Colton Herta's team penalized after the Thermal GP

Found guilty of a technical violation, the #26 Andretti Global team suffered a loss of ten points in the owners' standings (the one used to determine the 22 eligible for a $25 million bonus at the end of the year) and a $000 fine. The cause was the anti-intrusion panels located behind the front suspensions. During the post-race inspection, it was noted that only one panel was present on the left side of the car, instead of the two mandatory ones.

These anti-intrusion panels were added following James Hinchcliffe's violent accident during practice for the Indianapolis 500 in 2015. Following a suspension failure, the Canadian's car hit the outside wall of Turn 3 head-on. A suspension arm then entered the cockpit, puncturing both of Hinchcliffe's legs. The Schmidt/Peterson Motorsports driver survived thanks to the quick intervention of doctors, and he went on to secure pole position for the Indy 500 a year later.

Andretti Global announced that it does not agree with the findings of theIndyCar, but not to appeal the penalty.

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