Alexander Rossi enjoyed his best result in seven IndyCar race weekends at the Milwaukee Mile, bringing home two top seven finishes for McLaren.
He was even in the hunt for a race victory late on in race two, as he diced with Chip Ganassi rival Scott Dixon for the lead.
His charge faltered and he failed to find enough pace after the last caution, but it was still a better Sunday than what his teammate Pato O’Ward enjoyed, after retiring with a mechanical issue, despite winning race one of the event.
McLaren have been far too inconsistent on the track this season, so Milwaukee will have been a pleasing weekend for Rossi, as he rounded off his penultimate race weekend with the team in style.
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Rossi is considered the top free agent left on the market ahead of the 2025 season, but is yet to decide where he will drive.
At 32 years old, there’s plenty of life left in him, and proved that with his mature performances at Milwaukee.
The problem remains that there aren’t many of what you would consider to be ‘top drives’ left on the grid for next year, with a very unlikely shot at Chip Ganassi an option.
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Their likely reduction from a five to three car operation as a result of IndyCar‘s incoming charter system makes a move there even more difficult, as the team have to decide who out of their current crop is not kept on yet.
But Rossi may already have sorted his future out for 2025, as he hinted in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) after the Milwaukee race weekend.
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IndyCar’s last foray into oval racing at Milwaukee came back in 2015 – an event won by former champion Sebastian Bourdais.
Both races served up plenty of action and championship drama, as both Alex Palou and Will Power were hit with troubles on Sunday.
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It all means that the title race is teed up perfectly for a nail-biting finale at the Nashville Superspeedway in a few weeks’ time.
That too is another oval track returning to the calendar after an absence, having last played host to the 2008 Music City Grand Prix, won by Scott Dixon – the eventual champion that year.
If it serves the same fate in 2024, then current points leader Palou will be fearful that having failed to find an oval win in his IndyCar career so far, the title could slip away from his clutches if he suffers any issues – despite a 33-point lead.