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Final practice got underway at Road America with the rain falling hard. Unsurprisingly, there was moments immediately. Kyle Kirkwood and Scott McLaughlin both ended up in the tarmac run off at turn 8 as they had snaps of oversteer in treacherous conditions. At turn 5, Colton Herta locked up and went straight on but continued…
The last leg of the triple-header started by the Indy 500 is now underway, as cars will get on track on track at Road America, including last minute driver replacement Nolan Siegel, set to driver car no 78 for Juncos Hollinger Racing, who is still getting his car specifics tailored to his liking. The American…
19-year-old Nolan Siegel will replace Agustin Canapino at JHR for the Road America event. It has been quite a crazy week. Theo Pourchaire faced online abuse from a section of Argentinean fans following contact with the 34-year-old during a wild race in Detroit. As Canapino did not condemn their actions, Arrow McLaren ended their technical…
22-year-old David Malukas is back in the IndyCar series following a tough few months. He has agreed a deal with Meyer Shank Racing. The Chicago native was released by Arrow McLaren in late April as he never started a race for the team. Malukas picked up nasty injuries to his wrist after a mountain bike…
In the second part of Pit Debrief’s exclusive interview with Italian driver Luca Ghiotto, we dove into his past and present, bringing up and comparing a wide range of his racing experience. Asked to pick a favourite from the wide array of racing categories he has driven in so far in his career, the F2…
Victory on the streets of Detroit for Scott Dixon meant he has picked up his 58th career IndyCar win, which has moved him to within nine wins of the all-time series record, currently held by AJ Foyt. It is Dixon’s second win of the season, this one he thought was a bit more of a…
Marcus Ericsson has criticised the driving standards in IndyCar after a chaotic race in Detroit. The 100-lap event had 47 laps under caution on a day where staying out of trouble was critical to a good result. Ericsson finished second from 9th on the grid, bouncing back from a tumultuous month of May. He was…
Marcus Armstrong came across the line at the chequered flag to pick up his first podium in his young IndyCar career, with a third place finish at the Detroit GP. Coming into his sophomore season in IndyCar, a big step up was expected from the Chip Ganassi Racing driver, as this year he is running…
As expected, lap 1 chaos in Detroit was ever present, Colton Herta led the field to green before the first of many cautions came out thanks to a collision at turn one. Going into the first corner, Will Power, who started P8, was caught unaware by Christian Lundgaard who launched an aggressive move to the…
Josef Newgarden has agreed a new multi-year deal with Team Penske, taking him through until 2026 at least. The 33-year-old from Nashville has had extraordinary success since he joined Penske in 2017. He has won two championships, and finished second on three occasions as well. Newgarden has been consistently a standout driver for almost the…
