The concern with a green-white-checkered finish is safety as drivers will get more aggressive in a one-lap dash to the finish, resulting in crashes. The debate among fans and drivers regarding the steps necessary to finish the Indy 500 under green or yellow will likely continue for years to come. It's just I think Marcus has a slightly different opinion, which is totally cool because he finished second.” “I said that earlier when someone asked me what I thought of the reds. I’ve seen a lot of races not go our way, so I’m happy with how it played out.”įerrucci, who finished third, echoed the comments from Kanaan and Penske saying, “I don't mind what Ind圜ar did. “There’s so many different ways it could have played out. “I’m happy they did it to give us a good finish,” said Newgarden. Ericsson was the only driver who attended the post-race press conference who made it clear they had an issue with race control’s choices. The displeasure Sunday, however, around the finish seemed to be solely from Ericsson. Then, the series released a statement that said, "there were too few laps remaining to gather the field behind the pace car, issue a red flag and then restart.” This appears to be a change in philosophy as the 2020 Indy 500 ended under caution - with Takuma Sato defeating Scott Dixon - after a crash on Lap 195. “We have a group that is certainly the officials of the track, and to me, we've said this before, I think all of you had said, we want to see a checkered flag, not a yellow flag,” said Penske, who, of course, owns the Ind圜ar series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway an Newgarden's team, in the post-race press conference. Roger Penske seemed supportive of race control’s decision to red flag the race multiple times. Actually 33 guys are pissed right now and one guy is happy. “The biggest complaint we have every year was we shouldn't finish a race under the yellow.
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