Andretti Autosport To Remain Honda Powered in 2018
INDIANAPOLIS — The partnership that has claimed five Indianapolis 500 victories will remain intact as Andretti Autosport officials announced the team will return to Verizon IndyCar Series competition in 2018 with Honda-powered machines as part of a multi-year agreement.
“It’s no secret that we’ve been weighing this decision for a while now,” said Andretti Autosport CEO, Michael Andretti. “We’ve had strong relationships and have marked milestones with both manufacturers, but we’re pleased to continue our Honda partnership. We have a great history of success with Honda and I have no doubt that together, our collection of achievements will continue to grow.”
“We’re extremely happy to continue our successful partnership with Michael Andretti and Andretti Autosport,” said Art St. Cyr, president of Honda Performance Development. “As Michael stated, his team has played a major role in our success at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including victories at three of the last four Indy 500s. In addition to success at Indianapolis, 47 of Honda’s 225 Indy car victories through the years have been scored by the Andretti Autosport. Together, we’re looking forward to adding to this already impressive total in the future.”
With powertrain confirmation now in place, Andretti will turn its focus on setting the team’s 2018 stable of drivers. With series and Indy 500 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and third-generation racer, Marco Andretti already contracted through the next season, the team will confirm and announce its remaining drivers in the coming weeks.
Source :speedsport.com
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