Roger Penske has suspended 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 been manipulated.

IndyCar officials found six weeks after the e🔴v💟ent that it was illegally used on starts and restarts, aiding Newgarden’s chances.

Newgarꦰden lost his victory, while Scott McLaughlin waℱs also disqualified.

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

Penske has suspended the team’s president, Tim Cindric,🌟 and managing𝓡 director, Ron Ruzewski.

They will be forced to sit out the next two Indy💙Car rounds - the Sonsio Grand Prix and the Indy500 later this month.

Number two race engineer Luke Mꦐas💞on and senior data engineer Robbie Atkinson have also been suspended.

“I recognise the magnitude of what occurred and the🅘 impact it continues to have o🌳n the sport to which I’ve dedicated so many decades,” Penske said.

“Everyone at Team Penske along with our fans and business partners should know that I apologise for the er♕rors that were made and I deeply regret them🍎.”

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

“After a full and comprehensive analysis of the information, Team Penske has determined that there were significant failures in our proce🌸sses 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 a🌞ccountability for al𒅌l of Team Penske’s operations.”