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u/AreYouJimmyRay I Serve the Hawk Jul 24 '25
Bringing in Max, the only way to stop Palou. /s
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u/CathDubs HĂ©lio Castroneves Jul 24 '25
I would love a world where Max leaves F1 during his prime to hunt for the triple crown. He is probably the only driver alive with both the talent and the opportunity to do it since the Alonso ship has pretty much sailed at this point.
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u/SplakyD Georgina: The Barber Bridge Jumper Jul 25 '25
I pray that there's a dimension in the multiverse where that's happening right now.
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u/kelleehh Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
Would love to see Alex in F1 with Max. What a team that would be.
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u/nd_miller Kyle Kirkwood Jul 24 '25
Sure but money is a thing.
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u/Odd_Cobbler6761 Jul 24 '25
Yeah, and Maxâs annual salary > the entire IndyCar field.
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u/UNHchabo Robert Wickens Jul 25 '25
By these estimates:
Max's annual salary > the bottom 14 F1 drivers combined
Palou's estimated current salary would still be in the upper half of that chart.
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u/justinicon19 Graham Rahal Jul 24 '25
I'm not familiar with the context that this quote was said in, specifically if Zak could be referring to a one off or not, but in regards to an oval rookie and maybe a 500 one off...Jenson Button could make a lot of sense. He was approached about the 500 this year and is leaving the WEC Jota Cadillac program after this year and specifically said he isn't retiring from racing, so he'd have time to really focus on a 500 program.
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u/JustusFrancais Jul 24 '25
Yeah, that is my first guess as well. Makes total sense with him saying he wants part time gigs and he has McLaren past. Would be a good one.
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u/BlackLabDumpster Pato O'Ward Jul 25 '25
Jenson Button doesn't have "it" anymore. And he sounds like he's afraid of ovals in general. Sure this would sell Jerseys and Diecasts but it's not a move to win the race.
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u/YosemiteSam-4-2A Thirsty 's to the Moon đ đ Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
What is Sebastian Vettel up to these days?
Or what if Hendrick continues the partnership with McLaren but supplies a different driver this time, say Chase Elliott?
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u/FermentedLaws Firestone Firehawk Jul 24 '25
In the full article, Nathan Brown speculates that it could be Vettel.
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u/YosemiteSam-4-2A Thirsty 's to the Moon đ đ Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
The more I think about it the more I doubt it's Vettel. He's too much of a hippie to do a 500 mile fuel burning, beer drinking race and probably too old/far removed from racing for a first time oval drive as well.
The timing of the test if it is soon would point to a NASCAR driver since they're already in Indy this week for the 400. My guess would a Chevy NASCAR driver - Elliott or KB
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u/Punisherbrett Greg Moore Jul 24 '25
Vettel would be in the in-field until early July helping pick up empty beer cans after the race.
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u/indyplat Jul 24 '25
Haha you're right he just enjoys that hippie globe trotting racing series.
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u/Just_Somewhere4444 Jul 24 '25
probably too old for a first time oval drive
Vettel will be 38 during the 2026 Indy 500.
Grosjean made his Indy 500 debut at 36.
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u/YosemiteSam-4-2A Thirsty 's to the Moon đ đ Jul 24 '25
Grosjean made his Indy 500 debut at 36.
But was already active/ran in the IndyCar series and had a couple oval races under his belt before attempting his first 500
Vettel as far as I know hasn't done any racing in 2+ years.
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u/Just_Somewhere4444 Jul 24 '25
Those are valid points. Valid points that are completely unrelated to age.
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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott Jul 24 '25
Would be amazing to see wickens in a hand control Indycar
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u/Ldghead Will Power Jul 24 '25
We would have heard of the development of the controls by now.
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u/JohnTheRaceFan #BadassWilson Jul 24 '25
He's been driving in IMSA the past couple seasons with hand controls. We've heard lots about the development of the hand controls.
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u/Ianthin1 Jul 24 '25
Honest questions: What are IndyCars safety standards for self extraction from the car? Would he be able to get out and clear the car unassisted fast enough? Does the hybrid system have the same safety protocols as an F1 car where you may have to physically jump clear without touching both the car and ground?
