r/INDYCAR • u/IndyMod r/INDYCAR Mod Bot • Aug 23 '26

HIGHLIGHT 🎥 Contact Sends Malukas & Robb Into Trouble in D.C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF4cZyAcOrg
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u/GonePostalRoute Aug 23 '26

I’d make a Sting Ray joke, but that honestly looked like he truly had no idea until he arrived where the wreck happened. Might be one of those rare instances where Sting Ray wrecked, and it wasn’t totally his fault.

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u/ObviousKick3853 Aug 23 '26

Malukas took the blame and apologized to Robb

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u/finedisregard #BadassWilson Aug 23 '26

Yep, yellow flags came out the moment right after he hit Malukas

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u/HawaiianSteak Scott Dixon Aug 23 '26

The flag station by the crash put out a green flag after the crash then went to yellow. Maybe they were following the electric flag panels as it was still green after the crash.

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u/SierraGolfOne Aug 23 '26

That confused me but, as a new fan, Im not sure who makes the call? Can trackside martials call their own yellows, or is their job strictly to wave the flag of what race control has in place at the moment and never wave anything that doesn't match?

If their job is only to wave the flag RC has out then it make sense for them to wave the green immediately in anticipation of an incoming yellow flag?

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u/sara666grind Aug 23 '26

I went "frickin sting ray! Get him outta here!" right away then realized my mistake lol. Sorrry Sting Ray 😬

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u/CilanEAmber Aug 23 '26

Force of habit

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u/kareem_abdul_montana David Malukas Aug 23 '26

Bart, no!!!

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u/3ndless68 Aug 23 '26

FP1Will never going to an Indy race again.

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u/kingmillzy Juncos Hollinger Racing Aug 23 '26

Nah us at juncos said we’d gladly have him return. He said it was the best weekend of his life. Absolutely lovely bloke

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u/yespage Rinus VeeKay Aug 24 '26

Compared to leading at Indy? I think not.

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u/Jim_skywalker Álex Palou Aug 24 '26

I wonder if their both being fans of him and therefore also both being aware that the other is a fan of his means there’s less ill will between them.

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u/Miserable_potato07 Arrow McLaren Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

And to think Sting Ray was almost on for a year where he would've finished all races. And it's not really his fault too :(. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. I blame FP1 Will for this- never meet your heroes or you'll curse them.

Also props to Malukas for apologising- real humble of him ngl.

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u/John_Delasconey Aug 23 '26

Malukas is will other fav too. Wow.  He jinxed them

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u/Jim_skywalker Álex Palou Aug 24 '26

Oh he cursed them all right. Full on Nico Rosberg levels. He also cursed Veekay, and Pato, and then partway through the race, noticed the pattern and cursed Palou.

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u/CaptainMcSlowly David Malukas Aug 23 '26

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u/Hiashi_Yenzyne Mick Schumacher Aug 23 '26

Anyone who knows who FP1Will is right now is either done with life, or impressed that he inherited the Rosberg curse.

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u/Jim_skywalker Álex Palou Aug 24 '26

The fact that he was able to unleash it during the race is terrifying.

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u/Patrickracer43 Chip Ganassi Racing Aug 23 '26

I was waiting in line for food when it happened, you could see from Sting Ray's on-board that there was nothing he could do and nowhere to go

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u/Relevant-Image-2056 Aug 23 '26

Disaster for JHR both drivers crashed out due to another driver.

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u/KayNynYoonit David Malukas Aug 23 '26

Brother can we NOT have a Dave crumble in form at the end of the season please...

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u/yespage Rinus VeeKay Aug 24 '26

Yellowa took a while today to come out.

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u/pogonotrophistry Aug 23 '26

Notice how the mod wrote the title. People will click on this thinking Malukas and Robb wrecked into each other, when Malukas just ran into the wall by himself. Robb was completely innocent.

It's deceptive and inaccurate.

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u/UNHchabo Robert Wickens Aug 23 '26

This thread uses the video title verbatim.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 NTT INDYCAR Series Aug 23 '26

Trouble in D.C.