Marcus Ericsson at Spa-Francorchamps Kimi Raikkonen says that a pulled muscle is the reason why Marcus Ericsson has skipped an IndyCar race to be on standby for Alfa Romeo at the Belgian Grand Prix. Ericsson is in attendance at Spa-Francorchamps despite IndyCar’s penultimate round taking place at Portland, where he would otherwise be driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, this weekend. Despite the lacklustre performance of Antonio Giovinazzi in the dozen rounds before Formula 1’s summer break, a slight injury for Raikkonen is the reason that Ericsson has been summoned to Belgium. “I pulled a muscle and we will see how it is,” explained Raikkonen. “We need to have some back-up...
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