Why the battle for the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series championship has distilled into a classic Penske vs. Ganassi fight again. CGRTeams Team_Penske IndyCar
After Team Penske-Chevrolet failed to score a win in the first nine races of 2021, two-time champion Newgarden remained insistent that the team had been a victim of circumstances, that he saw “nothing truly missing” when assessing the squad’s competitiveness. And after the dam broke and he dominated the Mid-Ohio race, he went on to finish second in the championship, after he and Power added two more wins.
“Last year – basically from June, through the rest of the season and through the off-season – our focus was on Indianapolis, but in doing that, we tightened up all of our other areas, too.
“That said, if you had the means to get a dozen setup sheets from the various teams, you would probably find more commonalities than differences in most cases, so then you have to ask yourself, ‘Well why’s this team performing well and this one isn’t performing so well?’ It’s obvious that setups and technical knowledge alone aren’t the only differences between the teams: as anyone will tell you, racing success is very much about the complete package.
Heading into these last three races, with Power and Newgarden lying first and fourth in the points standings, separated by 22 points and two Ganassi drivers, Ruzewski sounds confident but not cocky about Team Penske’s chances. “That would be an amazingly satisfying season, but there will still be an undertone of ‘We need to do better at Indy.’ Our expectations are so high and that place is so special… If we look back at the years when we won Indythe championship, those are the years that give most satisfaction. But I really think we’ve had cars that can win at almost every race this year, sometimes potentially dominant, especially in the races since June. So it would be nice to see that rewarded with a championship.
“You say it’s three vs. three at the top of the championship table, but it used to be two and two, or even one and one,” observes Hull. “That just shows the level of preparation required and the level of manpower at these teams have ramped up considerably. I know at Chip Ganassi Racing we work hard to be ready for any eventuality, and try to always understand cause and effect and help that guide us in predicting what to do next.
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