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You will find that IndyCar teams and drivers, for the most part, are neighborly and cordial compared to F1 & NASCAR. This is especially true in recent times. There's actually been several articles over the recent years that a lack of villains, bad guys, and characters has hurt or at least held IndyCar back. Too many nice guys, family men, and corporate businessmen. I tend to agree.

I think the clear out front abrasive personalities in IndyCar are Alexander Rossi and Jack Harvey. I feel Rossi nearing his boiling point and I expect fireworks soon.

Your big 3 teams of recent past are Team Penske, Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport. Arguably Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Arrow McClaren SP are outside looking in at the big 3.

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It would nice if Indy could pick up a third engine manufacturer sometime in the near future.

You threw the softball up, so I'll swing at it. The budget cuts in F1 made Ferrari consider coming to IndyCar during 2020, but since, Ferrari has confirmed it is holding off. This may actually have more to do that IndyCar moving to hybrid power units in 2022+.

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but had to choose to use either a Honda or Chevy engine

I know it sounds like a bad thing, but the current generation of Honda and Chevy engines in IndyCar have been some of the most reliable, stable, consistent, and cross manufacturer equal racing engines of all time. I think a 3rd manufacturer would have a very difficult time maintaining the success the other two have shared for almost 10 years.

Fun factoid: One of most dominant IndyCar engine manufacturers was Oldsmobile, even after GM announced their closure.

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Graham Rahal

Something I've always liked about Graham is that he has not rode his father's coat tails. The complete opposite of some in F1 *cough Stroll cough Mazepin*. His father (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) made Graham prove himself before signing his son to his own team. For several years Graham raced against his father's team.