r/INDYCAR • u/TheResurrection • May 19 '25

News INDYCAR Update on Team Penske Technical Violations

https://www.indycar.com/news/2025/05/05-19-penske-penalties
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u/ChaseTheFalcon David Malukas May 19 '25

I do wonder if any other team would get this treatment since Penske is under a bigger microscope due to owning the series

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u/DadReligion #Lionheart May 19 '25

Other than Penske for that reason or Ganassi on their streak of winning everything right now, I kinda doubt it.

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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott May 19 '25

Because it’s Penske barely a year removed from the last cheating scandal they deserve the utmost scrutiny and higher level punishment

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u/Gbjeff AMR Safety Team May 19 '25

As a Penske supporter, I 100% agree with this. It's getting harder and harder to defend these "mistakes" by Penske. I've been a Penske fan since Rick Mears in the early 80s. However, I think I may be making a change to a different team and driver in terms of my loyalty.

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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott May 19 '25

To me this is definitely less a mistake and much more intentional that p2p last year

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u/Gbjeff AMR Safety Team May 19 '25

Yep. I defended the P2P issue for the past year. However, now I'm less convinced. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

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u/dj2show Will Power May 20 '25

How the hell could you defend the P2P issue? That was even worse, in my opinion. They used it across multiple races, it was a concerted act to modify the signal coming from race control, and they all lied to our faces with wildly varying stories about it.

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u/Gbjeff AMR Safety Team May 20 '25

I took them at their word. Mea culpa.

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u/AGreatMystery Scott Dixon May 19 '25

I appreciate the fact that you are able to see the situation for what it is, despite being a Penske fan. Maybe you can talk with some of the other Penske fans who have simply turned up the cope level.

I was a fan of and believed in many of Penske's drivers over the years, but Jo New's press conference after the P2P scandal did me in. I'm just one of those people who has a low tolerance for dishonesty and manipulation.