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Grosjean switches to Andretti as Ilott signs full-time in IndyCar for 2022
Romain Grosjean makes a switch to Andretti Autosport for the 2022 season, as Callum Ilott has signed a full-time deal with Juncos Hollinger Racing. Having started his IndyCar career with Dale Coyne Racing this year, Grosjean instantly became a hot property showcasing good pace, with podium finishes. By mid-season, a potential switch to Andretti started…
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IndyCar: Palou wins at Portland to stretch his points lead over rivals
CGR’s Alex Palou wins IndyCar Grand Prix of Portland ahead of Andretti’s Alexander Rossi and CGR’s Scott Dixon as title rivals score less. Ten laps into the Grand Prix of Portland, Alex Palou was running in 16th place after starting from the pole, and his NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship hopes were in a heap of…
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Newgarden: Andretti’s “top gun” Herta biggest threat from team in title fight
Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden says Andretti’s “top gun” Colton Herta is the biggest title rival from Andretti that he and his team face in IndyCar 2021. Herta won Sunday’s IndyCar GP of St. Petersburg in dominant fashion, never leaving so much as a doubt that he had the most competitive package. The Andretti driver even…
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IndyCar: Herta wins GP of St Pete with Newgarden, Pagenaud in tow
Andretti’s Colton Herta emerges victorious in the IndyCar GP of St Petersburg, leading Penske drivers Newgarden and Pagenaud. The race got off to an uneventful start, with polesitter Herta maintaining his advantage and cultivating a convincing lead from MSR’s Jack Harvey over the opening 15 laps. Behind, much of the IndyCar field ran in a…
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Herta looking to improve consistency, find championship success in 2021
Andretti’s Colton Herta says he seeks to iron out small imperfections in his driving in the 2021 IndyCar season, so as to contend for the title. Herta finished third in 2020, putting together among the most consistent title efforts of the season with a sea of third, fourth, and fifth place finishes cementing an exceptional…
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Frye: P2P test in IndyCar puzzling as expected, leaves ‘more questions’
IndyCar president Jay Frye admits the series’ mock test of KERS at IMS left “more questions” than answers as they had anticipated it might. The test took place at IMS, with IndyCar seeking to collect information on how racing at Superspeedways may be affected by a KERS system as IndyCar switches to hybrid power in…
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Penske ownership praised by IndyCar drivers after one year at the helm
IndyCar drivers discuss the impact of Roger Penske’s ownership on the series in a year since he purchased both it and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Penske acquired the series in early 2020, and was immediately tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, which ravaged IndyCar’s plans or the season’s schedule and saw the Indy500 postponed. Under new leadership,…
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Andretti’s Rossi, RHR hope for improved results with downsized team
Andretti IndyCar drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi react to the team downsizing in 2021, with the latter admitting he feared 2020’s larger team was disadvantageous. Andretti ran a total of six cars last year, with five entered for full-season campaigns. The team supported a seventh car for Meyer Shank Racing and Jack Harvey, and…
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“It gets better every year” – veteran IndyCar drivers wowed by 2021 talent
Veteran IndyCar drivers are impressed by the depth of talent in the series’ 2021 grid, which features a number of superstars. This season, IndyCar adds to its grid former F1 driver Romain Grosjean, seven-times NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, and three-time Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin. With other homegrown talents like Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden or…
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Andretti denies that dirty air inordinately impacted team, cites Indy500
Andretti Autosport team boss Michael Andretti insists his IndyCar team did not struggle in dirty air in 2020, citing last year’s Indy500. In Andretti’s 2020 campaign, the team ostensibly struggled to adapt to the new aeroscreen, picking up their sole win in the second race at Mid-Ohio. It was a race that Andretti dominated, but…
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Andretti discusses 2021 IndyCar drivers, Hinchcliffe talks his new role
Andretti Autosport IndyCar boss Michael Andretti explains the driver line-up they’ve chosen for 2021, with James Hinchcliffe discussing his role in the team. Andretti’s 2021 IndyCar line-up consists of four time drivers to 2020’s five, the team withdrawing Marco Andretti’s season-long entry and replacing Zach Veach with Hinchcliffe, who drove for the team in select…
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IndyCar 2020: Best-performing drivers, rookies & teams of the season
FormulaRapida.net has compiled a list of the best-performing teams, drivers, and rookies, in the unique and historic 2020 IndyCar season. With a strong rookie field, veteran drivers delivering peak performances, and unique challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 IndyCar season was an indelible one in many regards. Worthy of note for…
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Brown rules out Magnussen, Perez; Steiner praises Herta but no F1
Zak Brown ruled out Kevin Magnussen and also Sergio Perez from his IndyCar line-up as Guenther Steiner praises Colton Herta but says he’s not in frame for Haas F1 seat. With each driver announcement of the deluge that have occurred in 2020, there comes the question of ‘What happens next?’. And, with many of F1’s…
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IndyCar: Power wins Harvest GP Race 2 in climactic finish
Team Penske’s Will Power won the second Harvest GP IndyCar race, beating Colton Herta in a climactic finish. For the second time in the abbreviated 2020 IndyCar season, Team Penske’s Will Power led the field to green at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on pole position for the 61st time in his thus-far illustrious IndyCar career.…
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IndyCar: Newgarden wins Harvest GP Race 1, eats up Dixon’s points lead
In the IndyCar Harvest GP, Josef Newgarden of Team Penske won, nearly halving the points lead of CGR’s Scott Dixon in the process. The first IndyCar race wherein this has been the case, the Harvest GP on the IMS road course began with ECR driver and series rookie Rinus Veekay starting on pole, leading Team…
