Bourdais car underweight at Milwaukee (Update)
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| Bourdais doing donuts |
AR1.com has learned that Bourdais' car was three pounds underweight. Donuts can take as much as five pounds off the tires. He has been told never to do donuts again. IndyCar's tech and PR departments could have given the whole truth by telling everyone that he failed by just 3 pounds, and not, say, 100 pounds.
So some people probably figured the team cheated to win, when in fact they just had the car right at the minimum weight and did not count on him doing donuts. Mark C. reporting for AR1.com
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| Bourdais' car did not meet the minimum weight requirement in Milwaukee. Would he have won had the car been legal? |
07/15/15 INDYCAR announced the following post-event infraction and manufacturer championship points updates from the ABC Supply Co. Inc. Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest, which was held July 12 at The Milwaukee Mile:
• The No. 11 KVSH Racing entry was fined $5,000 for violating Rule 14.3.1.1 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook (Minimum Car Weight).
• Chevrolet received a deduction of 20 manufacturer points and Honda a deduction of 100 manufacturer points for engines that did not attain their life cycle during The Milwaukee Mile race weekend. According to Rule 10.6.4.3, 20 manufacturer points are deducted for an engine that fails to reach its 2,500-mile life cycle. The Chevrolet engine on the No. 4 KV Racing Technology entry and the Honda engines on the No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Nos. 18 and 19 Dale Coyne Racing and Nos. 25 and 27 Andretti Autosport entries did not reach their life cycle minimum before being changed out.
Following the adjustments, Chevrolet has 1,213 manufacturer points for the season and Honda has 899.