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Fernando Alonso

McLaren to run Chevrolet power for 2019 Indy500 after new deal

McLaren Racing confirms partnership with Chevrolet to use their engines for the 2019 Indianapolis event. The Woking-based team announced Fernando Alonso's return for the 2019 edition last month in the bid to complete the Triple...
Eduardo Barrichello

Barrichello’s son Eduardo moves to USF2000 for 2019 season

Ex-F1 driver Rubens Barrichello's son Eduardo has secured a race seat in the USF2000 championship in the 2019 season. Barrichello Jr made his single-seater racing debut this year in the US Formula 4 Championship with DC...
Robert Fernley

Ex-Force India Robert Fernley to lead McLaren’s 2019 Indy500 bid

McLaren Racing has announced Robert Fernley as their president to lead the 2019 Indianapolis 500 project. The Woking-based team had announced the intentions to run Fernando Alonso in the 2019 Indy500 event during the Brazil...
Fernando Alonso

Alonso to return for second Indy500 attempt with McLaren in 2019

McLaren Racing has confirmed that Fernando Alonso's return for his second attempt at winning the Indy 500 at Indianapolis in the 2019 season. The British outfit has announced that the team will run under the...

IndyCar Media created to manage international media rights

Hulman & Company has announced the formation of INDYCAR Media, which becomes the in-house global distribution arm of INDYCAR's international media rights. INDYCAR Media has already begun to arrange the distribution of media rights...
Marcus Ericsson

SPM signs Sauber F1 reserve Ericsson for 2019 IndyCar season

Marcus Ericsson has been confirmed to join the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports outfit for the 2019 IndyCar season alongside his reserve role in Formula 1 with Sauber. Ericsson was poised to remain with the Swiss team for...
Robert Wickens

Wickens clears confusion regarding paraplegic tweet

Robert Wickens had to issue a statement to clear confusion spread by the media over his reference of the word 'paraplegic' in a tweet. The Canadian underwent surgery following a huge crash in IndyCar's Pocono...
Daniel Ricciardo

Oval circuits ‘creeps’ Ricciardo out as Hamilton eyes another NASCAR run

Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo says the thought of oval racing 'creeps' him out as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton talks of another run in NASCAR. With several of his rivals of past and current having tried...
Marcus Ericsson

IndyCar definite option to look at among others, says Ericsson

Marcus Ericsson will certainly keep IndyCar as one of his options for 2019 along with his reserve driver role with Sauber. After four years with Sauber and five years as a race driver in F1,...

Felix Rosenqvist joins Chip Ganassi Racing for 2019

The Swede, Felix Rosenqvist will be racing in 2019 Verizon IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing in the number 10 NTT Data Honda car. He will race alongside reigning champion, Scott Dixon. NTT Data has...

Dixon finishes second behind Hunter-Reay at Sonoma and wins the championship

The New Zealander racer Scott Dixon clinched the IndyCar Championship for the fifth time in his career. Hunter-Reay won the Grand Prix of Sonoma, Dixon finished in second place and Alexander Rossi was seventh. The...
Robert Wickens

Family lists the injuries suffered by Wickens in Pocono IndyCar crash

A new statement from the family of Robert Wickens has listed the injuries suffered by the Canadian in his IndyCar crash at Pocono. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' Wickens was involved in a heavy incident in the...
Fernando Alonso

Alonso has his first road course IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park

Fernando Alonso had his first road course IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama earlier on Wednesday. Following the disastrous run in the Italian GP at Monza on Sunday where he was forced to...
Esteban Ocon

Brown includes Perez in McLaren shortlist, Ocon denies having seat fit

McLaren’s CEO Zak Brown named four drivers in the team’s shortlist for the 2019 Formula 1 seat alongside Carlos Sainz as Esteban Ocon denied the rumours around a seat fit. Ever since Lawrence Stroll bought...
IndyCar

IndyCar drivers critical of Massa’s safety remark after Wickens crash

Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa raised his voice against the safety standards in IndyCar which has sparked a debate among the drivers and fans. The grand prix winner while praising the Halo which averted...

