Roger Penske firing the team\u2019s top management.<\/a><\/p>\nThe changes are among many\u00a0under the rule of Jonathan Diuguid, who took over as Team Penske president from the ousted Tim Cindric in July.<\/p>\n
Spaniard Prados spent five years in IndyCar from 2012 working with AJ Foyt Racing ahead of a move to Penske.<\/p>\n
He engineered Juan Pablo Montoya to victory in that year\u2019s Indianapolis 500 before switching to the team\u2019s sportscar program.<\/p>\n
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Scott McLaughlin during the IndyCar season finale at Nashville. Image: James Black<\/p>\n
This year marks McLaughlin\u2019s sixth full IndyCar season having made the leap in 2021 following a Supercars Championship three-peat.<\/p>\n
All seven of McLaughlin\u2019s IndyCar race wins to date have come alongside Bretzman, who earlier engineered Simon Pagenaud to Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series success.<\/p>\n
McLaughlin and Bretzman pair failed to add to their win tally in 2025 en route to 10th in the standings amid the team\u2019s troubled campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready hard at work with Raul,\u201d said McLaughlin in a social media post reacting to news of Prados\u2019 appointment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmazing engineer. Can\u2019t wait for what\u2019s ahead. Benny my guy will still be around, he\u2019s just a big boy now!\u201d<\/p>\n
Team Penske will field McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden and David Malukas this season, with Malukas having replaced Andretti-bound Australian Will Power.<\/p>\n
The IndyCar Series is set to begin with the Grand Prix of St Petersburg on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 1.<\/p>\n
McLaughlin\u2019s first race outing of the year will come at Daytona this weekend, where he\u2019ll share a DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette in the 24 hour sportscar event.<\/p>\n
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