First lap crash ends Alvaro Bautista’s Indianapolis hopes

It was an Indianapolis GP to forget for Alvaro Bautista, who was unfortunately forced to retire when he was hit by Yonny Hernandez on Turn 4 during the very first lap of the race.

ALVARO BAUTISTA (DNF)
“There’s not much to say, it’s been a very difficult weekend for us, with many rear grip issues, and today I knew that it would be more risky than usual starting from the back of the grid. When I was entering Turn 4, I was keeping my line when suddenly Hernandez hit me from the outside and I couldn’t save the crash. Obviously it’s been a bad weekend, but we have to stay positive because it could have been worse: in fact, luckily I’m fine despite the big crash I had Saturday morning. Now we need to forget soon this race and try to head to Brno full of motivation”.

Source: Gresini Racing