Two Andretti Global entries were among the cars that received post-race penalties for last weekend’s Indianapolis 500.
Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood were stripped of their second and sixth place finishing positions after the two cars were found to be out of compliance.
IndyCar officials found modified parts of the chassis near the suspension mounting points, which they concluded could potentially have resulted in an aerodynamic advantage.
The initial response by the team on Monday indicated that they were requesting a full review with IndyCar in order to better understand the reason for the penalty.
On Friday morning, after the team had already arrived in Detroit for the next event, the team has now publicly accepted the penalty.
“After careful analysis with IndyCar surrounding the Indianapolis 500 post-race technical violations and penalties on the nos. 27 and 28 cars, we accept the penalties issued and will not pursue further review,” read a statement posted online.
“While we are disappointed in the outcome, we will take the necessary steps to ensure full compliance moving forward and want to thank our fans, crew, and sponsors who continue to support us.
“Our focus now shifts to the future and delivering strong, competitive results on track – beginning this weekend with the Detroit Grand Prix.”
Ericsson and Kirkwood were demoted all the way to 31st and 32nd in the standings, and also were forced to forfeit prize money earned from their initial finishing positions.
Andretti confirmed that team managers for the two entries will not take part in the Detroit GP weekend as part of the penalties levied by IndyCar.
The third driver to receive a penalty post-race was Callum Ilott, although the infraction on his car was located on his front wing and was a completely separate issue.
PREMA accepted the penalty earlier in the week, and has put the incident behind them as well.
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