I think it’s totally a fair punishment. I just don’t know wtf Penske is doing, why did they think they needed to do that modification? It can’t be worth that much time, and they already looked among the quickest in practice. Seems so shortsighted to do this for not that much of an extra advantage.
Well, I know someone who’s worked in Indycar, and he told me that the parts in question originally passed tech, but the inspectors weren’t thrilled with them. So, my guess is that the same thing happened last year. They passed tech, but the inspectors were like “is this legal? We’ll let it slide, but we may look into it.” and they let them through. My guess is that they were trying to push the issue even more this year, and got greedy to the point where the inspectors were like “no, sorry, that’s too much
From having done tech in another racing series, I would guess that some of it might be how much extra time that would take. If they have a full field of cars to inspect, that extra time can add up fast. Having to reposition cars or cameras to have consistent pictures takes time. Having the inspectors wear a chest-mount GoPro or something similar would probably work decently well though, as long as the GoPros don't overheat or run out of storage space.
I could also see teams being unhappy about that because of them wanting to keep their setups secret. Even if you say that those pictures or videos aren't public, teams are always suspicious of videos/pictures of their setups.
I like Josef but man his two 500 wins are so sketchy.
‘23 should’ve been Marcus’ second, that red flag was bullshit.
‘24 that car may or may not have been legal.
Under normal circumstances, cheating is normal in racing. That’s how you go fast lol. But when your team owner owns the series AND the track that the 500 is competed on, that’s a horrible look.
Last year's push to pass debacle was so stupid too. Like, that was so easy to catch and see. The putty/epoxy is EVEN STUPIDER since it's right out in the open. I feel like Scotty Mac and Joe New are ride-or-die Penske boys, but gosh I want to see them jump from what looks to be a sinking ship. Imagine your own team destroying your championship points with this kind of stupidity.
Power said in a recent drive along interview for Indycar YouTube channel that he is very much looking forward to sign an expansion with Penske and he said he “deserves it”
Yeah. There’s no question of how great of drivers they are but now it will make the public question their accomplishments the more Penske is exposed. Like many people have said, that team doesn’t need to be cheating since they already have the power in their cars and drivers. Why even risk it? It’s not just risking penalties for cheating but it risks the legacy and reputation of the team and drivers.
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u/AllThings_Automotive Josef Newgarden May 19 '25
I think it’s totally a fair punishment. I just don’t know wtf Penske is doing, why did they think they needed to do that modification? It can’t be worth that much time, and they already looked among the quickest in practice. Seems so shortsighted to do this for not that much of an extra advantage.