🗣️'It was a helluva ride.' IndyCar has declared that simonpagenaud will not be allowed to qualify in Mid-Ohio following his barrel-rolling crash in practice ⬇️
IndyCar has declared that Simon Pagenaud will not be allowed to qualify for this weekend’s Mid-Ohio round, following his wild high-speed, barrel-rolling accident in practice this morning.Pagenaud reported a brake failure at the end of the 180mph backstretch at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.car hit the grass verge at barely abated speed, before becoming airborne.
“I know that gravel is deadly, I know that Michael Andretti has done it [referring to Michael’s huge crash there in the 1998 race] I guess I’m joining another legend, so that’s cool, but I was just trying to bail out. “Definitely the wildest ride of my career. The funny thing is my first crash was actually in the exact same circumstances. So, yeah, interesting.”Team boss Mike Shank also told NBC that there were no obvious signs of why the brakes didn’t function in terms of broken parts or leaking fluids, as they took pieces off his shattered car to add to the spare tub that they are now building up.
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