Michael Andretti told Autoweek he expects to make a decision “in the next week or two” regarding his engine alliance in the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Autoweek reported on June 25 at Road America that Andretti was considering leaving Honda and returning to Chevrolet once the current contract with Honda ends after this season.

“I could very well be back at Honda because they have been awesome partners, but I can say equally when we spent those couple of years with Chevrolet, those were good as well,” Andretti told Autoweek at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course -- site of Sundays’ Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. “I think the series is lucky to have two great partners. Whichever decision I make it’s going to be a good one because they are both good choices.

“I have to weigh all kinds of things and make a decision. It will be a very difficult decision. We are in the middle of it right now and I owe it to my team to do the best that I can for the team, and that’s where I’m at right now.”

If Andretti Autosport leaves Honda and returns to Chevrolet the team would lose one of its drivers -- Japan’s Takuma Sato, who won the 101st Indianapolis 500 on May 28. Another driver, 100th Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi, is also believed to have strong connections with Honda but Andretti disputed that.

“Rossi doesn’t have any connections with Honda so that wouldn’t affect anything there but obviously, Takuma does,” Andretti continued. “Those are all parts of the things I have to weigh in my decision. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.

“I hope to have all this done in the next week or so. It’s not good. We need to know which direction we are going and we need to bring it to a head soon.”

And does Andretti know which way he is leaning -- to stay with Honda or return to Chevrolet?

“If I knew, I would tell you,” Andretti said. “I don’t know yet. I am still trying to make the decision. We are still working on where we need to be and have the deal that is right and fair for the team.

“That is what we are working on.”

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