Meaning Bosom Buddies ScottyMac’ (Scott McLaughlin)
and everybodies favourite IndyCar driver Benjamin Pederson will now be “Working
together!”
Like IndyCar that was in a Thunderstorm ‘n Rain
Delay last Saturday, your Humble No Fenders Scribe Tomaso’s also been shuffling
planned “Posts” here upon Ye Blob’, as Thy late Awntie’ Harriet called it…
Found this to be very interesting news, which I
first spotted during my daily News Trawl on Racer.com last week. Wit Marshall
Pruett noting how the previously discussed Technical Alliance between Team Penske
and A.J. Foyt enterprises had been rekindled upon Larry Foyt making a phone
call to Tim Cindric.
As Foyt should improve with technical feedback
on “go Fast” parts. Arse-sumedly most notably those All critical Dampers programme.
(Shocks) Along with other engineering expertise, albeit Foyt’s main man Mike
Cannon Ain’t exactly No Slouch! With No Disrespect towards any of the other Foyt
Engineering Staff.
Where it got interesting for Mwah was Cindric
openly talking about where do they place a Miles Rowe or Ernie Francis, Jr. in
the future if either is ready to graduate to IndyCar from Indy NXT? Noting how
Penske typically doesn’t insert fresh face rookies into it’s team.
Not to mention the alliance will allow Penske
to also develop staff for future promotion, i.e.; Engineers and Crew members.
Cindric said it’s a work in progress and they’ll
work out the long term details as they go along. For now just helping Foyt as
much as possible over the final three races.
While Pruett mentions how interest has already
percolated regarding potential future drivers for Foyt due to the new technical
alliance, a la Andretti Autosport and Meyer Shank Racing on the Honda side of
the equation.
And it seems that Marshall’s mentioned the possibility
of new technical alliances being formed, mainly with Arrow McLaren if it
decides to expand to a four car operation next year? Since they’re not moving
into Mikey A’s current race shop until 2025 when Andretti moves to it’s new
Fisher’s complex.
Butt I’d Arse-sume McLaren’s plans for four
Fulltime IndyCar entries has been delayed now that Zak’s Boy Alex Palou has
changed His mind, again. With Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) seeming to be the most
logical Bowtie’ runner choice.
Yet Pruett noted over the WWTR weekend that He was keeping
an “Eye” upon a possible Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) technical alliance “tie-up”
with McLaren instead. Although noting that Callum Ilott was one of the drivers
on McLaren’s “shopping list” to fill the vacated No. 6 Palou seat…
And although I know it’s not the same
situation. Nonetheless, I’m old enough to remember how Tony Junior’s Bettenhausen
Motorsports Sharp lookin’ IndyCar team ran year old Penske’s exclusively during
the early 1990’s, when Penske Cars were building their own IndyCar chassis in
Bloody Poole, England. Notably when ‘lil Stevie Johnson’, aka Stefan Johansson
was running those Alumax sponsored PC chassis Indy Cars…
As just think of how this alliance should
remarkably help the Great Santini’s, aka Santino Ferrucci’s overall
performance. And how Ferrucci’s prowess on a one, certain 2.5-mile Oval. Some
place that El Capitano’ owns potentially benefit Team Penske! Which I prefer
calling Mother Speedway…
Whilst the idea of B-Teams isn’t anything new, since
Scuderia AlphaTauri has been Red Bull Racing’s Formula 1 Defacto B-Team since
2006! While I think Mercedes has had linkage with Williams over the years. Not
to mention turning the long defunct Manor Racing team into it’s B-Team with AMG
Mercedes DTM chauffeurs Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon…
Update
Whilst waiting out the Rain Delay at WWTR last
Saturday, I read Marshall Pruett’s latest Silly Season update. With Marshall
noting that Santino Ferrucci was still unsigned for Foyt next year, with
teammate Benjamin Peterson being on a multi-year contract.
Think it would be a shame if Foyt didn’t retain Ferrucci! But with Pruett also noting how Fast Eddie’, nee Ed Carpenter doesn’t like being “Ghosted!” Which possibly David Malukas will end up doing to Ed? Ferrucci in the ECR No. 20 entry would be a great “Change-up”. Or may be as an unlikely addition to either Meyer Shank Racing or Juncos Hollinger Racing who both could benefit from Santino’s Oval prowess, Just Sayin’. Especially since the 2024 IndyCar Silly Season is far from being done! With everyone besides Team Penske still having potential vacancies…
