Linus Lundqvist, the 2024 INDYCAR Rookie of the Year who has been without a ride in 2025, will serve as the reserve/standby driver for Nolan Siegel this weekend at Toronto.
Linus Lundqvist looks on during practice for the INDYCAR Series Bommarito Automotive Group 500 on August 16, 2024
Siegel missed the second race of the Iowa doubleheader weekend Sunday after suffering a mild concussion in a hard crash Saturday. He will meet with doctors on Thursday to determine if he can race.
“There are some protocols,” team principal Tony Kanaan said. “He needs to rest. We need to keep an eye if he’s sleeping more than usual. Mild workout and sim. We can put him on the sim.”
Lundqvist will travel with the team on Thursday morning and will remain in Toronto either as a standby if Siegel is cleared or as the reserve driver if Siegel is still sidelined.
The 26-year-old Lundqvist had two top fives and four top 10s last year, as he finished 16th in the standings as a rookie for Chip Ganassi Racing. Without sponsorship, he lost his ride when Ganassi downsized its INDYCAR program from five to three teams.
The 20-year-old Siegel is 21st in the standings in his first full INDYCAR season.
Nolan Siegel at Iowa 2025
Speaking after exiting the care center Saturday, Siegel said the car was handling differently at that point late in the race.
“It was a little weird from the time I left pit lane and hadn’t had a lot of oversteer up until then,” Siegel said. “And then I just lost it in the middle of [turns] 3 و 4. كنت دفع بقوة. … ليس هناك ما هو أكثر من ذلك بكثير “.
Kanaan ، سائق سابق شائع للغاية مع 17 فوزًا مهنيًا كان سائق النسخ الاحتياطي لـ كايل لارسون بالنسبة إلى Indy 500 ، قال إنه لا يريد قيادة السيارة.
قال كانان: “أنا حقًا ، حقًا ، أحب حقًا ما أفعله الآن”. “أريد دائمًا قيادة سيارة IndyCar ، لكن ليس لدي أي رغبة في مواجهة هؤلاء الرجال والتغلب”.
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