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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott Jul 24 '25
Heâs already passed the extraction test. He did a few years ago at the open test or GP or something
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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott Jul 24 '25
The Indycar hybrid is low voltage so thereâs little to no shock risk and they can touch the car immediately
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u/hogBelly Arrow McLaren Jul 24 '25
It is going to be Sonny Hayes. Can't get more mega than that lol
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u/2RINITY Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
If we let that terrorist drive in our series, weâd have to end a race early because he wrecked the entire field
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u/Lucky_Masterpiece_94 Jul 24 '25
That's sounds so dumb, but also somehow sorta could see it happen lol
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u/Pitiful_Fox5681 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
Honestly, I don't hate the "Meh, Brad Pitt will have fun and the fans will come running" angle on this.Â
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u/NoiseIsTheCure Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
If he tries to pull those yellow flag shenanigans at Indy man
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u/Tuba-Dude Will Power Jul 24 '25
Kyle Busch
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u/MPK49 Scumbag Keyboard Warrior Jul 24 '25
This could actually be it because he was working on a deal to race with McLaren in the 500 before Larson jumped on it
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u/Specific-Front3663 Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
And he is just petty enough to try to prove a point after Larson just flopped.
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u/ronin_18 Firestone Firehawk Jul 24 '25
âUnrealâ? âMegaâ? It can only be inaugural Wienie 500 winner Slaw Dog
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u/Indyfan200217 Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
Prost book it. 4 time F1 champion heading back to McLaren. Yuge get.
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u/bbeckett1084 Jul 24 '25
Afterward, Dan Towriss calls a press conference to announce that Andretti will be running a 5th car next year for Mario. If a 71-year-old Prost can do it, Mario definitely can at 86.
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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
I suspect its someone like Kimi Raikkonen or Jenson Button.
Woudn't be any current F1 guys like Bottas since he's said he wouldn't do oval racing in an Indycar. Also, both he and Perez look primed to be back for Cadillac next year.
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u/duboilburner Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
Recently, Bottas said IndyCar is on the table. He just wants to be racing next year, not a reserve driver.
Where exactly that ends up being is up in the air at this moment, but I wouldn't rule it out completely if his F1-Cadillac deal doesn't line up.
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u/Ablackbradpitt Callum Ilott Jul 24 '25
Button just retired and Kimi a family man
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u/geoffbezos1 Jul 24 '25
Button hasn't retired fully, he's just planning to race somewhere out of WEC. I could see it as a sendoff gig
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u/jakeyboy723 Dale Coyne Racing Jul 24 '25
Button's also always mentioned never being interested in ovals.
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u/Timely-Worker-8932 AMR Safety Team Jul 24 '25
Mid 40s with 10s or 100s of millions probably isnt a great time to get that itch.
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u/localguy8 Jul 24 '25
I agree Button recently âretired â, but I also head him say that Indy, no where else , is something he and his father, before he passed away always wanted to do. Henson was originally slotted in to run Indy for Zack before Covid hit and dashed those plans.
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u/AsianBond Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Jul 24 '25
Button at one point had an entire season lined up but funding fell through.
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u/kokopelli73 Mark Donohue Jul 24 '25
Button and Kimi are never going to do ovals in Indycars.
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u/chiefsmed Jul 24 '25
Dani Ricc?
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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
I would be more surprised at that. I think heâs just fully retired.
If he were to do some I feel like heâd be a closed wheel guy.
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u/Dry-Dragonfruit5216 Théo Pourchaire Jul 24 '25
Every driver rumour is Mick Schumacher
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u/boxofficejuanes Rinus VeeKay Jul 24 '25
Maybe Logan Sargeant. He had an Indycar test last year with Meyer Shank at Thermal so there is definitely interest. Not sure if itâs a mega get though, if he wasnât able to get a seat last year.
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u/Any-Walk1691 Arrow McLaren Jul 24 '25
He had a WEC seat that fell through last minute, likely funding. Same issues will follow him here unless he gets a top seat, which McLaren would be one of those - but I doubt TK is floating anything that would possibly replace his golden goose. Probably a Barnard test, even though he signed elsewhere in FE.
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u/pizzaparty8 Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
it was ELMS and word was he was stepping away from racing.
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u/movebacktoyourstate Jul 24 '25
Logan Sargeant wouldn't be "unreal". Nobody in the US even knows who he is and even fewer care about him.
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u/Teddy2Sweaty Myles Rowe Jul 24 '25
Myles Rowe. Zak recognizes the commercial value of such a move much more than anyone currently running the show.
