No Marco splitting the 4th seat w/ Hinchcliffe & no plans to fill in the No.
Some clarity on today's news: will only run 4 full-time entries in 2021 – plus Marco at select races. Ryan Hunter-Reay became the team’s third confirmed driver Thursday, joining Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta, and James Hinchcliffe is expected to return toa full-time seat. The Indianapolis Star reported that Andretti Autosport would scale back from five to four full-time cars next season. “Marquee events like the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Le Mans would be on that list for sure.” “I’ll be looking into other sports car opportunities as well in the coming months and welcome discussions in that regard,” Marco continued.
Last October, Andretti Autosport announced an LMP3 program for the IMSA Prototype Challenge series with Jarett as a driver. Jett Lawrence wins Thunder Valley Pro Motocross to remain undefeated in 2023Īlong with his scaled-back work in Ind圜ar, Marco also expressed interest in running sports car events, including some IMSA events with his cousin, Jarett Andretti. I still have a deep passion for it and have unfinished business to take care of and some boxes that I want to check before I consider retiring as a driver.” And, to me, now seems like the appropriate time to do that,” Marco said in a statement that he initially posed through social media. But, instead, I have decided to change up my direction somewhat – to reset – to do something a little different – look at everything fresh and see where that takes me. “I am fortunate to be in a position at Andretti Autosport to run the full Ind圜ar season if I want to. 19 test session at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. He also will work with Andretti Autosport during preseason testing and development, including an upcoming Jan. The third-generation driver still will race in the 105th Indianapolis 500 and left open the possibility of running additional Ind圜ar events this season.
In what he said was an opportunity to “reset” his racing career, Marco Andretti announced Friday that he will step away from his full-time duties in the NTT Ind圜ar Series for 2021.
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