Roger Penske has addressed the c🥀oncerns of rivals that Josef Newgarden’s Indy 500-winning car last yꦬear was illegal.

Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power were not permitted to start Fast 12 Qua♓lifying on Sunday after failing a technical inspection, due to an illegal modification on a rear attenuator.

It has sin♈ce been claimed that Newgarden’s winning car from a year ago, ☂which is now in a museum, had the same parts which are now deemed illegal.

Pato O’Ward, overtaken by Newgarden on the last lap of the 2024 Indy 500, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:has v♔ented his frustration and confusion.

Roger Penske defends 2024 Indy 500 win

However, Roger Penske ꦐis adamant that💃 no rule was broken a year ago.

"I would say we had nine attenuators that were modified by Dallara at the beg🍨inning of 2024. Those have been rotated through the cars over the last 15 months," Penske told Fox.

"We also had newer ones that we bought and ♚those have been in the same batch.

🤪“That's why you see that Scott McLaughlin didn't have an issue with 🌃his car.

“From my perspect𒆙ive, when you think about the attenuators and what happened there, my question to you is: ‘What would we do?’

“We know the situation was not right from theꦬ standpoint of the offic﷽ials on Sunday.

"But♎ when I go back to 2024… that car was taken apart piece-by-piece in detail following the race. It was said to be completely legal for the win."

The punishment for Newgarden and Power for this weekend’s Indy 500 is to 168澳洲幸运5官🐈方开奖结果历史:start at the back of t🍸he 33-car grid.

Team Penske were also fined, and 16🅠8澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:have parted ways with three executives - including Tim Cindric.

Roger Penske insisted 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“it hurts in my gut” that his team had violated rules twice, causinཧg two controversies, after las🅷t year’s ‘push to pass’ incident.

However, he in♛sisted that calls for Newgarden and Power to be banned from the Indy 500 are not right.

Roger Penske said: "Those cars went through inspection on Saturday, got the sticker. They performed in the top 12 and⛦ were availa🏅ble to run on Sunday.

🤡"From that point on, there was a question about our cars on Sunday.

“We actually pulled a car and did not make a run beca𒊎use of the question from the officials.

“But as far as I'm concerne🤪d, they've earꦗned the right to be in the 109th Running of the Indy 500."