Josef Newgarden (Team Penske). Takuma Sato (Chip Ganassi Racing) is 3rd, ahead of Will Power. Romain Grosjean (Andretti) set the 13th time. Qualifying will begin on Sunday at 5 p.m. metropolitan France time. The race is scheduled for 9:30 p.m.
2023-08-27 06:29:00
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