Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg marks the beginning of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar series. Here are three key questions heading into the 17-race season, which wraps up at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sept. 17.
How will Josef Newgarden, other drivers fit with new teams?
Long thought to be the next big thing in IndyCar racing, Josef Newgarden made headlines by making the high-profile switch from Ed Carpenter Racing to Team Penske. Newgarden is one of the sport's brightest stars—he's polished, popular, young and enormously talented—and he'll take Juan Pablo Montoya's spot on Team Penske (Montoya will still drive for Penske in the Indy 500).