Team Penske

Will Power opens up on hardships he endured last season and how he was left questioning “should I be racing at all?”

Evan Roberts2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Will Power opened up following an emotional win in Wisconsin where he revealed he was considering retirement at times last season, as his wife Liz was fighting a near deadly staph infection. “You start thinking. When that was going on, you start thinking should I be racing at all. If something happens to Liz and…

IndyCar | Road America | Race | Will Power powers to victory after tactical masterclass

Ewout Albrecht2 weeks ago2 weeks ago010 mins

A very rainy Friday and Saturday were followed up by a nice and dry Sunday for the race. With first-time polesitter Linus Lundqvist ahead of Colton Herta is is Marcus Armstrong who has a great start as the green flag falls. Unfortunately he hits teammate Lundqvist in turn 1, spinning them both. Herta is collected…

IndyCar and Indy 500 champion Newgarden signs new multi-year deal with Team Penske

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

Josef Newgarden has agreed a new multi-year deal with Team Penske, taking him through until 2026 at least. The 33-year-old from Nashville has had extraordinary success since he joined Penske in 2017. He has won two championships, and finished second on three occasions as well. Newgarden has been consistently a standout driver for almost the…

Newgarden: “Tremendous champion” O’Ward would have been “just as deserving of a winner” following epic ending to the 2024 Indy 500

James O'Connor4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward have reflected on their thrilling duel in the closing laps of the 2024 Indy 500 that was delayed by rain. The Team Penske driver pulled off a stunning overtake at turn 3 on the final lap to take a second successive win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Through strategy, Arrow McLaren’s O’Ward…

Indy 500 polesitter McLaughlin on his qualifying laps: “Some of the best laps I had ever driven”

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

The Penske driver has signed the fastest average pole speed in the history of the 500, for a very dominant display from the entire team. In fact McLaughlin, alongside his teammates Will Power, who had been fastest on Day 1 of Qualifying, and latest 500 winner Josef Newgarden, has managed to do a front row…

Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice | Newgarden fastest ahead of a very consistent Herta and Power

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

After the drama of Qualifying it’s time for the drivers to focus on their race setup instead in a two hours long Practise session. After the first sets of laps have been put in, fastest is Penske’s Will Power in 224.983mph, but top speed won’t be the main goal for today. Honda engines are recovering…

Indy 500 | IndyCar Qualifying Day 2 | Newgarden and Legge fastest in Practice

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

The final practice session ahead of the latest begins with an hour of track time reserved to the drivers taking part in the Fast 12. The first driver to get on track was Pato O’Ward, which signed a four laps average of 233.462mph, consistently better than his yesterday’s achievement. Among yesterday’s surprise names in the…

Indy 500 | Fast Friday | Newgarden fastest on 4-lap average at IMS as Penske power their way to a 1-2-3

Evan Roberts1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Josef Newgarden led the field on the last day the teams will get to prepare for qualifying weekend for the Indy 500. Newgarden set an average four-lap speed of 234.063 mph. This is only 0.154 from last year’s pole position by Alex Palou of 234.217 mph. The rest of the top 3 both were taken…

Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice 3 | McLaughlin tops rainy, fragmented session ahead of Power and Herta

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

Rain delays strike again in Indianapolis, as the beginning of the session was delayed to 3pm local. All drivers immediately went out on track to make up for the lost time. Herta is the first driver to put in a lap speed of 222.113mph, with track evolution allowing the Andretti driver to improve around 223mphs. Kyle…

Sonsio GP | IndyCar FP1 | Herta leads an eventful session from Canapino and Power

Lucrezia Costa2 months ago2 months ago011 mins

It’s time for the first practise session of the weekend at Indianapolis ahead of the Indy road course race for tomorrow. After a couple of first explorative laps, everyone returns to the pits, with the first timed lap signed by Ganassi’s Kyffin Simpson in 1:10.413s. The rookie is joined by fellow teammate Linus Lundqvist and…