Marcus Armstrong suffered a serious crash in Saturday morning observe, simply forward of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The automotive spun, slamming the Flip 1 wall with the left-rear and left-side of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda in a heavy influence. Fortunately, the automotive didn’t go airborne as Kyffin Simpson did in Quick Friday observe, or like Colton Herta, who went absolutely the wrong way up in qualifying on Saturday.
Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher, however was sitting up and shifting round, even providing a thumbs up. The New Zealander was later seen and launched from the infield care middle, however he was not instantly cleared to race. Armstrong additionally didn’t give an interview and instantly entered concussion protocols, present process additional analysis.
“He’s awake, he’s alert,” stated Dr. Julia Vaizer, IndyCar’s chief medical officer. “These hits on this oval could be actually onerous and we simply need to be certain we don’t rush issues, and we take our time, and make the best selections for the driving force.
Whereas they awaited phrase on their driver, the Meyer Shank workforce scrambled to get Armstrong’s highway course automotive from the Indy GP able to compete.
It took almost 5 hours, however Armstrong was lastly cleared to return to motion by IndyCar’s medical officers. The hope is to now get the backup automotive prepared earlier than the tip of the day so he can at the least run an set up lap.
“I am doing properly,” Armstrong informed IndyCar on FOX. “Clearly, it was a relatively giant hit, however I am feeling okay now … Fingers crossed we will perhaps get out for an set up (lap) or perhaps a full run if if we’re fortunate.”
He went on to say that he’s wanting to get again on observe, saying: “I am prepared to enter T1 (Flip 1) flat once more. Perhaps with a little bit extra downforce this time, however I am able to go for it.”
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