r/INDYCAR • u/Emotional_Oil_5939 Indy Racing League • 17h ago

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Maybe all those years of trying and failing to secure a race outside North America weren't entirely IndyCar's fault after all!

Maybe...

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u/Emotional_Oil_5939 17h ago edited 17h ago

Years of wrangling with Brazil and Mexico have gone nowhere. Spain got done and confirmed in 4 months.

Makes you think...

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u/Max16032 17h ago

Theory: Indycar saw the really bad management by OCESA for the Nascar Mexico race and concluded all the hassle and logistics just wasn't worth it.

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u/loz333 14h ago edited 14h ago

Pato's interview with Land early this year said it all. He was in a room with the promoters and could tell they weren't seriously invested in making a great event.

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u/blackhxc88 16h ago

allegedly, OCESA changed the rate on them at the last minute or some shit around when they found out nascar wasn't coming back.

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u/Apex_26 11h ago

I feel like this race only happened because Circuit de Barcelona were willing to stump up the cash to make it worth it for Indycar.

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u/TheLizardfolk 11h ago

What exactly is happening with Brasilia? Have elections messed up it's chances?