Ferrari junior Callum Ilott is the latest NTT IndyCar Series driver to credit the aeroscreen for helping avoid a potentially serious injury or worse. The cockpit safety device implemented in 2020 by IndyCar deflected what Callum Ilott described as a pushrod that flew down the backstretch from Harvey’s wreck while the Ferrari Driver Academy member appeared to be slowing down from a top speed that typically is well in excess of 200mph on the 1.5-mile oval.
Ilott, 23, finished 16th of 27 cars at Texas in his racing debut on an oval the day after the crash involving Harvey (who missed the race because of concussion protocol).
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