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re: IndyCar 2021 Season Thread
Posted on 5/3/21 at 7:28 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Posted on 5/3/21 at 7:28 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Scott Dixon is still King (the Lewis Hamilton of IndyCar 
).
Josef Newgarden is/was the heir to the king and has two season championships (but no Indy 500 wins yet).
Alexander Rossi is the angry wanna-be king who has been struggling for consistent results for over a year now.
Colton Herta and Pato O'Ward are the hot new upstarts who look like future champions. However, Mario Andretti is trying to get Herta into F1, and O'Ward just earned himself an F1 test with McLaren in Abu Dhabi at the end of the F1 season. One or both may not be around for very long.
Scott McLaughlin is a rookie and a little older than Herta and O'Ward, and has three V8 Supercar championships. He is looking real good for Penske and will definitely stick around in IndyCar.
Alex Palou is a young revelation for Ganassi and should be in the mix too.
Romain Grosjean is just the latest of a string of unsuccessful F1 drivers to move over to IndyCar, but he seems way more popular than the average F1 washout, so I think he's increasing IndyCar interest internationally. He looks decent so far, but he is not running ovals this year.
Jimmie Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR champion who is also a rookie and is also not doing ovals this year. While there was a lot of hoopla over his coming to IndyCar, he looks out of his depth on road courses. If he doesn't improve, will he last the year?
Any other stories?
). Josef Newgarden is/was the heir to the king and has two season championships (but no Indy 500 wins yet).
Alexander Rossi is the angry wanna-be king who has been struggling for consistent results for over a year now.
Colton Herta and Pato O'Ward are the hot new upstarts who look like future champions. However, Mario Andretti is trying to get Herta into F1, and O'Ward just earned himself an F1 test with McLaren in Abu Dhabi at the end of the F1 season. One or both may not be around for very long.
Scott McLaughlin is a rookie and a little older than Herta and O'Ward, and has three V8 Supercar championships. He is looking real good for Penske and will definitely stick around in IndyCar.
Alex Palou is a young revelation for Ganassi and should be in the mix too.
Romain Grosjean is just the latest of a string of unsuccessful F1 drivers to move over to IndyCar, but he seems way more popular than the average F1 washout, so I think he's increasing IndyCar interest internationally. He looks decent so far, but he is not running ovals this year.
Jimmie Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR champion who is also a rookie and is also not doing ovals this year. While there was a lot of hoopla over his coming to IndyCar, he looks out of his depth on road courses. If he doesn't improve, will he last the year?
Any other stories?
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 7:46 pm
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 8:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
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TouchedTheAxeIn82
TYFYS, I was thinking of writing about some of the names, but I didnt want to put my spin in the OP. I agree with everything you wrote about each.
I will add, Herta and O'Ward have a head on their shoulders like no drivers Ive seen in a long time in any series. The way they handle incidents, criticism and success is amazing.
One let down that is usually competitive is Rookie of the Year. McLaughlin will win ROY by default as the only rookies eligible are McLaughlin, Jimmy and Grosjean. However the later two are not competing in Oval races.
Posted on 5/4/21 at 11:27 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
It would nice if Indy could pick up a third engine manufacturer sometime in the near future. The only two options right now are Chevy and Honda. I heard the costs of starting/running an Indy team is fairly cheap compared to other big racing series. I think that could open the door for more outsiders to take interest in Indy. McLaren joining has helped that somewhat but had to choose to use either a Honda or Chevy engine.
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