Indy 500 runner-up Ericsson dropped to 31st for technical violation

Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson of Sweden was dropped to 31st on Monday, after IndyCar revealed penalties from post-race technical assessments following Spaniard Alex Palou’s triumph on Sunday.Ericsson was demoted from 2nd third-from-last after unapproved adjustments were discovered to his car’s energy management system covers, enabling more effective aerodynamics for better speed.Advertisement The penalty implies Palou was joined on the official podium by

American David

Malukas, who goes up from 3rd crossing the finish line, and Mexico’s Pato O’Ward, who rose to 3rd after being the 4th to take the checkered flag following 200 laps at the 2.5-mile (four kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.The speedway revealed Monday that Palou took home a winner’s top prize of$3.8 million from a record total bag of $20,283,000, beating in 2015’s old mark of $18,456,000. Penalties for technical infractions were likewise handed down to Ericsson’s Andretti Global teammate, American Kyle Kirkwood, and Britain’s Callum Ilott.Kirkwood’s car had the exact same adjustment issues as Ericsson’s vehicle, incurring a charge that dropped him from sixth

in the field to 32nd. Advertisement Danish racer Christian Rasmussen rose into 6th as a result.Ilott’s entry was found inappropriate upon an evaluation of the front wing assembly, the car failing to meet minimum endplate height and location specifications.That dropped the British racer from

12th to 33rd and last in the field.Britain’s Louis Foster moved up one spot into 12th in his first Indy 500 start as a result of the penalty.All three cars were fined$100,000 and group supervisors for all 3

entries were suspended for the next IndyCar race in Detroit.js/ st