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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Dixon was mired in the lap one madness at Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott Dixon was mired in the lap one madness at Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
There was drama at the start of the race as third place qualifier Felix Rosenqvist locked up entering Turn 1 and clipped McLaren\u2019s Pato O\u2019Ward \u2013 spinning them both.<\/p>\n
Dixon was mired in the Lap 1, Turn 1 melee that began when Team Penske\u2019s Josef Newgarden got into the back of the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.<\/p>\n
That left Dixon tangled with the #4 AJ Foyt Racing Honda of Caio Collet, who drove over the right front corner of the New Zealander\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
Remarkably, despite the carnage, everyone was able to continue.<\/p>\n
Dixon went on to finish sixth thanks to some deft strategy and a well-timed undercut in the final stint to finish behind his teammate Alex Palou.<\/p>\n
Speaking post-race, Dixon was left frustrated that Newgarden\u2019s actions went unpunished.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how the #2 car didn\u2019t get a penalty,\u201d he told media post-race.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe just drilled the back of us, spun us out. It\u2019s not like I hit the car in front or an accordion effect or anything like that. A bit bizarre.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got hit really hard by Collet and then kind of got stuck and wedged in there. I think we bent the front suspension and the rear suspension.<\/p>\n
\u201cBit of a recovery there. The pit stops were fantastic. Did a big undercut on the last one and jumped those four cars or maybe five cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pace was there even though the car was bent. Just chaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meyer Shank Racing\u2019s Marcus Armstrong brought the #66 Honda home in 11th.<\/p>\n
He benefitted from the first lap stack-up to be inside the top 10, only to flunk his free kick when he was penalised for pitting when the lane was closed.<\/p>\n
He was relegated to the rear of the lead lap before mounting a comeback drive to finish 11th.<\/p>\n
Will Power was 13th for Andretti Global. He started 25th and elected to take on a bold fuel saving strategy.<\/p>\n
However, a misstep meant he pitted too early and was then given a drive-through penalty for an improper pit exit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a bit of a gut-wrenching day, to be honest, because we were making that strategy work,\u201d said Power.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a fuel error issue going on, so we pitted a lap earlier than we should have.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut at the end of the day, if everything had gone the right way, we could have won that race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just have to regroup as a team and focus our energy forward to the 500.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott McLaughlin was worst off in 16th. The Team Penske driver was among those who copped damage in the first lap furore.<\/p>\n
McLaren\u2019s Christian Lundgaard triumphed after 85 laps, defeating Team Penske\u2019s David Malukas.<\/p>\n
Lundgaard made the move for the race lead with an epic pass around the outside of Malukas with 18 laps to go at the sweeper preceding the first chicane.<\/p>\n
IndyCar will turn its attention to the Indianapolis 500 in the coming days, with the first practice slated for Tuesday (AEST).<\/p>\n
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