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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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