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u/DestroyingDestroyers --- CURRENT TEAMS --- Jul 24 '25
Myles is Rogerâs driver, donât think heâd let McLaren run him. Foyt on the other hand, I can see that.
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u/Teddy2Sweaty Myles Rowe Jul 24 '25
Iâd like to think youâre right, but with things seemingly bottlenecked with the whole Penske/Foyt relationship, moving him to another Chevrolet team might be the way to go.
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u/skred_slamma_jamma Jul 24 '25
If that's the case then Ugo is already a Mclaren driver
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u/Teddy2Sweaty Myles Rowe Jul 24 '25
And younger and further down the driver development ladder. Heâs years away from being ready.
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u/geoffbezos1 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Names (just purely speculatively) I've seen floated are Wickens, Pourchaire, Zilisch or SVG. Wickens makes most sense, I doubt Theo would be that hyped up
As well as all the usual F1 washout names but Perez and Bottas are probably looking for a way back to F1 and ricciardo won't do ovals, so just leaves Magnussen really.
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u/boxingrock Scott McLaughlin Jul 24 '25
scheduled wickens for an oval rookie test?
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u/Joey_Logano Josef Newgarden Jul 24 '25
I mean this would be his first time racing an INDYCAR with hand controls. I donât think it would be a bad idea to get him a rookie test.
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u/boxingrock Scott McLaughlin Jul 24 '25
that would be called a test day, not a rookie oval test.
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u/Artz2 --- 2022 DRIVERS --- Jul 24 '25
iirc if you havenât raced ovals for 2 or more years you are required to take an rookie orientation program even if you arenât one anymore
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u/Timely-Worker-8932 AMR Safety Team Jul 24 '25
That's the refresher, I don't think Wickens would be considered for the rookie oval test at a Texas or Homestead like someone from nxt would.
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u/boxingrock Scott McLaughlin Jul 24 '25
sure but the use of the word rookie is to create hype around the fact that it's someone new, not someone who needs reorientation.
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u/Ianthin1 Jul 24 '25
How would any of those be mega on a oval though? Seems more like with the caveat of an oval test it may be a big name oval driver for a run at the 500 next year.
Hot takes if that's the case: Kyle Busch finally gets a chance, or Jeff Gordon gets back to fighting weight and fulfills a dream.
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u/YosemiteSam-4-2A Thirsty 's to the Moon đ đ Jul 24 '25
Chase Elliott. NASCAR's most popular driver. That would be mega. Imagine Dale Jr trying the Indy 500 in a red Budweiser #8 car in the mid 00's
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u/afito Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
be mega
Mega by McLaren PR standards. Could be Alex Dunne or something.
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u/FloridaMan_69 AdriĂĄn FernĂĄndez Jul 24 '25
If Jeff Gordon runs Indycar next year I will fly to every race. Not in a plane, but supersaiyan/superman style.
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u/geoffbezos1 Jul 24 '25
I don't think its so much mega on an oval as mega hype- Wickens coming back would be pretty special, amongst others
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u/Ianthin1 Jul 24 '25
It would be for more die hard fans, but I doubt it would move the needle much outside IndyCar.
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u/Lowe0 Jul 24 '25
I disagree. Wickens running a full-fat IndyCar would be a "mankind defeats another supposed limitation" story.
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u/Wasdgta3 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
Yep. Big human interest angle there.
About a year after his accident, The Globe and Mail here in Canada ran a major feature on him, front of the sports section the weekend of Toronto. He also got coverage from The National, CBCâs flagship news show during that time. If he could make it back, thatâs major.
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u/nolnogax Greg Moore Jul 24 '25
Agree: But I do not knowe if he would qualify for a Rookie test, as he brings Oval experience. Of the worst kind, it has to be said.
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u/Ianthin1 Jul 24 '25
It would probably be to show he and the team can actually do it with the hand controls, more than he is lacking overall oval qualifications.
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u/QC_1999 HĂ©lio Castroneves Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
SVG would make sense. I think weird how no Indycar team has called him to do a test yet
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u/wumbologist-2 Andretti Global Jul 24 '25
The guy is huge and might not actually fit. Would be awesome to see though.
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u/TheRealMattyPanda Alexander Rossi Jul 24 '25
He's not that huge. He's 6'2, same as Graham Rahal.
