Robert Shwartzman had an issue on the pit lane which sent one of his crew members off on a stretcher
Indycar rookie Robert Shwartzman shocked the world when he qualified on the pole position for Sunday’s Indy 500. However, a pit lane incident ended his race.
On lap 87, the 25-uear-old rookie suffered an issue coming into his pit box. With his foot on the brake pedal, he drove through several of his own crew members in a scary pit lane accident.
Watch the video of the Indy 500 pit lane crash below.
Four crew members were pinned between the car and the pit wall. One of the crew members was carried out on a stretcher.
The injuries remain unclear.
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Robert Shwartzman comments on the pit lane crash
“Honestly, it felt really strange — my brakes — already when I was going slow coming in the pit lane,” Shwartzman opened to Fox Sports.
I locked both front tires, which usually is not the case. I wasn’t sure if it was the brakes or because the tires were cold … I tried to be very slow. But as soon as I touched my brakes, my whole front just locks and I just went right into the guys.”
“It was really scary. At the moment I braked, I was just a passenger.”
“Luckily nobody got really, hardly injured, I think there is only one guy who had a bit of an injury,” the driver added. “I’m happy that everybody is fine.”
“It’s just really sad. We did such good work in qualifying. But it’s the Indy 500, anything can happen. A lot of strong drivers are out of the race or behind. This is what happens, this is Indy.”
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