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Rossi: Indy 500 win proved a point to F1

 XPB Images Alexander Rossi believes his Indy 500 victory proves a point to the F1 paddock having missed out on a full-time drive. The American made five appearances for Manor last season and impressed but failed to gain a race seat for 2016 as the team opted for a line-up of Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto. Rossi - who was also overlooked by Haas - went on to join Andretti Autosport to race in IndyCar this season and claimed a shock win in the 500 last weekend, a result he believes proves he was worthy of an F1 shot. "It's one of the big ones you want to win as a racing driver, if not the biggest," Rossi told N. "So to be able to do that and to have the...
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