The last full season for DRR came with Oriol Servia behind the wheel in a campaign that featured four top five finishes after switching from the Lotus power to Chevrolet.
It has since put the majority of its focus on the Indianapolis 500, only running additional races in partial campaigns during the 2013 and 2020 seasons.
The interest level by a variety of teams not currently in IndyCar on a regular basis has gone up in recent years, particularly with upcoming changes to the technical regulations.
IndyCar’s forthcoming hybrid engine – which pairs the technology with the current 2.2-litre twin-turbocharged V6 powerplant – has been a moving target and undergone multiple delays, but is finally expected to be implemented during the second half of the season following the Indy 500 on 26 May.
The situation sets up an intriguing conversation on the possibility of new teams entering in 2025, including Indy NXT regular Abel Motorsports following its IndyCar debut in a one-off at last year’s Indy 500.
Following its announcement of Conor Daly and Ryan Hunter-Reay as its Indy 500 drivers for 2024, Reinbold was asked by Autosport if the introduction of the hybrid makes pursing a full-time return attractive.
“You never know,” Reinbold said. “We're open-minded to whatever presents itself.
“If we have a good situation that makes a lot of sense to us, we would look at doing more races in the future. We have all the components and the people to be able to roll that out.
Source: Autosport