Andretti fined, Alexander Rossi loses points for failed inspection

You will never see Alexander Rossi on eBay, auctioning off his trophy and used bottle of champagne like Denny Hamlin a week ago, but Andretti Autosport’s No. 27 Honda entry has incurred a put up-race penalty subsequent Rossi’s earn Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway street class.

Right after the common put up-race inspection, IndyCar race command identified that the No. 27 did not satisfy the minimal pounds prerequisites set by IndyCar. Nevertheless Rossi and Andretti will still be considered winners of the Gallagher Grand Prix, the crew was handed a $25,000 high-quality as properly as a 20-place penalty in the entrant and driver standings.

As IndyCar president Jay Frye explained in a series release, the auto met the minimum amount fat demands through the race, but the way in which the No. 27 Andretti crew met the 1,700-pound minimum went afoul of IndyCar’s rulebook. The team used the fat of a consume bottle to hit the mark. In accordance to Rule 14.4.1.1, “The minimum pounds shall involve the vehicle in prepared-to-contend ailment excluding Driver, Driver Equivalency Bodyweight, gasoline and drink bottle content material.”