IndyCar Hits 4 Drivers With 6-Place Grid Penalties Before Freedom 250
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
IndyCar Hits 4 Drivers With 6-Place Grid Penalties Before Freedom 250
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Summary
Nolan Siegel, Marcus Ericsson and Mick Schumacher were each handed six-place grid drops Sunday morning for unapproved engine changes, joining Santino Ferrucci on the penalty list before the Freedom 250.
Those penalties stem from IndyCar's season-long engine-use limits and come just hours before the 250-mile race around the National Mall, where passing remains an open question.
Ericsson, who said Saturday he believed overtaking would be possible, now must test that view from deeper in the field despite showing pace earlier in the weekend.
A 30-minute warm-up gave teams a final systems check before the 1 p.m. ET start; aside from a few trips through run-off areas, the session was uneventful.