Romain Grosjean confronts Marcus Armstrong after Sonsio Grand Prix: 'I want to punch you'
Tensions flared between IndyCar drivers Romain Grosjean and Marcus Armstrong after the Sonsio Grand Prix, leading to a tense confrontation.
INDIANAPOLIS – Tensions flared between Romain Grosjean and Marcus Armstrong following Saturday's Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After getting out of his car, Grosjean — who finished 21st in the race — approached the pit box of Armstrong — who finished 11th. Video captured outside of Armstrong's pit box shows Grosjean making his way to confront Armstrong after initially being held back by members of Armstrong's No.
66 pit crew. "Get off," Grosjean said to the crew members in a video captured by Racer Magazine. "I was going to talk to him.
I was going to say I want to punch you. " Grosjean eventually got face-to-face with Armstrong while crew members stepped between them. "I have never punched anyone in my life," he proceeded to say.
There’s a reason to hire a crew chief like Jimmy Looper who also serves as head of security for his car and peacekeeper for his driver. Good to see Romain throttle back. #racing #motorsport #indycar pic.