Published Date:
25 May 2009
WEEKS after he was acquitted of US Federal tax evasion charges, Brazilian Helio Castroneves won his third Indianapolis 500, but Bathgate's Dario Franchitti was left ruing the botched pitstop which may have cost him a second victory in America's blue-riband race.
The 36-year-old Scot entered pitlane in second place, but inexplicably his crew released him while his fuel hose was still attached to the car. By the time the problem was solved, the 2007 Indy500 winner had slipped back to eighth.
"It's unfortunate because otherwise the pit crew did a brilliant job all day," Franchitti, who recovered to finish seventh, said immediately afterwards. "But the fuel problem definitely cost me big time."
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Last Updated:
25 May 2009 12:52 AM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
