McLaren IndyCar Has a People Problem and It Keeps Getting Worse

McLaren IndyCar's driver management is a mess again. Scott Dixon arrives, Christian Lundgaard gets pushed out, and the communications team somehow makes it worse. Plus NASCAR Canada, F1, and IMSA at CTMP. McLaren's IndyCar operation made it official this week: Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenquist are joining Pato O'Ward in 2025. That means Christian Lundgaard is out, despite being the team's winningest driver this season and the only one on the podium before Mid-Ohio. The problem is not the decision. Teams hire and fire. The problem is how McLaren keeps handling it. The news leaked, the team principal gave a non-answer in the post-race press conference, and then the announcement came less than 24 hours later. This is a pattern. David Malukas, Theo Pourchaire, Alexander Rossi. Someone needs to get the communications under control. In NASCAR Canada, Marc-Antoine Camirand swept both ends of the Quebec doubleheader, winning at Chaudiere and then at Montmagny. He now has four wins on the season and a 47-point lead. His crew chief Robin McCluskey has clearly figured something out, and the rest of the field is going to have a hard time catching up. But the Montmagny race had a messy start. Camirand braked hard to avoid jumping the green, the car behind hit him, and that triggered a chain reaction that took out Alex Guenette entirely. NASCAR reviewed it. Too close to call visually. But the discussion about whether the start procedure needs a look is worth having. Formula One dealt with the usual complaints after a race ended under the safety car following a late crash from Max Verstappen. There is no perfect rule that fixes this. Races will sometimes end under yellow. The suggestion to red flag any incident inside five laps raises its own questions. The Lego driver parade activation, on the other hand, was a genuine win for the sport on social media. NASCAR returned to Chicagoland for the first time in a while, which opens the debate about whether the oval and the Chicago street race can both stay on the calendar. IMSA heads to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this week. Big local crowds, strong Canadian presence in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, and the plaid is back. Speed Chronicles drops every Wednesday on the Rev TV YouTube channel. Hit like, subscribe, and share it if this was worth your time. #SpeedChronicles #IndyCar #NASCARCanada