Doug Boles has admitted he 💧had “difficult conversations” with “great people” after several dramas at the Indy 500.

The build-up was dominated by grid penalties to Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Will Power who f♔ailed technical inspections in qualifying.

Roger Penske then 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:let three executives go, including Tim Cindric, as rival o🐼wꦫners questioned the team’s “integrity”.

After Alex Palou won the 109th Indy 500 on Sunday,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: three cars were removed fro🍰m the initial results after failing technical inspections.

Marcus Ericsson, who had finished secꦬond, Kyle Kirkwood and Callum Ilott were demoted🐈.

“We have an opportunity to grow the great𒁃est series in 𝔉the world,” IndyCar president Boles said.

“This past week I’ve had the opp💞ortunity to get to know our people better.

“We have great teams, a𒀰nd great people, across the IndyCar series.

“Unfortunately I’ve had to have some difficult conversations with those great teams and th𒁏ose 🅠great people, including [Sunday night and Monday morning].”

Boles continued: “It’s a really difficult moment for all of us. But a moment we can use to move forwar🌞d.

“Our true character doesn’t come🉐 out when we win. It’s when we’re battling adversity.

“I want t🗹o give you a perfect example of the character of 💎every driver in this paddock.

“I called every driver who were being removed to the back row, and I gave them the opportunity to skꦡip this yeꦦar’s victory banquet.

“To a man, Maওrcus, Kyle and Callum said ‘we would not m𒁃iss an opportunity to come to the banquet’.

“That te꧅🧜lls you the character of the drivers in the series.”