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Hinchcliffe to take over #26 Andretti through end of 2020 IndyCar season
James Hinchliffe has been announced as the driver who will fill the vacant #26 Andretti Autosport IndyCar for the remaining three races in 2020. Hinchcliffe was known to be a clear frontrunner for the seat, having driven with the team at three rounds this year, and so to many, this announcement was an inevitability. Nonetheless,…
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Veach leaves Andretti for remainder of 2020, not to return for 2021
After a turbulent few years with Andretti Autosport, Zach Veach will be leaving the IndyCar team for 2021, also stepping out for the remainder of 2020. Veach joined the team at the start of the 2018 season, having driven intermittently for various teams on the grid throughout 2017. His three-year deal ensured that he retained…
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IndyCar: Herta wins Mid-Ohio Race 2 as Andretti sweeps podium
At the second IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio, Colton Herta of Andretti won, from his teammates Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay in the first Andretti 1-2-3 since 2005. As an IndyCar grid of 23 lined up in the start queue for the second IndyCar race of two at Mid-Ohio, they did so following the lead of…
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IndyCar: Power wins Mid-Ohio Race 1, leads Penske 1-2 from Newgarden
After a slew of poor races, Team Penske’s Will Power took the win in IndyCar Mid-Ohio Race 1 from Newgarden and Andretti’s Alexander Rossi. In the face of uncertainty, the Mid-Ohio doubleheader commenced late Saturday evening, with Will Power of Team Penske on pole position after taking part in a dramatic qualifying session earlier in…
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Indy500 motorcade descends on Speedway; Andretti, Alonso ready for war
Speedway, Indiana saw an Indy500 motorcade with IndyCar drivers descend on the town as Marco Andretti declares he is ‘ready for war’, and Fernando Alonso banks on his race pace. At the 2020 Indy500, Honda’s advantage was clear in qualifying trim: they were borderline-untouchable. However, when the boost levels drop, and the wings grow ever…
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Low-starting Veach brushes off concerns about ability to overtake in Indy500
Andretti driver Zach Veach, starting 17th, isn’t concerned by popular statements that overtaking will be more difficult than in Indy500 ‘s prior. Throughout the condensed proceedings for the 2020 Indy500 – the actual race for which is to be run on Sunday – there has been discussion about the difficulty of overtaking with the aeroscreen, which has…
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Indy500: IndyCar drivers left intoxicated by higher boost, speeds in quali
After Indy500 qualifying, IndyCar drivers were intoxicated by the heightened speeds brought on by the raising of turbocharger boost to 1.5-bar for the two days of running. When it was announced by IndyCar on February 14th, 2020, that Qualifying turbocharger boost levels for the Indy500 would be raised from 1.3-bar to 150 kPa (equivalent to…
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Indy500: Andretti leads Dixon in Quali with speed deviation of 0.017 mph
For the Indy500, Marco Andretti took pole for Andretti Autosport, leading Dixon of CGR with an average speed deviation of just 0.017 mph. Indy500 Qualifications Day 1: The first day of competitive running for the Indy 500 saw few moments truly worthy of note, but nonetheless one big takeaway from the day was the incredible…
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IndyCar: Rosenqvist wins Race 2 at Road America after late battle
In the second of two IndyCar races at Road America this weekend, CGR driver Felix Rosenqvist won, fending off McLaren’s Patricio O’ward. When NBC IndyCar commentator Leigh Diffey stated that there was “youthful exuberance in abundance” at the sharp end of the grid, he wasn’t lying, as – after three rounds in which the veterans…
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Rossi talks effect of iRacing in real IndyCar races, fans appreciation growth
Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi talks about the iRacing effect on real racing and also his fan appreciation after first closed door IndyCar event. When the IndyCar iRacing Challenge began back in March, Andretti Autosport’s Rossi was not quick to hop on the enthusiasm bandwagon. In fact, the young American made clear in the first of…
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IndyCar drivers speak highly of aeroscreen after its official debut in Texas
After the first round of competitive running with the aeroscreen, IndyCar drivers Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden and Ryan Hunter-reay have left positive reviews of the safety device. Of all the races on the 2020 IndyCar calendar, Texas was always going to be the one that tested the aeroscreen the most. With glare from the setting…
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IndyCar rookies thrown into deep-end with shortened weekends, season
Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Andretti Autosport’s James Hinchcliffe have said that the rookies in the 2020 IndyCar season will have a challenge ahead as they navigate new circuits with limited testing time. IndyCar 2020 rookie class is a vibrant one. With the likes of Arrow McLaren SP’s Patricio O’Ward (has nine races under his…
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Mclaughlin wins second iRacing IndyCar Challenge with smart strategy
Team Penske’s and Supercars racer Scott Mclaughlin was victorious in second iRacing IndyCar Challenge held at Barber Motorsports Park. After the success of last week’s iRacing IndyCar Challenge – which received half a million views – the American championship was back racing in the ESports world, this time for the Virtual Honda Indy Grand Prix…
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Simon Pagenaud wins his first Indy 500
Simon Pagenaud, has drunk for the first time the milk traditionally given to the winner of the 500 miles of Indianapolis. Second was Alexander Rossi, who fought until the end with the Frenchman, and third was Takuma Sato. The green flag waved at the hands of Christian Bale and Matt Damon, kicking off the big…
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IndyCar: Alexander Rossi makes it two in a row in Long Beach
Alex Rossi has taken his second consecutive at Long Beach after a dominant race on which he had actually have no rivals. Josef Newgarden finished second with Scott Dixon on third place. It was not the most thrilling of races. The green flag waved and Alexander Rossi and Scott Dixon raced wheel-to-wheel until the first…