After Team Penske announced that Tim Cindric, its former IndyCar president, would rejoin the team as the strategist for Scott McLaughlin's No. "Tim Cindric is a huge part of why I was able to make the journey from Australia to the IndyCar Series," McLaughlin wrote Thursday afternoon. The news: Strategist returns to Team Penske after losing job over Indy 500 cheating scandal. Last year was McLaughlin's first without winning a race since 2021, as Team Penske had a down year for its expectations. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Scott McLaughlin reaction to Tim Cindric rejoining Team Penske as strategist