The IndyCar off-season always feels much longer than other series, especially for fans, but luckily The Race IndyCar Podcast is back to pick out five things to watch in 2025.

Indy 500 runner-up, IndyCar podium finisher and former Indy Lights champion JR Hildebrand is alongside The Race’s Jack Benyon to look in-depth at some big topics.

What Andretti might look like with less Michael involved, how Prema’s new IndyCar team will fair, McLaren’s personnel reshuffling and Christian Lundgaard versus Pato O’Ward there, Josef Newgarden’s chances of an Indy 500 hat-trick and the latest with IndyCar’s new car plans for 2027 are all in the mix for in-depth analysis.

Of course, we highlight some other big stories to watch for the year, too.

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