Injured Jones cleared to drive despite broken hand

Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa driver Jones clipped the inside wall at Turn 9 during the race on March 10, which fired the car across the track and heavily into the concrete barrier.

He suffered a small non-displaced fracture of the distal fourth metacarpal in his left ring finger in the impact. Jones met with a hand surgeon in Miami after the race for treatment, leading to it being splinted.

Following an examination by IndyCar medical director Dr Geoffrey Billows, Jones has been given the go-ahead to compete.