Indy 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman crashes into crew members on pit road, ending his improbable run
- Indianapolis 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman crashed into four crew members on pit road after 87 laps on May 27, ending his race.
- Shwartzman locked up both front brakes entering his stall, an issue he found strange and possibly caused by cold tires or brake problems.
- Shwartzman, who races for Italy-based Prema Racing and won the pole a week earlier by beating top drivers, was driving a car colored like the Italian flag.
- Shwartzman described the crash as "really scary" and expressed sadness despite the team's good qualifying work, using the platform to plea for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine.
- The crash ended Shwartzman's hopes of finishing 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing', a race where many drivers, rookies and veterans alike, had problems on pit lane.
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Indy 500 driver crashes into crew members on pit road in new terrifying footage
IndyCar rookie Robert Shwartzman’s Indianapolis 500 came to a terrifying end after an impressive qualifying as footage showed him crash into his pit team.Shwartzman started the race from the pole after setting an average four-lap speed of 232.790mph. It was the first time since 1983 that a rookie would take the field to green around the iconic superspeedway. Unfortunately for the rookie, the joy was short-lived, as less than halfway through the …

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Indy 500 driver ploughs into pit crew leaving four injured in horror crash - The Mirror
Robert Schwartzman had started the world-famous Indy 500 on pole position but was forced out of the race after 87 laps when he crashed into his own pit crew after a brake failure
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