Defending race champion James Hinchcliffe reckons his Arrow Schmidt Peterson team will be on the pace at Iowa Speedway, despite big changes for the 2019 Iowa 300 race. “It kind of sucks that the race we were particularly strong at last year has had the most changes”, said the Canadian ahead of this weekend’s race….
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The Wave-Makers – Herta, Rosenqvist & Ericsson lead IndyCar’s rookie class of 2019
The rookie line-up for the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series is one of the strongest and most exciting in decades. Just two races into the new season and stand-out performances have already come from Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward, capped off by Colton Herta’s record-breaking win at the inaugural IndyCar Classic at COTA. After Robert Wickens’…
IndyCar: the 3 most intriguing teammate battles of 2019
Though the NTT IndyCar Series paddock is a friendly and welcoming place, it is populated by people who love to win and hate to lose. For the drivers and crews, beating the guys on the other side of the garage is the first objective. On the eve of the new season, we have picked out…
IndyCar Sonoma test in pictures
Take a look at our favorite pictures from the recent IndyCar test at Sonoma Raceway in California. Five teams including defending champions Team Penske, Schmidt Peterson and AJ Foyt Racing rolled out their new for 2018 universal aero kits and liveries at the Californian road course. Teams will next run on 9 and 10 February…
IndyCar news roundup
Two new teams confirmed their entry into the 2018 Verizon IndyCar series this week as off season testing wrapped up and points awarded for the Indy 500 were up for debate. Here’s our round up of the news this week in IndyCar. Michael Shank and Schmidt Peterson team up for limited 2018 campaign Michael Shank…
IndyCar news round up
A busy IndyCar offseason continued this week as Honda teams tested their new 2018 aero kits at Phoenix. Meanwhile Chip Ganassi poured cold water on Danica Patrick at Ganassi and there were musical chairs at Andretti Autosport. MotorSportNotes rounds up this week’s IndyCar news. Chip Ganassi confirms Danica negotiations have ‘stalled’ Speaking at the Performance…
Gateway 500 Indy review, heroes and zeroes
Josef Newgarden put one hand on the 2017 Verizon IndyCar series trophy with victory at the Bommarito Gateway 500. The championship leader secured his fourth win of the season, sealing victory with an audacious move on teammate Simon Pagenaud late in the race. Newgarden pushes to the front On the opening lap Newgarden set the…
IndyCar will miss its ‘super teams’
2018 is likely to mark the end of an IndyCar quirk: the ‘super team’. For several seasons Team Penske, Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport have fielded 4 full time cars each in the Verizon IndyCar series. Expanding further for one-off races and the Indy 500. The super teams – as they were christened –…
Reboot: 3 IndyCar drivers who needed a standout 2017
At the start of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar season I picked out 3 drivers needing a standout season this year. As we get down to the business-end of the season with only 4 races to go, its a good time to consider how each of them has faired. And what they might need to do…
Honda Indy 200 review, heroes and zeroes
Josef Newgarden schooled the entire IndyCar field at Mid-Ohio as he won the Honda Indy 200. Hot on the tail of his win last time out in Toronto, victory plus troubles for the likes of Scott Dixon moved the Penske driver to the top of the point standings. Newgarden dominates at Mid-Ohio “This was a…
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