The ever-improving Swede, who took a preventing third in the present day in Toronto, has been retained by McLaren Racing past this yr however is preventing to retain his seat within the Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar squad for a 3rd season.
AMSP shall be increasing to 3 full-time entries in 2023 and whereas incumbent Pato O’Ward and present Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi have already been confirmed, the rumor mill has linked Rosenqvist to McLaren’s forthcoming Formulation E squad. In the meantime, McLaren has additionally signed present Ganassi driver and defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou however, as with Rosenqvist, has not said the place he’ll race.
The one factor that has been confirmed is that Palou, like IndyCar rivals O’Ward and Colton Herta, shall be a part of McLaren’s Formulation 1 check program, however the matter has been clouded by the dispute between Chip Ganassi and McLaren CEO Zak Brown. Ganassi insists he had taken up his choice on Palou earlier than the 25-year-old Spaniard signed with McLaren.
Requested if he felt there was nonetheless some likelihood of retaining his present journey in mild of Palou’s imminent arrival, Rosenqvist responded: “By the sound of it, it does not sound like Alex has… I imply, I do not know what is going on on there.
“In the intervening time it does not sound like he’ll race in any respect. Yeah, it is as much as attorneys and stuff. Actually it isn’t my enterprise in any respect. I feel truthfully it hasn’t actually modified something. This complete deal went down months in the past. I did not know all the main points of it that I do know now, however nothing has truly modified.
“I feel if Zak was positive I used to be going to Formulation E, he would have already stated it. I’ll take that likelihood. If there’s an opportunity for me to be right here subsequent yr, I’ll attempt to show I can do this.”
Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
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Instantly after ending on the rostrum, Rosenqvist informed NBC Sports activities’ livestreaming service Peacock that he hoped his weekend performance had caused Brown to “doubt some things”. As his vox pop completed, fourth-placed Graham Rahal was standing close by and stated that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing could be pleased to make use of Rosenqvist “if we had room on the inn.”
Requested about his personal comment, about Rahal’s remark, and whether or not he might discover a journey elsewhere with a view to keep in IndyCar, Rosenqvist responded: “That is solely a query for Zak. I’ve made my level that I am very pleased with the crew. I feel it reveals – a brilliant group. I feel we labored arduous the final two years to type of construct up a really robust crew. Now we have good technique, good pitstops. I feel I will extract most out of the automobile most weekends now.
“I feel should you requested me on the finish of final yr, clearly it will have been a special reply. However proper now I am simply very pleased the place I am at. I feel I’d be loopy if I stated I wished to go some other place…
“I need to be the place I am at proper now. I feel Arrow McLaren SP has just about change into a house for me.
“Yeah, it is as much as Zak. He is the person who’s making the strikes. Most likely going to take a pair weeks earlier than we all know extra. Hopefully in the present day modified one thing. My ambition is to maintain proving it that means.”
