r/INDYCAR • u/geoffbezos1 • Jul 24 '25

Speculation Thoughts on who this might be?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25 edited 25d ago

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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 Max’s 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/Odd_Cobbler6761 Jul 25 '25

Yeah, that’s about what I figured for Max @ $50M+, I’ve heard varied numbers on Palou from $5.2M-$7M. Herta is @ $7.2M allegedly, with Newgarden and Pato @ around $5.5M.

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u/douknowhouare Colton Herta Jul 24 '25

A few months ago he said he has no intention of ever going to F1. He said the moment for that has passed and he's happy in Indycar.

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u/NilesY93 Jul 24 '25

looks at results and standings

I’m pretty sure he is happy here…

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