Not for the first time, many of us made preseason predictions of Andretti Autosport-Honda fighting for the championship. “It will be a shock if [Colton] Herta isn’t in title contention come September’s finale at Laguna Seca,” I wrote in February and, in time, that form may emerge.
But right now, after two rounds, Herta lies eighth in the points table, 47 points off the lead – and he’s the best of Michael Andretti’s drivers. Series sophomore and team newcomer Romain Grosjean is 11th, 62 points down on championship leader Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske-Chevrolet. Alexander Rossi, a driver who has seven race wins to his name and has twice fought for the IndyCar title, is 27th and rookie Devlin DeFrancesco 28th. Yes, Rossi sits behind four drivers who have only started one of the two races held so far.
