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Nolan Siegel says pressure of contract year "doesn't really change anything"

February 2, 2026

Story byMotorsport photoJoey BarnesMon, February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTC·4 min readNolan Siegel is unfazed by the pressure to perform entering a contract year with Arrow McLaren. The California native was placed on the hot seat by Arrow McLaren Team Principal Tony Kanaan, who, in an exclusive interview with Motorsport. com in late December, shared the criteria Siegel needs to hit if he hopes to continue in the No. 6 Chevrolet beyond 2026. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Yeah, he was quite frank about that in the media,” said Siegel, 21.“To me it doesn't really change anything. The goal for me is always to finish as far up the grid as I possibly can and perform at my best all the time.

Nolan Siegel says pressure of contract year "doesn't really change anything"

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So I show up every weekend, I'm pushing myself as far as I can and trying to perform the best that I possibly can."It's not like if the goal is to finish in the top five, I'm like, ‘Oh, okay, I'll push a little harder to get there,’ I don't want to finish seventh, I want to finish fifth.
I want to finish as far up as I possibly can every weekend.
That doesn't change for 2026. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Whatever the expectation is, I'm still going to be doing the same thing.”Although the two have yet to talk since Kanaan made his comments, Siegel isn’t concerned.
If anything, he’s understanding of it since Kanaan is a former driver.“Him having been a driver, I think he knows exactly how it feels,” Siegel said.
“He knows we're pushing as hard as we can and are doing our best every weekend.

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