There are plenty of IndyCar drivers who are yet to find out about where they will be driving in 2025, as the current season draws to a close and teams assess performances.
One of those in that predicament is young Kiwi driver Marcus Armstrong – a man whose recent showings have been on the up.
He finished fifth at the IndyCar Grand Prix of Portland and has been improving behind the wheel of a Chip Ganassi Racing car.
Sadly, the incoming charter system means that his team will likely reduce their entries from five to three for 2025, leaving his future in uncertain standing.
Marcus Armstrong hopes that his future will ‘resolve itself’
Armstrong currently sits 13th in the championship, having taken one podium and four other top five finishes so far in 2024.
His Chip Ganassi teammates Alex Palou and Scott Dixon are both in the top five of the standings, while his other two teammates – Linus Lundqvist and Kyffin Simpson, are 18th and 21st respectively.
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Discussing his future with RACER, he said: “IndyCar is extremely competitive, if you didn’t already know, and any circuit, to be inside the top five, you need to have a lot of things go right.”
“You need to have the pace. You need to have some element of luck and just everything to go right.
“Mike and Chip are the ones that call the shots, and I’m my own manager, so I want to be in the loop. I just want to maximize my performance on track and trust that the situation will resolve itself.”
What comes next for Armstrong?
Four top 10 finishes in his last five races suggests that his form is heading in the right direction, and his consistency too.
Those two aspects are crucial parts of competing for an IndyCar title, and if he stays on at Chip Ganassi, there’s no ruling him out of a championship charge for 2024.
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He has teammates with eight (possibly nine) IndyCar crowns between them and a lot of experience that he can use and learn from.
Should he be forced to race elsewhere, there are plenty of seats up for grabs and he has proven that he has the speed to compete at the top of the pack over the last few weeks.
While he admits that he still has a lot to learn on ovals, his raw speed should help him secure a solid full-time gig for 2025.