Andretti Global had decided to bring back Marcus Ericsson shortly before the latest Inside Line IndyCar podcast. IndyStar motorsports insider Zion Brown was rejoined by sports editor Aaron Ferguson to break down silly season, Alex Palou and Alexander Rossi testing the new Indy car and preview the return to Portland, where Team Penske has had great success in recent years. Did that impact their predictions? Perhaps.

IndyCar turns to IR28, silly season focuses on 7 seats for 2027
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Alex Palou, Dennis Hauger and Nikita Johnson join The Inside Line
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Pato O'Ward sweeps Milwaukee, Alex Palou clinches IndyCar championship as rain impacts schedule
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