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McLaren Racing takes sole possession of IndyCar program
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McLaren Racing takes sole possession of IndyCar program

By Miles Cooper January 3, 2025
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McLaren Racing has confirmed sole possession of Arrow McLaren IndyCar Staff, which went into impact on December 31, 2024. The total acquisition by McLaren Racing comes after the ultimate section of its buyout from Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson.

The crew that was initially run underneath the Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports banner was modified to Arrow McLaren SP in 2020, when McLaren purchased a 75% stake within the IndyCar program in 2021. The identify developed to Arrow McLaren in 2023, with Schmidt and Peterson nonetheless concerned in a minority possession function throughout that point and as much as the conclusion of 2024. 

Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren Racing, careworn the significance of increasing and additional rooting the group with the takeover of this system in North America’s premier open-wheel championship.

“That is an thrilling step for McLaren Racing as we develop and strengthen our presence in North America, which is a vital marketplace for our crew and our followers,” stated Brown. “Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson have been nice companions and co-owners, and I wish to thank them as we proceed to construct what they began a few years in the past, and that may be a championship caliber NTT IndyCar Collection crew.”

The bottom ground of the group was shaped as Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2001, incomes a breakthrough podium courtesy of Jaques Lazier at Nashville Superspeedway. It then turned an unique presence within the Indianapolis 500 from 2003-10. A return to full-time racing occurred in 2011 with Alex Tagliani. The late Dan Wheldon additionally drove his last race with the crew that very same 12 months. 

Beneath the Schmidt-Hamilton label, in partnership with former driver Davey Hamilton, the crew plucked a gifted younger Frenchman named Simon Pagenaud and went on to attain a standout season in 2012 that included three podiums en path to fifth within the championship standings. The next 12 months noticed the arrival of Peterson as a part of the crew possession; Pagenaud delivered the group’s first win within the second act of a Detroit doubleheader earlier than profitable once more at Baltimore later that very same season and rising to 3rd within the championship.

McLaren Racing takes sole possession of IndyCar program

Arrow McLaren Chevrolet Zak Brown

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The group formally turned Schmidt-Peterson in 2015, with Pagenaud profitable three extra occasions earlier than departing to Staff Penske the next 12 months. 

The 2016 season noticed James Hinchcliffe ship a victory in a rain-impacted race at NOLA Motorsports Park. Hinchcliffe gained two extra occasions for the group: Lengthy Seaside (2017) and Iowa Speedway (2018). Arrow Electronics turned an official accomplice of the crew in 2019.

“Stepping away from my possession function with Arrow McLaren is bittersweet,” stated Schmidt. “This crew has been my life’s work, rising from a dream right into a competitor on the highest stage. I’m endlessly grateful to the drivers, crew members, companions and followers who made all of it attainable, and to McLaren for elevating the crew’s potential. Whereas I’m stepping again from possession, my coronary heart will all the time be with this crew, and I’ll be cheering for its continued success each step of the best way.”

Peterson added, “Since I joined Sam as co-owner in 2013, it’s been rewarding to see this crew evolve. We welcomed Arrow as title accomplice in 2019, we joined forces with McLaren in 2021, we turned a three-car NTT IndyCar Collection crew in 2023, and we celebrated many poles, podiums and wins in Indy Lights and IndyCar all through these years. This crew has a robust basis for achievement, and Sam and I are pleased with the place we go away it.”

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