(Steve Swope for Team Penske)
The Indianapolis 500 is over for another year and ahead next
year’s 100th edition of the most historic race in motorsport the
organisers of the event and the Indy Racing League need to come together to
find a solution to the issues that the sport had over the course of the month
of May.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway have confirmed that
renovation work will be done at the venue ahead of the 2016 event.
During the build up to this year’s event there were a number
of horrendous accidents on the famous Brickyard. Penske Racing Team’s Helio
Castroneves was involved in a huge accident which saw his No.3 Penske Racing
machine flip upside down and land right side up. The Brazilian walked away from
the accident unhurt but it was an extremely frightening accident.
In practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway prior to the
race last week, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports James Hinchcliffe had a horrendous
accident and suffered massive blood loss after a suspension element pierced the
cockpit of his car.
The Canadian underwent surgery at the IU Health Methodist
Hospital in Indianapolis. The following day Josef Newgarden flipped his car in
another horrifying accident while CFH Racing co-owner Ed Carpenter was also involved
in a big crash when his car also flipped prior to the Indianapolis 500. He
managed to the race but retired on lap 112 of the race following contact.
Chip Ganassi Racing Team’s Sebastian Saavedra ended up with
a dislocated foot following a three car collision on lap 175 of the 200 lap
event. As a result, the Colombian will miss this weekend’s double header at
Belle Isle, Detroit.
The Indianapolis 500 also saw Dale Coyne Racing Team crew
member Daniel Jang injured following pit road accident involving Dale Coyne
Racing’s James Davison, Tristan Vautier and Pippa Mann. Jang underwent surgery
at the IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on foot injuries he
suffered during the accident.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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