{"id":273655,"date":"2025-04-08T22:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/roger-penskes-records-laden-indycar-team-compared-to-2-f1-giants-by-will-buxton\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","slug":"roger-penskes-records-laden-indycar-team-compared-to-2-f1-giants-by-will-buxton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/roger-penskes-records-laden-indycar-team-compared-to-2-f1-giants-by-will-buxton\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Penske&#8217;s records laden IndyCar team compared to 2 F1 giants by Will Buxton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4865908\" data-slug-id=\"2464555\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roger Penske&#8217;s IndyCar team was compared to the Mercedes and Ferrari F1 teams by FOX\u2019s newly appointed play-by-play announcer for the open-wheel racing series, Will Buxton. The Briton uploaded a video on Instagram where he compared IndyCar teams to their F1 counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Former F1 TV host Will Buxton signed with FOX for the 2025 IndyCar season. As he transitioned from the European open-wheel racing scene to the IndyCar series, he asked his followers to give the American championship a chance.<\/p>\n<p>Penske Entertainment has been all hands on deck in a bid to grow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/indycar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IndyCar<\/a>, and the FOX partnership was a step in that direction. Buxton took it upon himself to help the new fans in deciding which teams to support as he said:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs I transition across from Formula 1 to the NTT IndyCar series, I hope that you will come with me to watch the races on FOX. I guarantee you watch one IndyCar race, you will be hooked for life. But when you come and watch an IndyCar race, who should you support and who should you follow if you&#8217;re an F1 fan? We are going to try to determine that for you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Will Buxton then compared the F1 and IndyCar teams, and while doing so, suggested that Roger Penske&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/team-penske\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Team Penske<\/a> is a giant in the sport with a huge history, and compared it to Mercedes and Ferrari. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFerrari, history in the sport, pedigree, It&#8217;s a name synonymous with the championship, success that&#8217;s not just here, but multiple categories. Ferrari is Penske.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMercedes. Also Penske. Perfect, right. Penske is both Ferrari and Mercedes,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Roger Penske\u2019s IndyCar team along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/aj-foyt-racing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">AJ Foyt Racing<\/a> are the two oldest teams in IndyCar history. Team Penske, just like Ferrari in F1, is the most successful team in IndyCar with 244 wins and 17 championships to its name.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><strong>Roger Penske reveals IndyCar&#8217;s plan to debut the new chassis in 2027<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Roger Penske bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series from the Hulman company in the late 2010s and has been in control. The current IndyCar chassis was introduced in 2012 and is due for an upgrade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"IMSA WeatherTech Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - Qualifying - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"IMSA WeatherTech Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - Qualifying - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/f1f79-17441493385173-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>IMSA WeatherTech Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring &#8211; Qualifying &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amid the reports of IndyCar testing a new chassis in collaboration with Dallara, Roger Penske came out and revealed the series&#8217; plan to debut the new chassis in 2027. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have a car in design. It\u2019s in the wind tunnel, and our plan is to bring in that car in 2027. It\u2019ll look like an Indy car, and it\u2019ll be safer; that\u2019s one of the things we\u2019ve tried to do. We\u2019re looking at speed and also the ability to take some weight out of the car, which all the teams want, and then of course we\u2019ll have hybrid technology.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Penske&#8217;s organization also plans on bringing changes to the power unit, aluminum alloys, and a bunch of other changes along with the new chassis in 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/4512202-1732263092-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Pranay Bhagi&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nPranay Bhagi is a motorsports journalist at Sportskeeda with over two years of experience in the industry. 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