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Speculation has turned into reality. Prema Racing has confirmed they will be joining the IndyCar grid from 2025 onwards. The team founded in Italy over 40 years ago will have a base in Indiana as they expand their company to the other side of the Atlantic ocean. Chevrolet will supply them with their engines as…
After an eventful first heat, and a quite timid second heat the 12 qualified drivers lined up for the actual $1 million dollar challenge. Split into two parts of 10 laps each, the consensus beforehand was that the tyre degradation would be a huge factor, as it already proved difficult in the heat races, which were only 10 laps each.
The first of the two heat races started with the chaos that could be expected in a non-championship race. Right at the green flag Colton Herta tries to get a head start on Scott Dixon, and the six-time champion is so busy defending that he forgets to brake in time and punts the Juncos-car of Romain Grosjean. The green-black bowling ball then collects Rinus VeeKay and Christian Lundgaard.
It’s time for qualifying at Thermal. The drivers will tackle the first competitive session of the weekend split in two groups, each of them setting the grid for one of the two Heats of tomorrow afternoon. The top six drivers of each Heat will advance to the actual race for the big prize. Group 1…
A dust storm caused by high winds meant the first 10 minutes of the session was put on hold. When the session did get going, Sting Ray Robb had multiple excursions as there was no grip out on circuit. O’Ward, Kirkwood, Rasmussen and McLaughlin also had relatively big moments inside the first 30 minutes. Power’s…
The first test session of the day saw St Petersburg’s podium sitter Scott McLaughlin being the first driver out on track ahead of the two hours long practice. Armstrong set the earliest pace in 1:39.887s, whereas his Ganassi teammate Alex Palou becoming the first driver to lap in the 1:38s after having lead both previous…
Alex Palou set the pace in the second test session at The Thermal Club to complete a clean sweep in Palm Springs. Felix Rosenqvist set the second-best time for Meyer Shank Racing, with former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean in third. The second test session at The Thermal Club for three hours of running ahead…
Alex Palou topped the opening test session at The Thermal Club ahead of Christian Lundgaard and Marcus Armstrong. The track proved to be tricky for some drivers who ran wide at Turn 3 over the two hours. Arrow McLaren SP’s Alexander Rossi and Pato O’Ward set the fourth and fifth-quickest times in a critical session…
It was a case of mixed results at the season opener at St. Petersburg for the three Swedish drivers racing under the flag in the 2024 IndyCar championship. Felix Rosenqvist was the only one to finish in the top 10, driving to P7 for Meyer Shank Racing after qualifying a brilliant 2nd on Saturday. Linus…
Last weekend marked a very special occasion for some of the drivers on the 2024 grid, as it marked their first official race as IndyCar drivers. The three of them had very different first approaches to the American championship, but overall they all had a rather positive debut. Linus Lundqvist and Tom Blomqvist are also…
