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It was going to be a long-shot after Turn 1 clash - Alexander Rossi

Alexander Rossi knew it would be a long-shot to come back into title contention after clashing with team-mate Marco Andretti at the start of the Grand Prix of Sonoma. As the green flag fell and the field hurtled into Turn 1, Rossi got caught out by Andretti slowing slightly in front of him and hit the back of the #98 US Concrete car damaging his own front wing which then caused a front right puncture. The Californian driver was left a long way from the back of the field after making a pit stop to fix his #27 NAPA Auto Parts Honda, even going a lap behind at one stage after abandoning a fuel-saving strategy to try one less stop than the rest of the field. 'I knew it was probably a 1% shot...
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