Marcus Armstrong cleared to race after undergoing concussion protocols

Marcus Armstrong suffered a serious crash in Saturday morning apply, simply forward of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The automobile spun, slamming the Flip 1 wall with the left-rear and left-side of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda in a heavy affect. Fortunately, the automobile didn’t go airborne as Kyffin Simpson did in Quick Friday apply, or like Colton Herta, who went totally the wrong way up in qualifying on Saturday.

Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher, however was sitting up and transferring round, even providing a thumbs up. The New Zealander was later seen and launched from the infield care heart, however he was not instantly cleared to race. Armstrong additionally didn’t give an interview and instantly entered concussion protocols, present process additional analysis.

“He’s awake, he’s alert,” stated Dr. Julia Vaizer, IndyCar’s chief medical officer. “These hits on this oval will be actually exhausting and we simply need to be certain that we don’t rush issues, and we take our time, and make the best selections for the motive force.

Whereas they awaited phrase on their driver, the Meyer Shank workforce scrambled to get Armstrong’s highway course automobile from the Indy GP able to compete.

It took practically 5 hours, however Armstrong was lastly cleared to return to motion by IndyCar’s medical officers. The hope is to now get the backup automobile prepared earlier than the top of the day so he can at the very least run an set up lap.

“I am doing effectively,” Armstrong informed IndyCar on FOX. “Clearly, it was a relatively massive hit, however I am feeling okay now … Fingers crossed we will perhaps get out for an set up (lap) or perhaps a full run if if we’re fortunate.”

He went on to say that he’s desperate to get again on monitor, saying: “I am prepared to enter T1 (Flip 1) flat once more. Perhaps with a bit of extra downforce this time, however I am able to go for it.”

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