North America’s top single-seater championship has now officialised the debut date for the long awaited switch to the hybrid engine system. The new engine will be used for the first time in the Mid-Ohio round in July, following an impressive number of testing sessions completed over the past seven months, since the new engine made…
The session, which started at 9am ET, lasted a mere 23 minutes before being interrupted by adverse weather conditions. The cars would not return to the track for the rest of the day after it was announced at 2pm ET that the rest of the session would be cancelled. Wednesday’s action has been rescheduled to…
British driver Callum Ilott has been confirmed to drive the number 6 Arrow McLaren at the Indy 500, with practice starting tomorrow ahead of qualifying this weekend as 33 cars will make the race that takes place on the 26th of May. Following the injury and dismissal of David Malukas from the team, Ilott will…
Reigning IndyCar Champion Alex Palou completed the sweep at the Indianapolis Road course, securing the pole on Friday, then going on to win the race on Saturday in controlling fashion, finishing six seconds in front of Will Power in second. Having won the Indy GP last season, Palou then went on a run of three…
Andretti’s Colton Herta was very annoyed with teammate Marcus Ericsson following contact on the opening lap of the Sonsio GP yesterday afternoon. It had been a difficult Friday for the former championship leader as he qualified a miserable P24. The team failed to put enough fuel in his car to complete his final attempt, leaving…
The only race on the IMS Road Course started with a bag of mixed tyre selections, and with Álex Palou and Christian Lundgaard leading the field to green. Braking for turn 1 Palou outbrakes himself, giving Lundgaard the opportunity to pass for the lead. Further back Rinus VeeKay gets tapped by Pietro Fittipaldi, causing lots…
Two-time and defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou will start the Sonsio GP on the Indy Road Course from P1 later today as he produced a superb turnaround in qualifying. The Spanish driver had looked to be struggling in practice, placing P17 and P11 in the two practice sessions as he struggled with his car. Come…
Group 1 After two eventful practices the 27 IndyCar-drivers set out for the qualifying on the IMS Road Course. Group 1 contained all three Team Penske-drivers and former winner Rinus VeeKay. Previous race’s winner Scott McLaughlin was the first to set a time with 1:12.1287, but as always the first lap is just part of…
In the opening five minutes, a 1:10.3623 from Arrow McLaren’s Theo Pourchaire saw him lead Fittipaldi, Palou, Rosenqvist and Canapino. Lundgaard, McLaughlin, Harvey, Grosjean and Blomqvist completed the top 10. The surprises continued at the top of the timesheets as ECR’s Christian Rasmussen slotted into 2nd, 0.06s slower than Pourchaire. Arrow McLaren started to flex…
It’s time for the first practise session of the weekend at Indianapolis ahead of the Indy road course race for tomorrow. After a couple of first explorative laps, everyone returns to the pits, with the first timed lap signed by Ganassi’s Kyffin Simpson in 1:10.413s. The rookie is joined by fellow teammate Linus Lundqvist and…
