F1 "not far away" from IndyCar level of convergence

Plus: Sports Tech Report findings

IndyCar thrives on knuckle-to-knuckle racing, courtesy of uniform Dallara chassis and engines from two manufacturers, sharpening the fight at every turn.

Thrills are a given, as evidenced by St Petersburg's opener – a mere three-tenths between leading the first phase of qualifying and being eliminated altogether - staging the finest of motorsport dramas.

This competition echoes some of F1's recent tilts, drawing closer parallels thanks to fiscal prudence and design homogeneity.

But the tides are shifting. IndyCar boasts a smorgasbord of victors - seven across four teams - while F1 sees Red Bull and Verstappen carve a near-monopoly with his triple crown of titles.

McLaren CEO, Zak Brown, wearing dual series hats, sees the gap narrowing, foretelling a future where F1's technical tide will usher in an IndyCar-esque era of earnest combat by '24-'25.

He contends that every team's a Dark Horse for the top ten, from tail-enders to pole sitters. The same old guards may circle the championship, but…