Castroneves tries to blame Meira for accident he caused

It's a good thing most Americans can't read lips or understand Portuguese because Helio Castroneves gave the television audience a mouthful after Sunday's crash with Vitor Meira at Michigan International Speedway. Photo courtesy of the IRL

The two Brazilian drivers touched tires and slammed into the outside wall on the front straightaway on lap 58, spraying debris all over the track.

Castroneves couldn't wait for Meira to climb from his car to give him some angry comments in their native language. Then the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner stormed off to the track's care center. He left on crutches, nursing a sore right knee that had no structural damage. But he was still upset.

"I have a lot of respect for Vitor and his driving abilities, but I think he was being a little too aggressive for so early in the race," he said. "Unfortunately, we touched."

Castroneves and Meira were coming up on the car of Scott Sharp when they touched. The impact was fierce, but Meira said he shouldn't be blamed for it. "My point of view, I didn't move up; he moved up," Meira said. Indy Star

[Editor's Note: Meira is right, the TV replays show that Castroneves clearly changed his line and moved up and never saw Meira. For all the animated cursing he did, acting like a spoiled child, he has no one to blame but himself. His fiancée got a good feeling of what it will be like married to him. That nice happy go-lucky personality is just a fake facade it appears.]