After last weekend finale at the Chicagoland Speedway, many drivers are left with an empty feeling, realizing that their future in the IndyCar series is uncertain despite having had a strong year. Like always, sponsorship rather than performance will be the key to their comebacks for many of them.
One of them, Canadian Marty Roth, who had the good fortune of having a lot of personal financial resources but not as much talent, has been politely asked to confine his involvement to managing his team next season instead of pursuing a career of trying to be a moving chicane at each event.
The lost of Roth would not be a blow to the IRL but the fact that the return of frontrunners like Justin Wilson and Will Power could be in jeopardy could be seen as a failure for the IRL to have the clout to attract sponsorship to retain talented drivers.
Wilson told the Indianapolis Star that he 'still hasn't been told' whether his contract will be picked up by Newman/Haas/Lanigan team for next season.
Will Power's return is also in question, especially if the IRL and the Australian race organisers can't find a compromise to have Surfers Paradise back in the calendar for 2009. If the race goes, so too could KV Racing's backing from Aussie Vineyards, potentially leaving Power on the sidelines next year.
One of them, Canadian Marty Roth, who had the good fortune of having a lot of personal financial resources but not as much talent, has been politely asked to confine his involvement to managing his team next season instead of pursuing a career of trying to be a moving chicane at each event.
The lost of Roth would not be a blow to the IRL but the fact that the return of frontrunners like Justin Wilson and Will Power could be in jeopardy could be seen as a failure for the IRL to have the clout to attract sponsorship to retain talented drivers.
Wilson told the Indianapolis Star that he 'still hasn't been told' whether his contract will be picked up by Newman/Haas/Lanigan team for next season.
Will Power's return is also in question, especially if the IRL and the Australian race organisers can't find a compromise to have Surfers Paradise back in the calendar for 2009. If the race goes, so too could KV Racing's backing from Aussie Vineyards, potentially leaving Power on the sidelines next year.