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My point was more along the lines that nothing they said in the article has been substantiated anywhere. OTOH, Racer is also flinging rumours around, including noting that lots of IndyCar test days have allegedly been made available (and passed on). As the article says, he's "set for" a test, and "expected to" test, according to "multiple sources". Pretty fluffy stuff if you ask me. But could be awesome for IndyCar if true. https://racer.com/2018/08/15/alonso-...d-course-test/ |
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Alonso to test at Barber on September 5th, according to Racer. The last paragraph is interesting.
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Marco Andretti has signed a contract extension with Andretti-Herta Autosport for his 14th season and beyond.
TBH, I don't quite understand why he is still there? He's had two wins in his IndyCar career, his last was at the 2011 Iowa Corn Indy 250. His best result since then was 3rd at Fontana in 2016 and his best season finish was 5th in 2013. https://racer.com/2018/08/16/marco-t...ndretti-herta/ |
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Marco is still an Andretti, and the name will always attract sponsors, (new multi-year deal with US Concrete just announced) as long as reasonably competitive. I don't mean that to be derogatory in any way, just the way things are. Any top 5 finish in this series is nothing to sneeze at, despite RHR and Rossi having much better results. Marco has had good pace at several venues this year. Seems likely he won't win but I wouldn't rule out a top three. |
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Lol, of course I'm aware of the family connection, for starters it's in the name Andretti. So what was there to be surprised about?
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Some say McLaren would partner with Harding and use Chevrolet engines.
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Toyota Withdraws Grand Prix of Long Beach Sponsorship After 44 Years. They've been sponsoring LB for my lifetime. End of an era.
http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/...after-44-years Don't see this posted anywhere else, yet... |
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Soooo, Ferrucci will run a third Coyne car at Portland and Sonoma sadly bringing back the old days of DCR offering a car to anyone with a cheque book.
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He's done quite a lot better than Marco. 7 wins, if you include Champ Car, the most recent being both races at Detroit last year. 24 podiums including Champ Car and highest season finish, 4th in 2015.
I think we will have to look elsewhere for a playmate for Marco. |
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DCR said they are impressed with the professionalism of Ferrucci. Either they're poking fun at the situation, or they think everyone is stupid enough to believe that.
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However, as mstets quite rightly pointed out, Marco is still an Andretti and the name will always attract sponsors. One can therefore conclude he is still there, not because of his career record in IndyCar but because of the Andretti name and he is being used as a money magnet to attract sponsors. Having said that, I still don't think his career record warrants the seat. |
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It's amazing how few wins Marco has got. He's a good driver, but never really lived up to his promise
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I'll quote Paul Tracy from a couple of years ago now...." the only other ride Marco could get is with Uber".
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