{"id":316630,"date":"2023-07-16T22:50:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T22:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316630"},"modified":"2023-07-16T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T23:58:59","slug":"aussie-racer-explodes-at-team-with-foul-mouthed-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316630","title":{"rendered":"Aussie racer explodes at team with foul-mouthed spray"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fundamental failure had Will Power<\/a> blowing up deluxe on the radio to his team after he was forced to relinquish a potential podium finish in the latest IndyCar<\/a> race.<\/p>\n

The Team Penske driver was challenging Andretti Autosport's Colton Herta for third on the Toronto streets when the call came that he needed to pit on the second-to-last lap.<\/p>\n

Power was fourth and less than a second behind Herta at the time and passed him just seconds before entering the pit lane.<\/p>\n

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The pit stop dropped him way down the standings, with the Aussie star finishing the race 14th.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Power wasn't the only driver caught out, with Chip Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson also making a splash-and-dash at the end.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

"For Power and Ericsson, that is a shocking surprise," said IndyCar driver turned commentator Townsend Bell.<\/p>\n

"Something went horribly wrong on projections."<\/p>\n

Power was none too happy with the call, making his feelings abundantly clear.<\/p>\n

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His crew chief said, "We're going to have to pit this time for a splash."<\/p>\n

"You didn't give me the f—— number," yelled Power.<\/p>\n

"Why didn't you give me the f—— number?<\/p>\n

"I don't know what you guys are doing on the f—— stand."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyCar\/status\/1680687966560346112<\/a><\/p>\n

After the chequered flag, Power came on the radio again.<\/p>\n

"It would have been f—— easy for me to save another lap of fuel, you just had to tell me.<\/p>\n

"You've got a f—— 1:10s, I could have got a fucking 1:10s. It's bullshit. I could have got it."<\/p>\n

Speaking post-race, Power said the strategy needed to be reviewed and offered to take some of the blame if he had inadvertently pushed too hard too soon.<\/p>\n

Asked post-race whether he was surprised to get the call to pit, Power said, "Yeah I was."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyCar\/status\/1680688043827556353<\/a><\/p>\n

"Giving me a number and I could have quite easily have got the number and made it," he explained.<\/p>\n

"We've just got to review all that. I'm not sure what happened there.<\/p>\n

"It was good. The car was really good. The strategy was right. I could have got a much bigger number earlier and I had no idea we were going to run out.<\/p>\n

"If I didn't get the numbers and attacked too hard too soon it was my fault.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I was trying to put the pressure on the two guys in front to run them out of fuel, probably not watching mine close enough."<\/p>\n

Power wasn't the only Team Penske driver hindered by strategy.<\/p>\n

Scott McLaughlin ran inside the top two until just shy of the half-race distance when the decision was made not to pit under the safety car while most around him did.<\/p>\n

That hung him out to dry and meant he needed to stop under green flag conditions, which dropped him outside the top 10.<\/p>\n

He eventually recovered to sixth just behind teammate Josef Newgarden.<\/p>\n

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