On Thursday afternoon, the IndyCar Series decided to postpone its plans to debut the hybrid technology – paired with its current 2.2-liter twin turbocharged V-6 engine – from the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 10 until after the Indy 500 on May 26.
There have been 13 drivers representing four teams – Andretti Global, Arrow McLaren, Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske – that have combined for over 15,000 miles in testing over the last three months. Newgarden was among those that pounded laps in the hybrid unit and didn’t see the decision to delay inevitable based on the readiness of his learnings.
