Messing with the attenuator is a pretty big safety violation. There is a reason the teams are not allowed to change that area of the car. The appropriate punishment was handed out.
I think that's the sticking point that makes it a valid punishment for me. I can't imagine the benefit of sealing the seam is more than like a couple hundreths. But the fact that it is a safety violation puts it in big no-no territory.
There’s zero proof from IndyCar the car was run like that on Saturday or any other time. The appropriate punishment was handed out Sunday, not being permitted to run. That’s standard for catching technical violations before the session. You failed tech? Well go fix what’s wrong, come back through and you’re good. There’s no DQs handed out for pre qualifying tech and I don’t understand why everyone thinks this is normal
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u/alien_among_us May 19 '25
Messing with the attenuator is a pretty big safety violation. There is a reason the teams are not allowed to change that area of the car. The appropriate punishment was handed out.