IndyCar is expected to make changes to the Road America circuit after a testing incident in which Scott McLaughlin struck a kerb and flew through the air.
The Team Penske driver posted onboard footage to social media of the incident in which he appeared to run wide at turn one.
McLaughlin drove over the rumble strip, launching him into the air upon returning from the run-off area.
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The airborne moment blew a hole in the bottom of his car. Thankfully, the Kiwi escaped injury.
https://twitter.com/smclaughlin93/status/1666789691146792961
"Speed bumps on racetracks are bad," he wrote on Twitter.
"Flew car 85ft and put a hole in the underwing, but we good.
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"Back is fine. Very lucky. Finished the day off, we had a great day," he added in another tweet.
"But I know IndyCar officials are already making sure that's gone for race weekend!"
Incidents like McLaughlin's are rare but have become more common with the introduction of large speedhump-like kerbs at circuits.
The 'sausage kerbs' have come under scrutiny at times for causing back fractures.
Sim racer turned real-life racer, Jimmy Broadbent, criticised the Road America kerbs in response to McLaughlin's video.
https://twitter.com/smclaughlin93/status/1666790661167759360
"(People) need to stop putting launch strips on race tracks," he wrote.
"Apparently numerous broken backs and airborne race cars still isn't enough to stop them popping up."
McLaughlin sits seventh in the drivers' standings after the Detroit Grand Prix.
The IndyCar Series resumes at Road America on June 19.
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