Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson punished for stopped working post-race examination,

Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was among 3 top-12 finishers from Sunday’s race whose cars stopped working a post-race inspection, resulting in a drop to the back of the field.For Ericsson, that implies that he fell from 2nd location to 31st out of 33 drivers who competed.Advertisement The vehicles driven

by Ericsson and

his Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood were found in their post-race examinations to have unapproved modifications to the covers on their Dallara-supplied Energy Management System hybrid systems. IndyCar revealed the charges on Monday.Per IndyCar, those units are needed to be utilized as supplied, and the modifications”supplied the ability of enhanced aerodynamic effectiveness to both vehicles.” Kirkwood dropped from 6th place to 32nd after the penalty.The cars and truck driven by Prema Racing’s Callum Ilott “stopped working to satisfy the minimum endplate height and area requirements. “Ilott dropped from 12th location to 33rd because of his group’s penalty.Andretti Global revealed that it is asking for” a full evaluation “of the charges from IndyCar. Prema Racing released a statement accepting “complete duty “for the infraction.Advertisement The penalty means more frustration for Ericsson, who held a late lead in Sunday’s race previously being gone by winner Alex Palou. Ericsson, a former Formula 1 motorist who won the Indy 500 in 2022, held the lead with 14 laps remaining, however was passed by Palou while getting in Turn 1. Palou did not relinquish the lead from there en path to his fifth win in 6 races this season. Ericsson held on for 2nd location till his post-race penalty dropped him to 31st, a fall that comes with a likely six-figure decrease in payout.Indy 500 payments aren’t straight forward and do not simply award motorists and groups gradually based upon where they finished. Other elements, consisting of laps led and qualifying efficiency effect

the last payouts.