Team Penske-Chevrolet’s McLaughlin was on an out-lap and let Ericsson of Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda, who was on a hot lap, pass him exiting Turn 9 and into Turn 10. However, the Swede clearly didn’t believe the St. Petersburg winner had moved aside soon enough, and so ensured he got in the way of McLaughlin’s next lap.
Ericsson said: “I was on a hot lap and he was on a prep lap and he backed me up into Turn 9. I had to abort that lap and try to start a new one and then he tried to overtake me into T11…
“I don’t like that, sorry. He’d already impeded my lap and then he tried to get me back!”
The Huksi Chocolate Chip Ganassi car will start eighth, ironically just ahead of McLaughlin who was deeply unimpressed with his rival.
“Just a cluster out there with the traffic,” said the series sophomore, who matched the pace of teammates Josef Newgarden and Will Power whenever he had a clear run in practice. “Our car was awesome.
“I dunno what Marcus was doing, he was…
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