Simon Pagenaud got back to winning ways at Mid-Ohio as most of his championship challengers hit more trouble. I rate the heroes and zeroes from the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Mid-Ohio Indy 200 heroes 2016 Heroes – Fans at Mid-Ohio Bumper crowds for the race day were a welcome antidote to the doom and…
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IndyCar: GoPro GP of Sonoma ‘hot and not’ list
MotorSportNotes presents the final ‘hot & not’ list of the 2015 IndyCar season following a thrill-a-minute finale at Sonoma Raceway. Rating the drivers and teams that excelled and embarrassed during an epic conclusion to the championship. Hot Scott Dixon Possibly one of the greatest drivers in open-wheel racing history did what he needed to do…
IndyCar: Pocono ‘hot and not’ list
In our Pocono ‘hot and not’ list MotorSportNotes picks the good and the bad from an eventful, entertaining and bittersweet ABC Supply 500, the penultimate race of the 2015 IndyCar series. Hot Hunter-Reay Ryan has made a real habit of timing his 500-mile runs to perfection. In almost a carbon-copy of his Indy 500 win…
IndyCar: Pocono ABC Supply 500 preview
This weekend’s ABC Supply 500 at Pocono will play a crucial role in deciding the 2015 IndyCar champion. MotorSportNotes preview the race examining how testing at Indianapolis, Honda’s upturn in form and team tactics will play out on Sunday. Testing, testing, testing Chevrolet’s lead Penske and Ganassi teams left the Indianapolis tire test confident, which…
IndyCar: the driver who is key to 2016’s line-ups
Josef Newgarden has been the sole topic of discussion during a rather muted IndyCar silly season. He is considered key to the 2016 driver market but as MotorSportNotes writes, it could be another American – Marco Andretti – that unlocks the merry-go-round. Rumours abound that Chip Ganassi has already had discussions with Newgarden’s representatives. CFH…
IndyCar – Grand Prix of St Petersburg preview
Penske & Ganassi vs. the rest? Looking at the line-up for Team Penske is mouth-watering even without considering the rest of the drivers that will start in Florida this weekend. Series championships, multiple wins and multiple Indy 500s are the hallmark of the assembled super-team. Penske and Will Power are entering a season carrying some…
IndyCar 2015 Preview – Part 3
In the final part of our 2015 season preview we look at the enigma that is Marco Andretti, the merger of SFH and Ed Carpenter Racing and the new, improved Tony Kanaan. Marco the enigma One of the puzzles in recent IndyCar seasons has been Marco Andretti. Definitely talented and driving for one of the…
IndyCar round up – 29 January 2015
The 2015 prospects for an American young gun, an ex-F1 back marker and an ex-race director are the focus of this week’s round-up. Karam races in to contention? One of the highlights of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona was the performance of Sage Karam. The question on everyone’s lips on Sunday was whether he…
Hawksworth & Sato – 2015’s most interesting match up
Proposing the match-up between Jack Hawksworth and Takuma Sato as IndyCar’s most interesting for 2015 should be a surprise. Team Penske alone are offering up a quartet of team-mates that bring with them a myriad of sub-plots – how the ‘frenemies’ Power and Pagenaud get is certainly the tastiest. Whilst the AJ Foyt Racing drivers will not vie…
Implications of the rise of IndyCar’s super-teams
Penske’s decision for add a fourth car in 2015 for Simon Pagenaud brings both pros an cons for the series as IndyCar’s ‘super-teams’ expand.
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