The climate in Indianapolis is close to excellent for working race vehicles on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, however with simply an hour left within the first session, there have now been two incidents which have red-flagged apply with , and Takuma Sato hitting the wall simply minutes after Larson’s incident was cleared.
The inexperienced flag had simply waived permitting vehicles to return to trace, with Takuma Sato working his #75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) Honda. Within the replay, it seems to be like Sato got here out of Flip 1 and shortly misplaced the rear of the automobile earlier than hitting the wall sideways earlier than Flip 2.
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Sato did get out of the race automobile with some help from the AMR group. He has since been seen and launched by the infield medical heart. In an interview with IndyCar’s broadcast group, Sato shared with that he’s in somewhat ache, however he is okay: “It is laborious. My physique’s positive. I feel inside every week I will be 100%.”
As for Sato’s perspective of what occurred within the flip, he nonetheless wants to talk with the group. He speculates that he merely misplaced it — possibly going into Flip 1 somewhat too shortly.
Observe clear up delayed testing as Sato’s crash was somewhat extra impactful than Larson’s incident — leaving an array of liquids on the observe.
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The Japanese driver, and two-time Indy 500 champion is a one-off entry for the RLL group for the 109th working of the Indianapolis 500 this yr, having beforehand ran 15 seasons within the sequence — 12 of these as a full-time driver.
At present is the second day of the primary actual apply periods for IndyCar drivers aiming to get a seat within the Indy 500 this yr. Yesterday’s periods had been delayed by technical points, however drivers had been nonetheless capable of full the Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) and Veteran refresher exams, in addition to get some apply laps in with an prolonged session. This morning’s laps had been a part of IndyCar’s “increase” session — the place groups have been capable of run with the engine increase (additional energy) out there to them throughout 500 qualifying and race.
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