Breaking news
IndyCar
Hildebrand breaks bone, not yet cleared to drive
JR Hildebrand has been diagnosed with a broken bone in his left hand, after last-lap clash with Mikhail Aleshin in the Toyota GP of Long Beach.
David Malsher-Lopez
Edited: Apr 10, 2017, 12:55 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet driver had moved out to pass the Russian for 11th place down the inside in Turn 1 on the 85th and final lap, when the pair made contact. The ECR car rubbed wheels with the Schmidt Peterson Motorsport-Honda, and the thrashing steering wheel damaged Hildebrand’s hand.
IndyCar Race Control felt Aleshin had blocked Hildebrand, and reversed their initial finishing order to put the American ahead.
According to an IndyCar statement, the series’ medical director Dr. Geoffrey Billows said Hildebrand will be re-evaluated upon his return to Indianapolis this week and has not been cleared to return to Verizon IndyCar Series competition.
Describing the clash, Hildebrand said: “At the end of the race, we all were bunched back up because of that last yellow. I was on reds [softer compound tires] and had a little bit for at least the handful of cars in front of us. On the last lap, I was making a move on Mikhail Aleshin and I could tell he was struggling. I was out of push-to-pass so I was trying to make a proper, full-out pass down the front straightaway.
“He had been starting to move over, not a major blocking maneuver but enough to assert his line. He hit the brake a lot earlier than I was expecting and I ended up running into the back of him. In doing so, it ripped the steering wheel from my hand and I ended up tweaking it.
“At the end of the day, to come home with an 11th place finish isn’t terrible. It is a bummer though as we were certainly on our way to finishing in the Top 10 and now we are in a bit of a jam going forward. Hopefully I can get back to it before the next race.”
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Long Beach IndyCar: Top 10 quotes after race
Next article Rossi: “We had the car to win Long Beach”
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
David Malsher-Lopez
Alex Zanardi: The man whose name is a synonym for “hero”
IndyCar
IndyCar 6 mo
Alex Zanardi: The man whose name is a synonym for “hero”
Remembering Michele Alboreto: F1 ace, Le Mans winner and a good man
Formula 1
Formula 1 6 mo
Remembering Michele Alboreto: F1 ace, Le Mans winner and a good man
IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Porsche for victory
IMSA
IMSA
Laguna Seca
May 14, 2023
IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Porsche for victory
More from
Mikhail Aleshin
Spa 24h: SMP Racing Ferrari leads after six hours
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
24 Hours of Spa
Jul 27, 2019
Spa 24h: SMP Racing Ferrari leads after six hours
Button admits he found Le Mans “disconcerting” at first
WEC
WEC
24 Hours of Le Mans test day
Jun 3, 2018
Button admits he found Le Mans “disconcerting” at first
Toyota advantage like allowing one F1 team a V12 - Aleshin
WEC
WEC Apr 25, 2018
Toyota advantage like allowing one F1 team a V12 - Aleshin
Latest news
“I was getting beat up” – How Daniel Ricciardo burned out on ‘humiliating’ F1 return
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 3 h
“I was getting beat up” – How Daniel Ricciardo burned out on ‘humiliating’ F1 return
Myers Riley Motorsports adds Andretti alongside returning Fraga for 2027 IMSA GTD campaign
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 3 h
Myers Riley Motorsports adds Andretti alongside returning Fraga for 2027 IMSA GTD campaign
Las Vegas GP reveals neon sign-inspired trophy design
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Las Vegas GP
4 h
Las Vegas GP reveals neon sign-inspired trophy design
Feature
Discover prime content
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar 15 d
By Joey Barnes
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar 1 mo
By Joey Barnes
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe