Team owner Erick Ellstrom said, “In the heat and frustration of racing, things happened on the race course in Doha that should not have.  On behalf of our entire organization, I want to offer our sincere apology to our race officials, our sponsor, our fans and anyone else who was disappointed or inconvenienced by the events that took place .”

Ellstrom added, “All that’s left to do now is put an unfortunate situation behind us and move forward with an assurance to everyone who follows our great sport that Ellstrom Racing will continue to hold every one of our team members to a high standard of conduct and sportsmanship.”