Doug Boles admits “difficult conversations” after Indy500 controversies
IndyCar president summarises a dra♛matic Indy 500 fallout

Doug Boles has admitted he had “difficult conversations” with “great people” after several dramas a𝕴t the Indy 500.
The build-up was dominated by grid penalties to Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Will Po🐬wer who failed technical inspections in qualifying.
Roger Penske then 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:let three executives go, including Tim Cindric, as ri🌸val owners questioned the team’s “integrity”.
After Alex Palou won the 109th Indy 500 on Sunday,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: three cars we👍re removed from the initial results after failing technical inspections.
Marcus Ericss🐼on, who had finished second, Kyle Kirkwood and Callum Ilott were demoted.
“We have an opportunity to grow the greatest series in the world,” I🐠ndyCar president Boles said.
“This past ❀week I’ve had the opportunity to get to know our people better.
“We have great teams, and great people, across the IndyC🎃ar series.
“Unfortunately I’ve had to have some difficult conversations with those great teams and those great people, including [Sunday night and M🐻onday morning].”
Bol♕es continued: “It’s a really difficult moment for all of us. But a moment we can use to move forward.
“Our true character doesn’t come out when we win. It’s when we🤡’re battling adversity.
“I want to g🐬ive you a perfect example of the character of every driver in this paddock.
“I called every drivꦦer who were being removed to the back row, and I ga🐬ve them the opportunity to skip this year’s victory banquet.
“To a man, M💧arcus, Kyle and Callum said ‘we would not miss ܫan opportunity to come to the banquet’.
“That tells ♏you the character of the drivers in the series.”

James was a sports journali꧙st at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.