Marco had a good year by most standards, doing almost everything required to win, without actually winning. Three podiums in 2010, including Indy, showed Marco is hungry to win again. With new investment from his main sponsor Venom Energy Drinks, Marco’s seat appears safe, but he knows he needs to deliver soon.

After coming so close to winning the 2009 series title, Briscoe was a hot favourite to get the job done in 2010. Only one victory in Texas would not be what Ryan thought his season would include. Ryan will know he is capable of better and will be going all-out to ensure he is among those fighting Ganassi for the championship in 2011.

Danica finished 2nd twice in 2010, at Texas and Miami. She is on her way back to the top step of the podium. Regularly in the Top-10, Danica is capable of challenging the front-runners however she needs to focus on Indycars and not let the big dollars of NASCAR lure her away.

At the beginning of 2010, Ryan was a part-time driver who thought he would only be starting a handful of races. A great win at Long Beach went a long way to securing his eventual full-time ride, as did a rush of new sponsors. He appears to have now foun d a home at Andretti Autosports, having signed a new 2-year deal and fighting for regular wins in 2011 is an entirely reasonable prospect.

No doubt a solid year, but by Scott’s standards, failing to win the Indy 500 or the series title may probably mean failure. Despite three good wins and not being out of the running for the title until the final race or two, Scott will want to position himself as the front-running Ganassi driver fighting for the title again in 2011.

No doubt it was an emotional year for Helio. It is well documented what happened at Edmonton, but despite plenty of good consistent results, he found himself out of the title running earlier than he hoped. Refocusing in the off-season will hopefully inspire Helio to good results earlier in the year rather than later to give him a shot at that elusive title

Hardly anybody could stand up to Will Power in 2010 on the road-courses. In 9 road or street events, Power won 5 of them. There is no doubt that the lack of oval-course experience, along with some poor luck with fuel strategy cost him what seemed like a sure title at his first attempt at a full season. He came so close, but watch as the disappointment of 2010 makes him a better oval racer in 2011.

What more can be written about Dario Franchitti? The true champion showed what he was made of and never gave up until the final turn on the final lap. This determination brought him the title when it seemed worse than an outside chance by mid-season. The only question is “who can stop him doing it again in 2011”?