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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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WRC adds Artic Rally; Jota’s WEC line-up; Andretti keeps Hunter-Reay
WRC has replaced Sweden with Artic Rally, as Jota retains WEC line-up in LMP2, while Andretti keeps Ryan Hunter-Reay in IndyCar. The COVID-19 restrictions has taken away another WRC event off the 2021 calendar as Rally Sweden has been dropped and replaced by Artic Rally, based in Rovaniemi on February 26-28 to be the only pure…
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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 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 drivers excited to get ‘back on track’ to start 2020 at Texas
Ahead of the commencing of the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, countless IndyCar drivers have spoken about their emotions surrounding the return to racing. Since the announcement of the cancellation of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg back in March, IndyCar racing has been absent. However, the series’ extended off-season will draw to a…
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Multi-car crash at Pocono IndyCar race draws more criticism
The 2019 IndyCar race at Pocono came under fresh criticism over the track’s safety, one year after the horrific incident of Robert Wickens. A major crash in the 2018 IndyCar race at Pocono put Wickens out of action, with no clarity on his return and a career in racing. The incident drew criticism from almost…
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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…
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Colton Herta makes History in Austin
Colton Herta has achieved victory in his third race at Indycar, aged only 18 years old. The Californian has become the youngest winner in the history of the Indycar, beating Graham Rahal. A race dominated by the trio Will Power, Alexandre Rossi and Colton Herta that has endured until the first and only Caution of…
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List of drivers and teams for 2019 Race of Champions in Mexico
The drivers and teams for the 2019 edition of Race of Champions (ROC) to be held at Sol Forum of the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodromo circuit in Mexico, has been revealed. This year, the Race of Champions will take place this weekend on January 19-20 in Mexico’s F1 circuit with host of drivers from around the globe from…
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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 2018 IndyCar season has finished today with the Sonoma GP with the focus on two racers, Scott Dixon and Alexander…
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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 a battle with Andretti Autosports’ Ryan Hunter-Reay on Lap 9 when his front right hit the left rear of Hunter-Reay,…
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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 crash on Lap 9 at Turn 2 in the race at Pocono while battling Andretti Autosports’ Ryan Hunter-Reay for track…
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Hunter-Reay takes a dive after winning second race of Detroit weekend
After Ryan Hunter-Reay won a Verizon IndyCar Series race for the first time in 43 starts, he celebrated by taking a dip in the James Scott Memorial Fountain at Belle Isle Park. Hunter-Reay raced to victory in Sunday’s second half of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader, winning by 11.3549 seconds over…
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Scott Dixon beats Andretti cars in Detroit race 1
Scott Dixon has taken his 42nd win in Verizon IndyCar Series in Saturday’s race at Detroit, Michigan. Kiwi driver won thanks to a great strategy played by Chip Ganassi Racing. Andretti Autosport drivers complete the top4 with Hunter-Reay second, Rossi third and pole sitter Marco Andretti fourth. Only 6 days after the Indianapolis 500, the…
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Josef Newgarden takes victory in mixed conditions in Alabama
2017 Verizon IndyCar Series champion, Josef Newgarden has taken his second victory of the season in Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Penske driver dominated the whole race despite a late wet condition. The race started yesterday with a heavy-rain conditions which caused the suspension of the race, that has been postponed for Monday April…
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Scott Dixon: “IndyCar’s 2018 aerokits will damage more Chevrolet than Honda”
In 2017 season, Honda was passed by Chevrolet. The Japanese brand, despite it won Indianapolis 500, only beated Chevy in seven of 19 races. In this context, Scott Dixon was the best Honda’s driver placed. For this season, IndyCar’s has ended manufacturer aerokit era, relieving Honda of its aerodynamic deficiency. By this way Dixon commented: “The spread…
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VIDEO: Ryan Hunter-Reay describes how to drive new IndyCar
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Rossi wins at Watkins Glen as the fight for the title tightens
Alex Rossi has won in Watkins Glen from Pole and after recovering from trouble. Dixon has finished second with Hunter-Reay third. Problems for standings leader Newgarden have left the title battle very tight with just one race to go. Race started with track surface partially humid. Josef Newgarden tried to move up to the lead,…
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Takuma Sato enjoying his momentum: pole position in Detroit
Takuma Sato is maintaining the good feelings and just 7 days after winning the Indy 500, the Japanese has secured the pole position for the second race of the IndyCar Series at the Belle Isle circuit in Detroit, Michigan. Hunter-Reay and Graham Rahal followed. Like yesterday, the qualifying session was divided into two groups of…
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Power wins free-caution Indy GP
Will Power moved past another pair of Team Penske greats when he won today’s INDYCAR Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Making his 175th career Indy car start, Power crossed the finish line in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet 5.283 seconds ahead of Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) to collect…
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Third Straight Long Beach Pole for Castroneves
The qualifying for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach had five Honda-powered cars in the Firestone Fast Six, yet it was Hélio Castroneves in the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet who won the Verizon P1 Award for the third consecutive year at Long Beach. Castroneves was close to becoming eliminated already in the Round 1 of…
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Dixon Fastest in Long Beach Practice 3
Scott Dixon set the fastest lap in the final practice before the qualifying at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The session was extremely close with the top six finishing within one tenth of a second. Driving the No. 9 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing, Dixon set the fastest lap of the third practice…
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Hunter-Reay, DHL to Stay at Andretti Through 2020
Andretti Autosport announced on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway an extension to partnership with DHL Express as Ryan Hunter-Reay continues to drive the No. 28 DHL machine through 2020. Hunter-Reay, 35, has been driving for Andretti Autosport since 2010. Since 2011 DHL has been the primary sponsor of his car. The current contract was through 2017 before…
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Andretti Tops Sonoma Practice Before Qualifying
Marco Andretti set the quickest lap in Saturday’s only practice before the qualifying for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. Like on Friday, it was the Honda-powered Andretti Autosport and Chevrolet-powered Team Penske cars on top of the leaderboard. Marco Andretti set the quickest lap of one minute, 16.3052 seconds in the No. 27 Andretti Autosport…
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Power wins at Pocono to tighten championship
With the end of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season on the horizon, championship leader Simon Pagenaud entered the ABC Supply 500 looking to maintain his 58-point lead, but when the Frenchman suffered his first major blow of the season, teammate and championship rival Will Power capitalized by earning his fourth win of 2016 and…
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Power is back to victory at Detroit GP
Team Penske’s Will Power saw his pole-winning lap for Race 2 at the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans disallowed in qualifying this morning, but that wouldn’t deter the Australian from winning the second race of the doubleheader weekend this afternoon for his 26th career Indy car victory. Driving the No. 12 Verizon…
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Hinchcliffe Claims Pole for the 100th Indy 500
James Hinchcliffe claimed the pole position for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The pole came a year after a serious accident in practice for last year’s Indianapolis 500. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Hinchcliffe was the fastest driver of Saturday’s qualifying and concluded Sunday’s Fast Nine qualifying. On…
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Montoya get over Pagenaud to win at St Pete
Juan Pablo Montoya has win the inaugural Grand Prix of the year in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The Colombian had to battle with team mate, Simon Pagenaud –second, to win the race. Ryan Hunter-Reay finished between the Penske’s in third place. The Verizon IndyCar 2016 season started with Simon Pagenaud from first spot and not Will…
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Indy 500 car champion to be auction
Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, in conjunction with Andretti Autosport, the championship auto racing team owned by Michael Andretti, is pleased to announce an exciting auction lot offering the winning bidder a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become part of the acclaimed Andretti race team.…