Dario Franchitti won the 2012 Indianapolis 500 after Takuma Sato spun trying to pass him for the lead just after the white flag came out at the start of the final lap.
Controversial company figurehead Dany Bahar has been relieved of his duties by Group Lotus following what it refers to as a 'complaint about his conduct'.
Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon put Ganassi at the top of the timesheets for the final practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning.
'I love the track; I did a double win there in 2010 before the layout changed and last year I was on the podium when the circuit had its revamp' - Josh Brookes
'The boys have been working flat out back at the team HQ in Louth ready for the Snetterton round and looking at what we can improve so we are all set' - Jon Kirkham
Estaban Guerrieri won a narrow victory in the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100, the traditional weekend support race to the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
James Hinchcliffe was able to pay tribute to one of his all-time sporting heroes during Indy 500 qualifying, by taking a pair of Greg Moore's race gloves on his qualifying lap.
Dallara has been making a change to the new DW12 IndyCar chassis, after crashes during practice and qualifying suggested the car could be tending to get airborne.
DRIVERS - Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Charles Pic (Marussia), Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
James Allison: I'm quite optimistic for the rest of the season as the Circuit de Catalunya was another location where the car has been good and both our drivers have been strong