They're making good on that now, sort of,
with the addition of American development driver Santino Ferrucci.
That was before an IndyCar team, Dale Coyne Racing,
signed Ferrucci in the thick of the scandal.
After that,
I found that more and more people on Racing Twitter asking what's so wrong with Ferrucci, anyway?
But NASCAR veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was part of the 500 broadcast,
lauded Ferrucci for his bold maneuver and named himself a big fan.
I will admit that Ferrucci drove well- finishing in the
top 10 at Indy in your rookie year while also avoiding some big wrecks takes great skill, and no one can deny him that.
Then, on Sunday's Detroit Grand Prix broadcast,
the NBC team noted only that Ferrucci“fell afoul of a few rules” in his European career
while praising his impressive drive, and sportscaster Krista Voda asked“how can you not be a fan of that guy?