Roger Penske has suspe𝓀nded a number of key personnel from his own IndyCar team following the recent push-to-pass scandal.

Team Penske driver 🐼Josef Newgarden was disqualified from the Firestone Grand prix of St. Petersberg after IndyCar found that his push-to-pass system had bee﷽n manipulated.

In꧂dyCar officials found 🐽six weeks after the event that it was illegally used on starts and restarts, aiding Newgarden’s chances.

Newgarden lost his victory, wh🧔ile S♎cott McLaughlin was also disqualified.

Will Power was also handed a penalty, but as he was found not to use the 𝐆system illegally, he wasn’t excluded from the results🎀.

Penske has suspended the team’s president, Tim Cindric, and managing director, Ron Ru♎zewski.

They will be forced to sit out the next two IndyCar rounds - the Sonsio Granꦓd Prix and the Indy500 later this month.

Number tw༺o race engineer Luke Mason and senior data engineer Robbie Atkinson have also been suspended.

“I recognis🌸e the magnitude of what occurred and the impact it continues to have on the sport to which I’ve dedicate𒈔d so many decades,” Penske said.

“Everyone at Team Penske along with our fans and business partners s﷽hould know that I apologise for the errors that were made and I deeply regret them.”

A statement from Team Pensk𓃲e was also released:  “Following the penalties to the Team Penske INDYCAR team and drivers after Long Beach, Teamꦇ Penske has completed an internal review.

“After a full and comprehensive analysis of the information, Team Penske has determined that there were sig🅺nificant failures in our processes and internal communications. As a result, Luke Mason [No. 2 Race Engineer] and Robbie Atkinson [Senior Data Engineer] will be suspended from Team Penske for the next two INDYCAR races including the Indianapolis 500.

“In addition, Ron Ruzewski [Managing Director, Team Penske INDYCAR] will also be suspended for these two races, along with Tim Cindric [President of Team Penske], who🦂 has accountability for all of Team Penske’s operations.”