[autotag]Team Penske[/autotag] released a surprising statement on Tuesday morning, which features several big suspensions after the cheating scandal stemming from St. Petersburg. According to the statement, after a “full and comprehensive analysis of the information, Team Penske has determined that there were significant failures in our processes and internal communications.”
As a result, Luke Mason (No. 2 car Race Engineer), Robbie Atkinson (Senior Data Engineer), Ron Ruzewski (Managing Director, Team Penske IndyCar), and Tim Cindric (President of Team Penske) have been suspended for the next two IndyCar races. This is a significant blow as those two events include the 2024 Indianapolis 500 on May 26.
Statement from Team Penske, Roger Penske on team’s response to recent INDYCAR penalties: pic.twitter.com/KpAfOMLfm3
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) May 7, 2024
Team Penske was found manipulating the NTT IndyCar Series’ Push to Pass system, which was allowed to be operated on the No. 2 and No. 3 cars during start and restarts. Cindric is a huge suspension for the organization as he is accountable for all of Team Penske’s operations. No drivers were suspended from the cheating scandal, but several key figures within Team Penske have been affected.
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