In 2017 Team Penske will run four Dallara-Chevrolet’s for two champions and two proven race winners. They will start the season as favourites. Can anyone stop them winning back-to-back titles next season? On paper it is hard to see how the the Penske juggernaut will not just steamroller the opposition. The Dallara-Chevrolet package has won every IndyCar title since…
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Silly season: IndyCar 2017 update – 21 November
In a change to recent form, almost all IndyCar seats for 2017 are filled well before the Christmas and New Year break. But a few remain and here’s my rundown of the latest IndyCar silly season rumours and developments. Chip Ganassi Racing The fourth seat at Ganassi alongside Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Charlie Kimball remains…
IndyCar: JR Hildebrand back, JPM sticks with Penske – silly season update
JR Hildebrand, Juan Pablo Montoya and Takuma Sato all bag seats for 2017 as the IndyCar silly season hots up. Hildebrand joins Ed Carpenter Racing JR Hildebrand has secured the vacant seat alongside Ed Carpenter at his eponymous team. The American – who as a rookie spectacularly lost the Indy 500 in 2011 on the final…
IndyCar: 2018 presents a great opportunity
The introduction of a standard aero kit for IndyCar in 2018 presents the series with a golden opportunity. An opportunity not only to level the playing field between Chevy and Honda, but to enhance the racing spectacle – particularly on ovals. IndyCar aero kits: a nice but flawed idea IndyCar is to be applauded for…