![]() ![]() When picking a future team, he emphasizes potential. So that I can accomplish the goals that I want." "I feel that at this point, I still got a lot to learn. "I don't want to just go and jump on any opportunity, I want to make sure that it's good so that I can have this desire," Castroneves said. But he hasn’t yet hit the point where racing is a nuisance. He’s spoken to former drivers who don’t even desire to visit a racetrack. He said he doesn’t have the experience to be an owner. He doesn’t think he’d be good at coaching. Though he is entering a time in his career where many drivers decide to retire, Castroneves doesn’t even consider that. Yet in recent years, he’s taken a step back from the Ind圜ar series and has raced with Team Penske’s Sports Car program. Though he’s never won the series title, he’s finished in the top three six times, including four second-place finishes in the end-of-year standings. He won the Indy 500 in each of his first two years in the series and secured the pole position in qualifying the next year. “But, obviously, I do believe that (I) could have an opportunity in another team.”Ĭastroneves has been a Team Penske member since before his career started in the NTT Ind圜ar series. The most pressing aspect of any future decision he makes is a scenario that allows him to maintain that passion. He doesn’t think this will be the last Indy 500. He’s focused on what he can control: the last Indianapolis 500 he’s guaranteed on Aug. He doesn’t want to think about that now, though. And the legendary driver said he doesn’t know where he’ll go next. But after Acura Motorsports announced it would conclude its Sports Car partnership with Team Penske on July 21, Castroneves made it clear this would be his last season with Team Penske. He’s one of just nine drivers in the history of IMS to win the 500 three times, the last in 2009. I think if both of us can do that together and both win our first championship for ‘The Captain,’ that would be an absolute dream come true, and we can tie a bow on it and be happy.With no certainty about his future, the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner has reached a crossroads. “Obviously, we’ve won races already together, but we can win a championship now. Helio has won everything except for a championship. I’d like to leave my little mark as well. “For me, it’s been an opportunity of a lifetime to be a part of it. “With the program going away, Helio has won all the big races and given so much back to the team and left such a mark, he’s really part of Penske history,” Taylor said. After thinking there was “no hope” to be competitive after opening the season with three consecutive poor finishes, Taylor now sees an opportunity for a happy ending. ![]() 6 duo has surged to sixth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship standings, 10 points out of the lead with four races remaining. The news has been all good lately on track for Castroneves and Taylor, who hope to continue their run Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Hopefully, we’ll have good news very soon.” People have to make notice of your presence. “It’s like politics, you need to be out there, good news or bad news. Whatever the opportunity and whatever destiny guides me, whether Ind圜ar or sports cars, trust me I’ll be as happy as it could be and doing my 100 percent like I always did. ![]() However, because of the COVID-19, a lot of things sometimes have to be a little delayed. “There is opportunity, no question, in both (Ind圜ar and IMSA), which I’m really happy about it. “At this point, I feel like I’m the one who needs to be talking to them because people need to know I want to continue racing and understand my desire,” Castroneves, 45, said. 7 Acura DPi to win the past two overall victories at Road America and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.īut Castroneves, who doesn’t have a manager, said he has been working the phones hard rather than wait for the strong results to bring in the calls. ![]() But the Brazilian has combined with co-driver Ricky Taylor in the No. Given two decades of success with Penske in Ind圜ar and IMSA, Castroneves’ resume hardly needs burnishing. ![]()
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