Will Power had an incredibly frustrating Saturday at Road America, and he let his emotions show by making comments about the driving standards of a couple of the other drivers.
The most explosive comments came after he was eliminated from qualifying when he told the NBC crew what he thought of Romain Grosjean in particular.
Grosjean put what seemed to be a block on Power on the long back straight in the morning qualifying session, forcing the latter off onto the grass.
Even though a few hours had passed since the incident, the reigning champion let his frustrations fly on a range of topics in his television interview after being knocked out of qualifying.
“This track’s terrible when you go off,” Power told NBC. “They did a terrible job here. They need to pick up their game. Anywhere you go off you almost break your back every time. Done it a couple times this weekend. Need a kick in the butt for this place.
“I’m just pissed what Dixon did this morning, has just ruined our whole weekend. Just a terrible move all up.
“The guys did a great job. Everyone thrashed and did a fantastic job. We got out there, did everything I could. It’s just so hard in this field if you’re behind the 8-ball. You’re not sure, with a new front wing and new floor, where the aero balance will be.
“Frustrating because it felt like we were really quick this morning. Disappointed with what happened. Really disappointed.
“And Grosjean is a piece of crap! If you saw what he did in practice, he needs a punch in the face.”
The comments about Dixon referenced another, more significant accident that happened later in the morning practice session.
After being shoved off track by Grosjean, Power was then taken out by Scott Dixon when he attempted to get out of the way after spinning off track.
Dixon did not see Power passing him, and both drivers suffered massive damage in the ensuing collision. Power was even seen shoving Dixon in the aftermath of the second incident.
If the veteran has any hopes of recovering his weekend from fully unravelling, he will have to pass a lot of drivers from his 23rd starting position.
