A scene from “Sinners.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Alexander Rossi’s day ended when a fire broke out under his car. Rinus Veekay lost his brakes as he entered pit road, sending him in a spin down the narrow lane. Colton Herta was caught speeding and had to absorb a drive-through penalty.But none of the problems was quite as dramatic as the rookie with dual Israeli and Russian nationality.
Shwartzman had captured the public’s imagination with his stunning pole-winning ride for Prema Racing, a powerful European team but an Indy 500 newcomer. He was the first rookie to win the pole since 1983, then used the platform that it afforded him to makein both the Middle East and Ukraine.“It’s just really sad,” Shwartzman said, “because we did such good work in qualifying. But it’s the Indy 500. Anything can happen. A lot of strong drivers are out of the race or behind. This is the Indy 500. This happens.”
Pato O’Ward came up just short once again in the Indy 500, a race that he acknowledged keeps breaking his heart.The popular Mexican driver, who has twice finished second, wound up fourth behind Palou, Ericsson and David Malukas. He was in contention after the final round of pit stops, but he couldn’t make any passes to pick up any positions.
It was the fifth time in his six tries that O’Ward finished sixth or better. That includes another fourth-place finish in 2021.
Rossi led laps early and had a fast car for Ed Carpenter Racing until a pit stop 73 laps into the race, when fire erupted under the No. 20 car. It quickly engulfed the 2016 race winner and his fueler, who were quickly doused by emergency crews.against Texas state police officials and officers.
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton will leave the Premier League with a new manager on board after 32-year-old Englishman Will Still was hired Sunday after spending the last three seasons in French soccer.Still announced his departure from Lens last week after guiding the team to an eighth-placed finish in Ligue 1. He was previously at Reims.
Still has signed a three-year contract with last-placed Southampton, which was one of the three teams relegated from the Premier League this season and was facing Arsenal at St Mary’s on Sunday in the final round.“I’m extremely proud and excited to have joined Southampton — there is huge potential here and we have a great opportunity to do something special,” Still said.