The team grew by 40% over the last off-season, with several additions to personnel that included former Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi in a newly-added third car. While the new hires helped grow the numbers to fill roles, many came in without previous experience in IndyCar.
Despite that, though, all three full-time entries delivered a respectable output, with Pato O’Ward registering seven podiums including four runner-up finishes, to lead its contingent in the standings.
Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist, who has departed to join Meyer Shank Racing and will be replaced in 2024 by David Malukas, contributed a further three podiums between them.
Since the conclusion of the 2023 season in September, the team has seen the departures of Billy Vincent, who served as competition director and also handled strategy for Rosenqvist, and Rossi’s race engineer, Craig Hampson.
However speaking to Autosport, Ward said the team has had “a remarkable low turnover offseason” and feels it is in a strong position to consolidate in 2024 using the experience its new members gained this season.
“With the current landscape of motorsport, you can't pull all those people just from IndyCar,” Ward said.
“We hit the ground January last year with a heck of a lot of new faces and a lot of growth and having to figure things out in a hurry to get ready to go racing.
“And I think to maintain and make a step in performance, in many ways was a great result. Pretty excited to have a chance to kind of consolidate now.”
Source: Autosport