How Will Alexander Rossi’s Indianapolis 500 Victory Affect His Formula 1 Future?

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Published: June 5, 2016

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By now, you've read all about Alexander Rossi's victory at the 100th Indianapolis 500. After a lifetime of trying—and briefly succeeding—to break into Formula One, the 24-year-old Californian sputtered over the finish line in his first try at America's most famous race.

During the inevitable media storm that followed his Indy win, Rossi was asked several times about his F1 ambitions. "I'm not even thinking about F1," he told ESPN F1's Nate Saunders. "I've not even been able to think about the race I have this weekend, so I've got no idea! I'm very happy in IndyCar at the moment and feel very fortunate to be able to drive in this championship with Andretti, which is by far one of the best teams in the series."

In a week or a month, though, when Rossi finally does have time to think, you can bet he will be thinking about F1—even if he doesn't want to say so publicly. He may be wary of doing so after receiving some minor backlash when he was announced as Manor's reserve driver for this F1 season, with questions raised about his commitment to IndyCar.



The real question is: How will Rossi's Indy 500 win affect his chances of scoring an F1 ride?

F1 has always been Rossi's target. That is why he gave up any semblance of a normal teenage life to move to Europe at age 16 and work his way up the single-seater ladder.

After nearly signing an IndyCar deal for 2015, he instead chose a third year in GP2, one of the main F1 feeder series. That led to a five-race cameo with Manor at the end of last season, but he was passed over for a 2016 race seat at both Manor and Haas, the new American F1 team.

His reserve role with Manor is keeping him on F1 teams' radars, and the Indy win can only raise his profile. Since the 500, though, "it’s been completely silent on the other side of the pond and all of the exposure, happiness and the growth of my name has happened states...
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