Andretti, Rossi penalized for illegal car at Indy

IndyCar on Wednesday fined Andretti Autosport $25,000 as a result of the automobile that Alexander Rossi drove to finish his 49-race dropping streak was unlawful.

Rossi’s automobile failed inspection following Saturday’s win on the highway course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when it was found to be underweight. IndyCar mentioned the workforce used a water bottle as an alternative of ballast and failed to fulfill the minimal weight requirement.

“From a sporting perspective, the automobile met minimal necessities,” mentioned IndyCar president Jay Frye. “From a technical perspective, the best way they achieved the burden just isn’t allowed. To fulfill minimal weight, the drink bottle and its contents had been used as automobile ballast, which isn’t permitted and why the workforce is being fined and penalized.”

Rossi was additionally docked 20 factors within the standings however ranked eighth within the standings earlier than the penalty. He is lengthy out of IndyCar’s title race. Rossi is leaving Andretti on the finish of the season to drive for Arrow McLaren SP.

His win Saturday ended a three-year dropping streak that dated to Street America in Wisconsin in 2019 and spanned 1,133 days. The victory additionally helped him depart his No. 27 workforce on a optimistic word; nearly 70% of Rossi’s workforce has been with him for his seven seasons driving for Andretti.

Rossi, from California, received the a hundredth working of the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie in 2016. He’d returned to the US that season after his time chasing a seat in Components One got here to an finish. Rossi’s 5 races within the 2015 season make him the final American driver to compete in an F1 weekend.