Will Power is one of the NTT IndyCar Series’ longest tenured drivers, and he feels that he still has five more competitive years left in the top tier of America’s open wheel motorsports.
Power started his racing career by working his way up through different Australian and British formula series before serving as a test driver in F1 for Minardi in the 2004 season.
He then joined the Champ Car World Series at the end of 2005, converting two late-season outings into his first full season in the series the following year.
In the 20 years since then, the Australian has established himself as one of the top racers in the series.
He has spent an incredible 16 years driving for Team Penske, and has earned two championships in that time.
Speaking ahead of the 2025 season, the soon to be 44-year-old related that he has no desire to retire as long as he remains competitive.
“I think I could be absolutely competitive for another five years if I wanted,” said Power.
“It’s absolutely the goal [to stay in IndyCar], yeah, to definitely keep rolling while I’m really competitive.
“I was very competitive last year. I won three races and seven podiums. No one else in the field but McLaughlin did that. So my performance is still really high. Yeah, if I wasn’t performing, I wouldn’t want to do it.”
Still earning trophies
Last season, Power earned three victories and seven podiums across 17 races. He was in contention for his third championship until the final two rounds, when a pair of poor results allowed Alex Palou to pull away with the title.
There is no doubt that he is still one of the best drivers on the grid, and a mental reset a couple years ago appears to have focused his efforts even further.
Although questions often turn to retirement when an athlete has been in the sport as long as Power has, he feels his performance will allow him to stay around for more time yet.
“You’re certainly not sticking around if you’re not [maintaining a high performance level]. You’d better turn up or else she’s over. That’s just the way it is.
“But I love it. I love the competition. I love the preparation. I love finding new little details and things to be better every year.
“Yeah, it’s kind of funny you get to this point in your career and I feel you’re at your absolute best as far as putting a whole series together, weekend together, races together.
“You kind of have the same speed that you had but you don’t really build on speed. I think it’s just a natural thing that you have.
“But the whole other package takes a long time to get, unless you’re Palou.”
Power starts his 20th full season in IndyCar in a couple weeks’ time, looking to earn a third victory on the streets of St. Petersburg.
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