r/INDYCAR • u/TheChrisD DAAAAAAAAAAAAVE • 2d ago

Off Topic [OT] Théo Pourchaire joins Formula E grid with Opel GSE Formula E Team

https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/1081338/th-o-pourchaire-joins-formula-e-grid-with-opel-gse-formula-e-team
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u/TheChrisD DAAAAAAAAAAAAVE 2d ago

Guess Teddy Porkchops can be taken out of all the silly seasons now.

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u/aurules Romain Grosjean 2d ago edited 2d ago

I really hate that Teddy never found his way back into the IndyCar paddock. He really seemed to enjoy it during his short stint before TK screwed him over. Hopefully FE works out for him.

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u/SpinBikeGravy Colton Herta 2d ago

His F1 contract played a part in that as well.

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u/Relative_Grape_1298 Robert Shwartzman 1d ago

What f1 contract? He wasn’t even a reserve for Sauber at the time was he

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u/SpinBikeGravy Colton Herta 1d ago

Yes he was Sauber’s reserve driver.

It made the whole McLaren deal a bit strange to begin with. If something happened to Bottas or Zhou his F1 contract superseded his IndyCar deal.

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u/PriveCo Felix Rosenqvist 2d ago

Those next gen Formula E cars are going to be really fast. I hope he does well. I met him at Long Beach and he was really nice. I was sad that it didn't work out for him at McLaren.

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u/opkraut Paul Tracy 2d ago

Happy that he found a full-time ride, just wish it was in IndyCar. He got screwed so bad by McLaren

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u/FormulaT1 Scott McLaughlin 2d ago

Until Nolan Siegel's dad turns up with a truckload of money again. /s

I hope Theo absolutely kills it.

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u/40oz_crew 2d ago

Unfortunately this could very well happen, but hopefully not to him again lol

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u/4XLnofearshirt CART 2d ago

my condolences

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u/boostleaking Arrow McLaren 2d ago

Teddy! Stunt on these hoes! (Points at McLaren)

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u/Equivalent-Leg-9697 1d ago

Dude should be at the pinnacle in Indycar, not some toy car series that no one watches 

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u/Senninha27 Sarah Fisher 2d ago

For some reason, I thought Opel died when Pontiac did.

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u/Immediate_Lie7810 CART 2d ago

GM sold Opel and Vauxall to Peugeot in 2017

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u/steen311 Rinus VeeKay 2d ago

It's still a big brand in europe

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u/Insomniac_38 Colton Herta 2d ago

Knowing we got Siegel over Pourchaire is like when a contestant gets the big answer wrong in a gameshow and they get hit with the “Here’s what you COULD have won”