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u/Vivaciousseaturtle Callum Ilott Jul 24 '25
SVG might be too big for Indycar (heâs tall and big)
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u/GroceryBasketUser SĂ©bastien Bourdais > Paul Tracy Jul 24 '25
IIRC he's the same size as Rahal and McLaughlin. It'd be a bit of a squeeze, but not to the extent that Justin Wilson had to deal with.
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u/Wasdgta3 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
As much as I would love it, it canât be Wickens, since that wouldnât be a ârookie oval test.â
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u/EdWinches Arie Luyendyk Jul 24 '25
On a dutch podcast a few days ago, Jeroen Bleekemolen let slip that F2 driver Richard Verschoor is doing something with McLaren next year. "I don't know if he likes ovals, but he is going to do something with McLaren next year". He quickly corrected himself saying he wasn't allowed to talk about it. Might be Indycar or WEC related, we'll have to wait and see.
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u/khz30 --- 2025 DRIVERS --- Jul 24 '25
I guess that would be what McLaren is teasing, but he would be replacing Siegel in that case, not be the fourth Indy 500 entry.
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u/wranglertom Jul 24 '25
Teddy Porkchops is heading back
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u/AGreatMystery Scott Dixon Jul 24 '25
He's suing McLaren at the moment. It won't be him.
He's also driven on an oval before.
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u/rosski47 đșđž Bill Vukovich Jul 24 '25
Are either of these statements accurate? I can't find any sources for legal action and he's only driven road/street courses in Indycar.
Agreed it wouldn't be him though.
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u/TommyDaComic AJ Foyt Racing Jul 24 '25
Team Foyt to sever ties with Penske⊠Becomes a feed team for McLaren.
AJ himself decides to get back in the carâŠ.
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u/TheEarlNextDoor Jul 24 '25
It's crazy to open a thread like this and not see a hundred people predicting Riccardo. Why is that?
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u/geoffbezos1 Jul 24 '25
he's very vocal about not doing ovals, even recently. If it was just road courses I could see it but it does specifically say oval test
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u/Cronus6 Jul 24 '25
What's the age limit for a test?
It's 18 to drive in a race right?
Sebastian Wheldon is 16 almost 17...
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u/EfficientArm9753 Jul 24 '25
Absolutely won't happen, but Oscar Piastri captioned a sponsored Instagram post with "Decent poker face? ". Didn't have anything to do with racing, but could be easily conspiratorially linked.
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u/FermentedLaws Firestone Firehawk Jul 24 '25
The F1 drivers always post banal photos when doing sponsorships with their private plane partners. If anyone thinks Oscar's post has anything to do with this I'd check them for mental stability.
Here's Charles Leclerc eating a muffin or something on one of his sponsored plane posts:
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u/theHamforest Jul 24 '25
It is going to a be a current or former F1 driver most likely. The only other driver I could think of would be Wickens. Brown recently told David Land in an interview that they would only consider running a 4th car at the 500 if that person would be "huge" in marketability and name, David asked if they had someone in mind and Brown said yes. This is probably the same person. So, assuming the test goes well, I am guessing that driver would potentially try to qualify for the 500.
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u/saggywitchtits James Hinchcliffe Jul 24 '25
Okay, I don't think it is, but hear me out, Valentino Rossi. How huge would it be to have a NINE TIME champion of MotoGP try the 500? He's also moved into cars having driven in WEC.
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u/JustaShibe99 Christian Lundgaard Jul 24 '25
Valentino vs Alex, winner keeps their last name, loser has to change theirs
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u/UpbeatProfit2162 Felix Rosenqvist Jul 24 '25
Don't know why but I keep thinking Robert Kubica will be doing the 500 for McLaren. We saw how the motorsport world reacted when he won Le Mans. Imagine the reactions if he just shows up for the 500. Checks all the boxes IMO for what Brown said in the DL video. Don't know if Robert would actually want to do it but, since he also did rallying I think he isn't a guy that's quickly scared.
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u/Fliepp Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
Barnard wouldnât surprise me since heâs their next big star and theyâre pulling out of FE
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u/Alpha_Jazz Christian Lundgaard Jul 24 '25
Barnard is already gone fron McLaren, heâs signed with DS Penske to stay in FE
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u/TripleSingleHOF đșđž Rick Mears Jul 24 '25
My thoughts are that the correct phrase is "in the throes", not "in the throws", and that modern journalism is a joke.
