Newgarden's contract extension comes less than a week after the 33-year-old became a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
Canapino will not race this weekend at Road America in Wisconsin, and Juncos Hollinger Racing replaced him with rookie Nolan Siegel.
The decision comes a day after Arrow McLaren Racing terminated its technical and marketing relationship with JHR over the fiasco. Pourchaire is the reigning F2 champion recently hired by McLaren.Pourchaire and Canapino had contact last Sunday on a restart in Detroit that led to an avoidable contact penalty for the 20-year-old Frenchman. Pourchaire later said he received death threats from Canapino fans, which Canapino denied, saying he had not seen any proof.
“I have not seen a single death threat directed at those who claim to have received them. From last year to today, no one in their right mind would do such a thing. It’s outrageous to be accused of this so lightly, and I won’t allow it anymore.”“I constantly receive abuse and hate, and I have learned to live with it as many people do, choosing to ignore it,” Canapino said. “There’s nothing sadder and more miserable than hiding behind social media to insult others.”Agustin Canapino's No.
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