The seventh date of the Indycar in the Road America Speedwayin Elkhart LakeWisconsin, will have a last minute absentee because Agustín Canapino will be replaced by Nolan Siegel, after the controversy generated by the touch suffered by Theo Pourchaire on the Detroit street circuit.
Canapino’s team, Juncos Hollinger Racing, reported abuse and harassment on social networks through a statement: “Nolan Siegel will run the No. 78 entry in place of Agustín Canapino, who will take a leave of absence for this weekend’s Xpel Grand Prix. The increase in online abuse and harassment resulting from this week’s events has led to a very difficult experience for Agustín, the team and the entire INDYCAR fan base, and the safety of Agustín and the rest of the competitors has to be considered first. “Abuse, hate and harassment in any form is a detriment to this sport, and we must prioritize the mental and physical well-being of both our drivers and our competition.”
The controversy over this incident took place last weekend, when the coup Theo Pourchaire Canapino’s vehicle was misaligned and prevented him from going in search of fighting for a top ten. Faced with this, the person harmed by this maneuver broke out into radio communication with Ricardo Juncosone of the owners of his team: “This idiot misaligned my entire car.”. Immediately, the team-manager told him “I know, idiot, the son of a thousand whores, sorete, he jumped from 400 meters”. He finished in 12th place, the best result of the year.
This fact had the peculiarity that Pourchaire run to Arrow McLarenwho was a brand new partner of Hollinger Racing Juncos. That relationship was extinguished in the last hours: “Today, our strategic partnership with Arrow McLaren has come to an end.. We appreciate the time spent with McLaren over the past few months. They are a world class organization that we enjoy competing with week after week. Yes ok the results of the association did not mature“We have the greatest respect for them and we trust in the future of Juncos Hollinger Racing.”
In the midst of this decision, Theo Pourchaire He claimed to have been threatened in a statement made on social networks: “I am saddened to have received so much hate and death threats in the last 24 hours for a such a small incident at the Detroit GP”. “I hope people can understand that we are all human and we can make mistakes. But it’s not normal to abuse people online. Please be kind to each other,” added the 20-year-old pilot.
The co-owner of Juncos Hollinger Racing, Brad Hollingeraccused similar treatment on these platforms for the 34-year-old from Reef: “Online abuse is unacceptable, and we need to ensure our drivers are mentally and physically prepared when they get in the car”. “We are saddened by the events that led to this scenario”he declared.
* Pourchaire’s touch to Canapino
The complete statement from Juncos Hollinger Racing
Nolan Siegel will run the No. 78 entry in place of Agustín Canapino, who will take a leave of absence for this weekend’s Xpel Grand Prix. The increase in online abuse and harassment resulting from this week’s events has led to a very difficult experience for Agustín, the team and the entire INDYCAR fan base, and the safety of Agustín and the rest of the competitors has to be considered first. “Abuse, hate and harassment in any form is a detriment to this sport, and we must prioritize the mental and physical well-being of both our drivers and our competition.”
”Online abuse is unacceptable, and we have to make sure our drivers are prepared both mentally and physically when they get in the car,” said Brad Hollinger, co-owner of Juncos Hollinger Racing.
”We are saddened by the events that led to this scenario.”
Juncos Hollinger Racing is working directly with INDYCAR to create a better community for our fans, drivers and team members, coming together to make INDYCAR a welcome sport for all.
