Alex Palou and Marcus Ericsson are riding high for Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar right now, but either or both of them could be racing elsewhere next year 🤔 Motorsport_Ed explores the very different contractual scenarios playing out ⬇️
Ganassi heads into this weekend’s halfway IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio holding a 1-2 in points with Palou leading Ericsson by a whopping 74 points. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is the best non-Ganassi driver, a further seven points behind.
Last year Ganassi issued a lawsuit against Palou when McLaren issued a press release claiming he’d signed for 2023. That was settled with the Spaniard staying on at CGR in IndyCar for the final year of his current contract in 2023 but also allowed for a test and reserve role with McLaren’s F1 team. “It's great, especially not being too familiar with the car, I'm still learning how to drive it properly. It's great for pushing myself.”Photo by: Monaco Increase Management
Motorsport.com asked him this week when he’ll be able to tell us where he’s racing next year, and he replied: “I don't know, honestly, I don't know. But, yeah, that day will come. Ericsson believes it’s time for him to be offered the kind of salary that the other frontrunners enjoy, rather than the nominal payment that is more than offset by the backing he brings via Swedish billionaire Finn Rausing.
Nothing seems to have moved in that situation, in fact, it sounds like it’s deteriorated further as Ericsson vented to NBC’s Kevin Lee at Road America.
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