Evan Roberts

In what was a decisive season for Rinus VeeKay’s career, the Dutchman proved his critics wrong to place a fantastic 14th place in the Drivers’ Championship. He is looking to kick on again in 2026.

2025 was a confusing campaign for Santino Ferrucci. On one hand, he secured two podiums at Detroit and Road America; the most for AJ Foyt Enterprises for over a decade since Takuma Sato back in 2013. On the other, he scored almost 100 less points than the year prior and was beaten by his teammate David Malukas who was eventually poached by Team Penske. 

What a fantastic finale! Drama up front saw incidents aplenty with the lead changing hands numerous times throughout the race before Josef Newgarden would eventually be the one to grab the race with both hands and put a shine on a tumultuous season for both him and Team Penske.

In what was yet another fabulous weekend of IndyCar racing and one that gave us a maiden winner for the first time since 2021, Christian Rasmussen’s remarkable race win is not the only thing to take from this week.