Soon a new Argentinian in IndyCar?

Difficult times for Argentine motorsport on the American continent. Albiceleste's only representative in IndyCar after taking the plunge into 2023 from the Argentinian TC, Agustín Canapino saw his adventure with Juncos Hollinger suddenly end this week. The two parties have in fact made official their separation with immediate effect ruling him out for the final 5 rounds of the 2024 season.

A decision which deprives Argentina of being represented at the highest level of the car North American while the multi-national champion carried the hopes of an entire nation. If for the moment the future of Agustín Canapino seems blocked in the country of Uncle Sam, the South American nation remains hopeful of still appearing there soon.

Discussions for Nicolás Varrone?

A few days ago, Nicolás Varrone did not hide his desire to compete in IndyCar in the columns of our colleagues at Racer, even mentioning the possibility of disembarking there quickly. Passing through his land during this relatively calm period of the season calendar, the native of the province of Buenos Aires gave some additional details.

Guest on the Corazón de F1 show, the 2023 LMGTE Am champion with Corvette recognized that the file has advanced somewhat in recent months, with the “opening” of certain doors for an arrival in IndyCar. The one who made a strong impression within the General Motors group last year and who even had the right to a test of the Cadillac hypercar in Bahrain during the Rookie Test has already started discussions.

« This is nothing new to me. I've said several times that it would be a dream to drive IndyCarhe recalls. We tried several times to push for this to succeed but it is very difficult to achieve it because the level is high but also because the budgets are substantial.

In recent months, and especially since the Watkins Glen race that I competed in with DragonSpeed (in LMP2 in IMSA), some doors opened. » Team owner, Elton Julian then praised the Argentinian, not hesitating to push and use his address book to bring him a little closer to IndyCar, he who was able to rolling his training there in the past.

« It's as if he had added himself to the project to help me, recognizes Nicolás Varrone. This helped things move around a bit. Today, there are real discussions with three teams."

Despite great determination to reach North America next year, the person concerned understands that he will need a lot of support. Because without a budget, he will not be able to achieve his objective. “ We interact with different people to get there (have the necessary budget), he adds. But at the moment, it is still missing because it is a large amount. » Patience again, but at a time when Agustín Canapino has lost his steering wheel, Nicolás Varrone could take up the torch, carrying himself as the next representative of his country. And why not at Juncos Hollinger, whose boss Ricardo Juncos is none other than a compatriot.