In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss the rapid-fire moves of these past couple days on the IndyCar Silly Season landscape and how they came to be. The pair kickoff the episode diving into Will Power’s decision to leave Team Penske after 17 years and the behind-the-scenes moves – and lack of them – that ultimately led Power feeling like it was his time to move on. And then they move into how the futures of Will Power and Colton Herta ultimately became intertwined as Herta was proposed the opportunity by TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss to take a chance on his dreams and leave IndyCar for a test and development opportunity with Cadillac F1 and a likely F2 ride in pursuit of his childhood F1 dreams. Nathan and Joey talk about what’s next for them in 2026, and then they cap the episode setting the stage for where the Silly Season landscape stands with those major dominos having fallen.

In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss the rapid-fire moves of these past couple days on the IndyCar Silly Season landscape and how they came to be. The pair kickoff the episode diving into Will Power&rsquo;s decision to leave Team Penske after 17 years and the behind-the-scenes moves &ndash; and lack of them &ndash; that ultimately led Power feeling like it was his time to move on. And then they move into how the futures of Will Power and Colton Herta ultimately became intertwined as Herta was proposed the opportunity by TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss to take a chance on his dreams and leave IndyCar for a test and development opportunity with Cadillac F1 and a likely F2 ride in pursuit of his childhood F1 dreams. Nathan and Joey talk about what&rsquo;s next for them in 2026, and then they cap the episode setting the stage for where the Silly Season landscape stands with those major dominos having fallen.

IndyStar motorsport Insider Nathan Brown discussing all things IndyCar.

IndyStar motorsport Insider Nathan Brown discussing all things IndyCar.

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