In the round-up: IndyCar spectators who crossed a barrier and entered a live track were dealt with by local police.
In brief
Police catch IndyCar track invader
An IndyCar spokesperson confirmed to RaceFans police issued a ticket to a spectator who entered the Laguna Seca track during qualifying for this weekend’s race. Video showed at least one fan within the confines of the circuit as Christian Lundgaard’s car passed by.
The incident occured towards the end of qualifying. The spectator was found hiding near the circuit in Poison Oak.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s department confirmed it arrested a 31-year-old male who “entered Weathertec [sic] Raceway race track, while race [sic] was in session, to take photos.”
“He did not have permission and was cited for trespassing.”
Sargeant “managing from lap one”
Logan Sargeant called the Spanish Grand Prix “was one of the toughest races of the year” after qualifying and finishing last. He was promoted to 19th on the grid by his team mate’s penalty but fell back behind Alexander Albon by the finish.
“That was one of the toughest races of the year,” said Sargeant. “The degradation was accumulating so quickly that it felt like I was managing the tyre from lap one on every stint.
“It’s been a difficult weekend for the team. Like last year, we struggled in Barcelona but had strong performances in Austria and Silverstone, so we’ll look to move on and bounce back.”
Bortoleto penalised for tangle with team mate
Gabriel Bortoleto lost his seventh place finish in the Formula 2 feature race after the stewards handed him a five-second time penalty for colliding with his team mate. The pair collided when Bortleto, defending his position on the inside of turn one on hard tyres, tangled with Kush Maini as the second Invicta, on soft tyres, attempted to sweep around the outside of him.
“Bortoleto also reported that his visibility rearward had been affected by a broken mirror from debris on-track,” noted the stewards. “We considered that Bortoleto had attempted to leave room for Maini and the collision was minor, in addition to the possible mitigating circumstances of reduced visibility.”
The penalty promoted Zane Maloney to seventh behind Maini, followed by Amaury Cordeel, Pepe Marti and Bortoleto in the final points place.
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