Ryan Norman wins his first Indy Lights race

Ryan Norman won his first Indy Lights race after making an incredible recovery. Andretti Autosport's driver beat Andretti Steinbrenner Racing's Colton Herta in a race which only participated seven drivers. Colton Herta started from pole position and...

Will Power finds sweet redemption with victory at Gateway Motorsports Park

Will Power went from worst to first at Gateway Motorsports Park in the span of a year and moved into closer contention for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship in the process. Charging hard from...
Robert Wickens

Wickens undergoes successful spinal surgery post Pocono IndyCar crash

IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has undergone a successful surgery to his spine following the horrific crash in Sunday's race. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports along with IndyCar released a joint statement on Tuesday updating on the surgery...
Santino Ferrucci

Ferrucci ‘learned’ from mistake in F2 as DCR defends decision to hire

Santino Ferrucci reiterates that he has learned from the mistake committed in FIA Formula 2 Championship as Dale Coyne Racing defends the decision to hire him for two IndyCar rounds. The team announced Ferrucci in the...
Robert Wickens crash

Drivers explain Wickens horrific IndyCar crash at Pocono

It was a huge incident involving five drivers in the IndyCar race at Pocono last weekend with Robert Wickens at the receiving end after going airborne into the fence. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver was in...
Robert Wickens

Wickens airlifted to hospital after violent multi-car IndyCar crash at Pocono

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' Robert Wickens was airlifted to the nearby hospital after a huge airborne crash in IndyCar's race at Pocono Raceway. Canadian driver Wickens is said to be 'alert and awake' after a violent...

Will Power joins legendary Foyt in second place on all-time poles list

As much success as he's achieved in an outstanding racing career, Will Power still had difficulty accepting his name being placed alongside the great A.J. Foyt on Indy car's all-time pole positions list. Yet that's...
Santino Ferrucci

Ferrucci handed IndyCar return with DCR for final two races of 2018

Dale Coyne Racing announced Santino Ferrucci's return to the team and IndyCar for the final two races of the 2018 season in the #39 Cly-Del Manufacturing-sponsored Honda car. The young American not only marks a return...
Fernando Alonso

IndyCar, NASCAR offers Alonso to race in America after F1

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso shocked the world after his announcement of leaving the sport at the end of the 2018 season earlier this week, but since then he has already received multiple...

IndyCar outlines five-year plan to strengthen Indy Lights participation

The future of Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires has been strengthened by a five-year plan released today by INDYCAR and Andersen Promotions. The objective of the plan shown to current and prospective entrants is...

Iowa Speedway race returning to nighttime on 2019 INDYCAR schedule

In 2019, Verizon IndyCar Series fans will get what they've asked for at Iowa Speedway: the return of a night race. INDYCAR announced today that next year's race at the Newton, Iowa, oval track will...

Alexander Rossi wins thanks to his 2 pit-stops strategy

Alexander Rossi gambled for the second straight day at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and came up a winner again. The Andretti Autosport driver won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Sunday on the...
Pietro Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi ready for IndyCar return in Mid-Ohio after comeback test

IndyCar rookie Pietro Fittipaldi is all decked up for a return to the championship in this month's race in Mid-Ohio after a successful comeback test on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, who fractured both his legs in...
Santino Ferrucci

Ferrucci’s F2 contract terminated by Trident

Trident has announced the termination of its contract with banned FIA Formula 2 Championship racer Santino Ferrucci with immediate effect. The American racer was banned from two F2 rounds in Hungaroring and Spa-Francorchamps for breaching...

Laguna Seca will host the 2019 IndyCar season finale

INDYCAR and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca announced that the historic Northern California road course with deep Indy car roots will return to the schedule in 2019. The three-year agreement, approved today by the Monterey County...