David Malukas walked into his INDYCAR media day press conference with his usual excitement, this time with added enthusiasm, something that resembles a child starting a new year of school. Malukas has been in this situation before. He has signed for a top INDYCAR team, and been there in their papaya colours for Media Day…
2025 was a tumultuous year for Team Penske in Indycar. A year marked by their Indy500 scandal and a dramatic downturn in on track performance. Taking just two wins across the season, one for Will Power and one for Josef Newgarden in the season finale, a rather surprising decrease from eight wins the previous season….
The current situation at Team Penske is a textbook example of how complex and layered driver development and contract planning can be in top-tier motorsport. At first glance, it might seem like a simple case of a young prospect challenging a veteran for a seat—but underneath that lies a strategic web of timing, performance evaluation,…
