Alexander Rossi explains Indy 500 practice crash, expects boot to come off Wednesday
Alexander Rossi spoke about his Indy 500 practice crash, explaining why it happened and his ankle and finger injuries.
For the first time since having procedures done on his right ankle and a finger on his left hand following a crash in Monday's Indianapolis 500 practice, Alexander Rossi spoke publicly for a live taping of his podcast, Off Track with Hinch and Rossi. Recorded in front of an audience at a Fishers Cracker Barrel with co-hosts James Hinchcliffe and Tim Durham on Tuesday night, Rossi explained that during pack-running in practice, he was fuel-saving and going "too slow in dirty air," leading to the crash that caused his No. 20 Ed Carpenter Chevrolet to hit the Turn 2 wall then ricochet to hit Pato O'Ward's No.
5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet . Romain Grosjean also crashed while trying to avoid the accident. Rossi wore a boot to Cracker Barrel, which he said was to stop swelling.
He said he's dealing with "a very small bone on the inside of my ankle" and expects the boot to come off on Wednesday. Rossi also had a cast on his left hand, and he did not address the recovery process for his finger. Alexander Rossi had his leg wrapped and elevated while doing a live taping of his podcast this evening.
His left hand also still bandaged up. He touched on the crash and his prognosis. Hear what he had to say tonight on @FOX59 and @CBS4Indy pic.