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Vanthoor Slams Penalty After Detroit Contact

BMW driver Dries Vanthoor expressed confusion after receiving a drive-through penalty for a contact with his brother Laurens during the IMSA race in Detroit.

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.