BMW factory driver Dries Vanthoor explained the collision at the IMSA race in Detroit and expressed his lack of understanding regarding the penalty handed to the #24 WRT BMW he shared with Sheldon van der Linde. The contact triggered the second caution of the race. chincha.pl
Vanthoor was given a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility, which dropped the #24 BMW back to ninth in the final standings. The Belgian driver questioned the decision, maintaining that the contact was racing incident rather than deliberate.

