LEXINGTON, Ohio—If the first commandment of motorsports is ‘Don’t hit your teammate,’ then Andretti Autosport’s IndyCar Series organization will have to go to confession after Sunday’s (July 3) Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The four-car armada had many incidents during the 80 lap race around the 13-turn, 2.258 mile road course, culminating with the No. 27 of Alexander Rossi and the No. 28 of Romain Grosjean both serving pit road drive-thru penalties on the same lap for contact with other teammates while Scott McLaughlin went on to win the race.
The Andretti Autosport misfortune started when Colton Herta was unable to pit before a full course yellow on lap 54 for Tatiana Calderon’s stalled car. With the pits being closed, the No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda had to stay on track instead of pitting. Herta’s next pit stop would drop him through the running order.
Instead of remaining in the top four like the Californian had done throughout the race to that point, Herta dropped to 18th place after his lap 60 pit stop under the race’s final full course yellow that came out on lap 59.
On the lap before the caution came out, Rossi and Grosjean had contact with each other exiting The Keyhole, causing Grosjean’s left side wheels to throw up some dust. Grosjean attempted the same pass one lap later when Rossi’s car had understeer at the corner apex. With Grosjean’s car immediately outside of Rossi’s, the two collided, sending both cars into the grass and unleashing the Swiss-born Frenchman’s fury on the team’s radio as his car stalled.
What do you think of this incident with teammates @AlexanderRossi and @RGrosjean?#INDYCAR // #Honda200 pic.twitter.com/kzVxjJD4ZW
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 3, 2022
“WHAT’S WRONG WITH HIM?!”@RGrosjean’s emotions were high after contact with teammate Alexander Rossi set him back Sunday at @Mid_Ohio. (via @IndyCar) pic.twitter.com/mGXShFBDJ5
— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) July 3, 2022
The fiery Grosjean did not hold back his feelings about the incident with Rossi.
“He’s an absolute idiot. Sorry,” Grosjean said. “I don’t know why he does that, he’s on blacks, I’m on reds, I’m on the outside, I can carry more speed into the corner.”
Romain Grosjean on his race today and the contact with Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta:#Honda200 #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/96m0OKbUuZ
— Christopher DeHarde (@CDeHarde) July 3, 2022
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