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INDYCAR: Chevy Protests Change To Honda’s Turbo Specification
General Motors has filed an official protest on the decision to allow Honda to make a change to its original turbocharger specification.
According to the team owner who has dominated the 2012 season with Chevrolet power, Honda's new turbo housings represent an unfair advantage. (Photo: Marshall Pruett)
The Chevrolet IZOD INDYCAR series teams aren’t going to boycott Brazil next weekend, but General Motors has filed an official protest on the decision to allow Honda to make a change to its original turbocharger specification.
In a story broken by SPEED’s Marshall Pruett earlier on Thursday and later confirmed by INDYCAR, Honda is being allowed to switch to a new housing on its single turbo for the street race in Sao Paulo.
Honda teams installed the part last weekend at Long Beach but had to change back after it was ultimately denied by INDYCAR officials after Chevrolet engineers got wind of the news and protested vehemently.
Tech chief Will Phillips then said he would study all the information and make a decision this week and there had been talk among the GM teams last weekend that if the turbo was approved they might boycott Brazil or take INDYCAR to court.
Roger Penske, who was instrumental in bringing GM back to Indy car racing this season, reacted angrily to the news of Honda’s off-track victory.
"This is all about integrity and I’m very disappointed in the process,’’ said Penske, whose team has won all three pole positions and races in 2012 with the Ilmor-built Chevrolet.
"All we want is a level playing field and that turbo was not approved. This is ridiculous.’’
But Tony Cotman, who led the new car/engine project for two years, said the team owners don’t know all the facts.
In a story broken by SPEED’s Marshall Pruett earlier on Thursday and later confirmed by INDYCAR, Honda is being allowed to switch to a new housing on its single turbo for the street race in Sao Paulo.
Honda teams installed the part last weekend at Long Beach but had to change back after it was ultimately denied by INDYCAR officials after Chevrolet engineers got wind of the news and protested vehemently.
Tech chief Will Phillips then said he would study all the information and make a decision this week and there had been talk among the GM teams last weekend that if the turbo was approved they might boycott Brazil or take INDYCAR to court.
Roger Penske, who was instrumental in bringing GM back to Indy car racing this season, reacted angrily to the news of Honda’s off-track victory.
"This is all about integrity and I’m very disappointed in the process,’’ said Penske, whose team has won all three pole positions and races in 2012 with the Ilmor-built Chevrolet.
"All we want is a level playing field and that turbo was not approved. This is ridiculous.’’
But Tony Cotman, who led the new car/engine project for two years, said the team owners don’t know all the facts.
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