Penske Entertainment president and CEO Mark Miles was steadfast in his assertion that it was the complications of next summer’s men's FIFA World Cup — and that alone — that prevented IndyCar from racing at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez, the permanent road course in Mexico City that has been a target of the series for a decade or more.

American open-wheel racing last ran at the venue, which will continue to host annual stops for Formula 1 and Formula E and that in 2025 hosted the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series, back in 2007 as Champ Car’s season finale.

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