Former NASCAR Xfinity driver Santino Ferrucci suffers a nightmare crash in IndyCar, shares a cunning response on social media to update fans

Santino Ferrucci's car went airborne over Pato O’Ward's during a collision with 12 laps remaining in the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday. Despite the scare, Ferrucci was unharmed and later shared the onboard footage of his crash on Instagram, pairing it with a peculiar song.

The crash catapulted Santino Ferrucci’s vehicle into the catch fence before it came to rest on its side in the center of the track. However, the multi-car incident resulted in no major injuries. The chaos initiated when Pato O’Ward lost control and skidded into the fence.

Marcus Ericsson decelerated but still collided with O’Ward’s car. Following close behind, Santino Ferrucci charged into the turn and crashed into O’Ward’s vehicle, throwing his A.J. Foyt Racing car into the catch fence. The car then ricocheted back onto the track, landing on its side. Ferrucci quickly radioed his team to confirm he was unharmed. The crash also involved several other cars.

After safely exiting his wrecked car, Santino Ferrucci uploaded the in-car footage of the incident on Instagram, set to Lenny Kravitz's 'Fly Away.' A fan relayed this update to the X Indycar community, sharing:

The incident marked the second consecutive race where an IndyCar driver went airborne. Just a week prior at Iowa Speedway, Sting Ray Robb's car flew into the air after running up the back of Alexander Rossi's car as the latter was slowing down on the final lap. Rossi missed Sunday's race due to a thumb fracture sustained during a practice crash on Friday.

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Santino Ferrucci and Pato O’Ward were taken aback by IndyCar's decision not to issue a caution

Pato O’Ward criticized IndyCar for not issuing a yellow flag immediately after his spin in Toronto, which precipitated a severe multi-car collision. O’Ward said [via Si.com]:

"I am so surprised IndyCar didn’t call a yellow. Like you're just calling for a massive shunt. They had a solid five seconds to call yellow and tell everybody that was coming."

O’Ward was running the first corner under the shadow of Toronto’s Princes’ Gate targeting a top-six finish. This was when his car’s rear locked up, causing him to lose control.

Although eight cars managed to dodge him, Marcus Ericsson hit the outside wall trying to avoid him. It set off a chain reaction with Pietro Fittipaldi, Santino Ferrucci, and O’Ward’s teammate Nolan Siegel crashing into the front of his stalled car.

The impact sent Santino Ferrucci’s car soaring into the debris fencing and Siegel’s car rebounded across the track, where Toby Sowery hit it. Ferrucci lamented the absence of a caution flag, noting that it left him blindsided by the unfolding events:

"I never saw Pato. When I came through there, I never saw Pietro clip him and nothing on the spotters. There was no yellows, no nothing. So I didn't know to check up and just super unfortunate, I was trying to take care of equipment, trying to have a recovery day and just a bummer," Ferrucci said [via Racer].

Earlier in the race, Santino Ferrucci had already faced adversity when he hit the wall at Turn 1 on the opening lap, forcing him to pit for a new nose and deal with bent steering.