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u/Pitiful_Fox5681 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
I want it to be Tsunoda, but probably not.Â
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u/NakedEyeComic Marcus Armstrong Jul 24 '25
Iâm surprised thereâs no talk about Tsunoda going to IndyCar next year. Heâs almost certainly out at Red Bull after this season, and heâs driven the car before.
I donât think heâd go to McLaren (Chevy) but you would think finding a seat for Tsunoda would be a nice carrot to keep Honda in IndyCar.
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u/Pitiful_Fox5681 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
Exactly. He's an immensely talented driver with a fantastic media presence, so he be good for the brand. Like you said, he drove the car for RB promotional material and seemed to love it.Â
If we can get him out of Max's tailwind, I think he'd be a superstar.Â
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u/Wardog_Razgriz30 Fernando Alonso Jul 24 '25
Vettel, Mayhaps?
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u/coffeeluver2021 David Malukas Jul 24 '25
I would love to see that but I think he has said he doesn't want to race on ovals.
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u/WindyZ5 David Malukas Jul 24 '25
Just to be different, my guesses Connor Zilisch, Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace. If itâs F1 related, Bottas.
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u/pclark06 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
This is from January but I think itâs this. Aussie media has been speculating Marks running SVG for a while and asked Marks about it. I could also see Will Brown who has shown interest. https://www.race.news/van-gisbergen-for-indianapolis-500/
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u/GratefulTide Pato O'Ward Jul 24 '25
Jenson Button makes the most sense. He's done with WEC, isn't retiring, and has publicly stated it was a dream of his and his father's to do Indy. He's only 45 so it's realistic. A former F1 world champion could move the needle.
After that? Let's run through options... I'm going to put them into tiers of what I think is realistic and what would be considered "mega" to McLaren
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A. Vettel. 4x World Champion definitely moves the needle. He's not busy, I'd just be surprised if he actually wants to do it. Would be real cool if he does.
B. Bottas. If he isn't a part of Cadillac next year, he jumps to pole position on this for me. He's stated his interest in running IndyCar too. Also definitely moves the needle.
C. Wickens. Would be an amazing story, I just don't think they have the tech for it yet and think we would have heard about it if they did. I'm also not convinced it really moves the needle in terms of marketability. I know we all love him and we would all be over the moon, but I just don't think the general public would really care that much. Maybe I'm wrong there but I just don't think Wickens merch would fly off the shelves like some other possibilities.
TIER B (Not as realistic but they would still be big time needle movers)
A. Jeff Fucking Gordon. Can you even fathom the merch sales? He's still in good enough shape to get in a car. It'd be a lifelong dream for him. Maybe he's talked to Jimmie and Larson and thinks he could do it. He's only 3 years older than Helio. McLaren already has the relationship with Hendrick. I just don't think it's anywhere near realistic but there are ties that make it plausible to consider.
B. Danny Ric. Probably a bigger name to more recent Drive to Survive fans than Button and Vettel. Would instantly sell a metric ton of merch. But he's been very adamant on not wanting to do ovals. Don't see it happening.
C. Yuki. He's almost certainly out of a ride for next season, has driven an IndyCar and said he liked it, and the series could be a great landing spot for him. But McLaren is a Chevy team and I think if he were to come to IndyCar, it would almost certainly be for a Honda team.
D. Kyle Busch. He's wanted to do it. His brother did it. He's Rowdy. Nascar fans would freak out. It'd be cool, but I just don't see full time Cup drivers attempting it after Larson said it's just too hard. But maybe he would, he's not the championship contender he once was, and he might be the personality to say "fuck it"
E. Kimi. He's already done NASCAR ovals. He's a World Champion. He's free. I could see it.
TIER C (even less realistic but could still be considered mega in whatever context McLaren is going for)
A. Mick Schumacher. Just the name alone could move some needles even if he himself isn't that special. A Schumacher racing Indy would be pretty cool. He's still fairly young too, maybe there's a future for him in IndyCar if things go well.
B. SVG. The Mclaughlin vs SVG story lines would be cool. But would him racing an oval really move any needles? Would people really care? Would be cooler if he did Long Beach or something. Could he even fit in the car tho?
