Marcus Armstrong On Saturday morning, a major accident was faced in practice, just before qualifying for Indianapolis 500. The car slammed the turn 1 wall with left-rair and number 66 on the left. Mayor cones racing Honda in heavy impact. Thankfully, the car did not go air Kyffin Simpson rapidly practiced in Friday practiceOr like Solton Harta, which turned completely upside down in qualifying on Saturday.
Armstrong was taken to a stretcher, but he was sitting up and was walking, even offering a thumb. New Josender was later seen and released from Infield Care Center, but was not immediately approved for the race. Armstrong also did not give an interview and immediately entered the convention protocol, undergoing a round of evaluation.
“He is awake, he is alert,” Dr. Julia Vaisar, Chief Medical Officer of Indycar said. “These hits on this oval can be really difficult and we just want to make sure that we do not hurry things, and we take our time, and make the right decisions for the driver.
While they were waiting for the word on their driver, the Mayor Shank team prepared Armstrong’s road course car to compete with Indy GP.
It took about five hours, but Armstrong was finally approved by the medical authorities of Indycar to return to action. It is expected that now the backup car is ready before the end of the day so that it can run at least one installation lap.
“I’m doing well,” Armstrong told Indycar on Fox. “Obviously, it was a big hit, but I am now feeling right … we have crossed the fingers. We may probably get out for an install (lap) or even a full run if we are lucky.”
He said that he is eager to go back to the track, saying: “I am ready to go again in T1 (Turn 1). Perhaps this time with a little more downforce, but I am ready to go for it.”
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