INDIANAPOLIS — Santino Ferrucci had a disappointing season in the NTT IndyCar Series in 2025.
Still, Ferrucci enters his fourth season wheeling the A.J. Foyt Racing No. 14 with tremendous optimism for the new season.
After finishing ninth in the standings in 2024, Ferrucci wound up 16th last year with four top-five and six top-10 results to his credit.
He takes much of the credit for the team’s inconsistent performances.
“I think some of the inconsistencies are kind of more on my side of things than anything else,” Ferrucci said during IndyCar Content Days. “I think the team really straightened everything out come the 500 to the end of the season. I kind of made some enforced errors in a couple of races, which kind of put us on a back foot.
“Being able to go through those and get everything sorted going into this year will be a big deal. I think having a more consistent platform this year with the team will be a big help and a big change for us as far as a steadier pace.
“I think there’s no reason as to why we can’t keep that same pace that we had in the middle of the season this year with a couple of podiums and top fives.”
Ferrucci gains confidence from knowing the majority of his Larry Foyt led team returns to the fold.
“Obviously, every year we continue to build the team with Larry,” Ferrucci said. “I think me coming back and working with the engineers and mechanics, like I said, this is the first year — I talked with Larry, I think it’s one of the first years in a long time the team has had almost zero turnover, if any at all, year after year as far as mechanics and engineers go. So it’s a really big deal.
“We’re building something consistent, something that is competitive, and I’m just really happy to be a part of it, and with now the full-time sponsor of Homes For Our Troops, the livery won’t change all year, which is another big thing. Less work for the mechanics, less things to worry about come race weekends. Very excited about all those things.”