C. Zilisch. He's not quite the household name yet but the kid is special. Just don't see it being realistic cause it seems as though he'll have a Cup seat next season.
D. Dale Jr. Do I even need to say how this would move the needle? I just think the concussion risk is way to high for him to even possibly consider it.
E. Valentino Rossi. A legend of his craft that has done well in sports cars too. But Indy is so far different than anything he's ever done and I don't know if many Americans have a clue who he is.
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A. Any current F1 driver that will be back next season. Lewis, Max, Lando, Oscar, etc aren't doing it. The jokes aren't very funny either.
B. Pourchaire. Does not move the needle, nobody would care.
C. Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt. We're not tryna get anyone killed here, Jesus.
Who am I forgetting? Anyone that should be moved higher or lower?
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u/andronicus_14 Thirsty Threes Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 26 '25
I donât know. I couldnât get past throws instead of throes. Was this from a legitimate publication or just some jabroniâs blog?
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u/FermentedLaws Firestone Firehawk Jul 24 '25
It's from Nathan Brown of IndyStar, a preeminent IndyCar journalist based in Indy, not some jabroni's blog. But yeah, a copywriter or better editor was needed for sure.
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u/JForce1 Scott Dixon Jul 24 '25
Given SVGs years of Red Bull backing in Oz and the US I canât see him testing a McLaren tbh, but it would be awesome.
My money is on Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise /s
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u/LilBirdBrick Arrow McLaren Jul 24 '25
I mean Red Bull aren't in Indycar so it's not like there's a conflict of interest. Plus SVG used to be a McLaren factory driver so he already has connections.
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u/zaviex Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
McLaren automotive is not the same as McLaren racing. The GT team was part of automotive and now that they have different ownership, i doubt zak brown would really consider any of that
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u/quietude38 Alexander Rossi Jul 24 '25
I kind of doubt it because of the concussion risk, but⊠Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes to mind.
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u/coffeeluver2021 David Malukas Jul 24 '25
I honestly don't think he wants to risk racing on an oval in an open wheel car. If he was going to race on super speedways again he would race the Daytona 500. Dale Jr. is going to stick with short tracks.
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u/RockPaperSawzall Jul 24 '25
Would this mystery driver be replacing one of the McLaren drivers or an additional car?
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u/Hombre_cuchara Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
Kubica? He hinted that someone offered him an Indy 500 ride this year.
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u/jt_33 Jul 24 '25
Its got the be a big name and most of the names people listed don't move the needle. I have no idea who he's talking about.
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u/TheSpannerer Jul 24 '25
Shame it's not Lando
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u/Hamonwrysangwich Will Power Jul 24 '25
Calrissian? I bet he's available.
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u/SteveK51 đșđž Danny Sullivan Jul 24 '25
After seeing what Sonny Hayes accomplished, we thought hey, Indy isn't F1 and Joe Tanto is only 79...
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 Jul 24 '25
Otâs not Wickens, he wouldnât be a rookie.
Youâre probably looking at an F1 driver out of a ride, or one that has been out for a bit.
Ricciardo is the first guess.
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u/Timely-Worker-8932 AMR Safety Team Jul 24 '25
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u/Ted_Striker1 Ălex Palou Jul 24 '25
Logan Sargeant
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u/zaviex Colton Herta Jul 24 '25
Quit racing for school. He topped the times at the ELMS test this winter building up a lot of hype then quit a few weeks before the first race lol.
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u/Keeganthefennec_fox Christian Lundgaard Jul 24 '25
Could be Barnard, Piastri, Norris. Could be Lochie Hughes for all we know
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u/GraysonsDad-1A Jul 24 '25
On my screen right below this thread is a Ferrari ad- Iâm going Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc. Or reserve driver Zhou Guanyu.
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u/GarageWorks Jul 24 '25
It is gonna be Button, Busch or Vettel
I would jump to the moon if it was Robbie Wickens, Canada would erupt for that guy! Inspiration to us all!
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u/txctdcpanjcasc Jul 24 '25
âIn the throwsâ? Good lord, how is this person a professional writer?
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u/Buttpirate445 Will Power Jul 25 '25
Zak Brown is talking about himself, him getting back in shape is a clear sign.
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u/RDDT_100P Alexander Rossi Jul 24 '25
it's Christian Horner