[autotag]Colton Herta[/autotag] came home with a seventh-place finish in the NTT IndyCar Series race at Road America, but it was a long journey. Herta spun out twice in the opening laps of the event and found himself in a situation where he needed to climb through the field. Meanwhile, Josef Newgarden and Linus Lundqvist, the drivers who spun him out, were not penalized.
Following the race, Herta spoke to Frontstretch about the lack of penalties for Newgarden and Lundqvist and used an eye-opening joke out of frustration. The Andretti Global driver was very annoyed about how the race transpired at Road America.
“I think I’ll have to bring a gun and shoot somebody in the head,” Herta said to Fronstretch. “And that’s the only way I can get a penalty [called] in [the NTT IndyCar Series]. So, like, it’s ridiculous. It’s insane to me.”
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“[Josef Newgarden] just flat out hit me in the rear, no penalty, which is amazing to me how that’s not a penalty. And then [Linus Lundqvist] sideswiped me. I gave him a car-and-a-half on the inside into Turn 3 on the next restart and he ran out of talent and just took me out with him. And again, no penalty.”
Obviously, Herta was joking about what he said, but it will be interesting to see if the IndyCar Series does anything about it or lets it go. The comment comes after Arrow McLaren driver Theo Pourchaire received death threats after an incident with Agustin Canapino in Detroit. Herta may not have any repercussions, but it’s fair to wonder if the IndyCar Series agrees or not.
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