Kyle Larson has had a tough Month of May and might not be back at the Indianapolis 500 for a while, which made onboard footage and radio of him calling Scott McLaughlin a "f***ing idiot" for crashing on the formation lap a disappointing sign-off for now.

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— Skid (@WhoisSkid) May 26, 2025

It's not the best look. But it's not that straightforward either, and it's obviously been taken out of context by his detractors.

Larson himself crashed twice in the build-up to the Indy 500 - then crashed again, at Turn 2, to take himself out of the race.

He also spun in the Coca-Cola 600 - the NASCAR race he was doing that same night as part of 'the double' - and was classified a lowly 37th.

There was predominantly empathy towards McLaughlin even before the Larson footage emerged, with many sympathetic about an incident McLaughlin said he "wouldn't wish on his worst enemy" and that he described as the worst moment of his life.

His race-ending error was a silly one as he simply lost the rear on the formation lap - and he'd already taken himself out of the pole fight earlier in the month with another crash - but much of the IndyCar community rallied around him.

It's unsurprising, as not only is he one of IndyCar's most popular drivers but it was also a heartbreaking exit from the Indy 500, the season's biggest and most significant race, which garnered over seven million viewers.