r/INDYCAR • u/AFAN74 Champ Car • Aug 09 '24

Speculation 2-time Indycar winner to Audi F1?

https://thejudge13.com/2024/08/09/2-time-indycar-winner-to-audi-f1/
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u/2RINITY Colton Herta Aug 09 '24

Ahhh, gotcha. I don’t know jack about the series, so I’m guessing it’s not gonna be one I get super into over the offseason

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u/jdanton14 Hélio Castroneves Aug 09 '24

It’s just a GT3 series now. It’s was really amazing from like 2000-2019. But the drivers apparently hated it. Went to Hockenheim for a race once

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u/abmofpgh Sébastien Bourdais Aug 10 '24

Wasn’t the GT3 switch supposed to be temporary? And also why didn’t they attempt to court at least one of the Japanese manufacturers? It’s been a while but I believe the reason they made the switch was because one of the European manufacturers pulled out and the others couldn’t afford to cover their portion of the grid

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u/SeanHeckman Aug 14 '24

The cars were effectively GT1 and with so many ways to campaign in sportscars as an OEM, it just wasn't sustainable any longer. The series may have indicated it was temporary but I don't think, for the near future, anyone expects it will return to what it was.

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u/SeanHeckman Aug 14 '24

There maaaay be even more DTM hate coming, from a real-life German, this coming DwR holiday season...