Scott Dixon on gardening leave at Ganassi until Dec 31

Gardening leave in motorsport is rarely just administrative — it's a statement about competitive sensitivity, and Ganassi clearly isn't willing to let Dixon walk early into an Arrow McLaren environment that will be racing directly against them. The full December 31 term means Dixon arrives at his new team with no runway time before the 2025 season preparation is already well underway, which is a real cost to both him and McLaren. It also signals how seriously Ganassi treats the knowledge a six-time champion carries: strategy, engineering relationships, and institutional understanding of a competitive IndyCar program are worth protecting to the last day of the contract.