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Scott McLaughlin elated with IndyCar Barber pole position: “A nice little reward” after losing St. Petersburg podium earlier in the week

Ewout Albrecht3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

Scott McLaughlin grabbed his first pole position of the season yesterday at Barber Motorsports Park, besting teammate Will Power, who for the second race in succession had to settle for second. Crossing the alternate start/finish line the Kiwi was clearly very happy with the result, cheering loudly on the team radio.

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Qualifying | McLaughlin pips Power and Lundgaard to pole at Barber

James O'Connor3 weeks ago06 mins

Round 1, Group 1 Scott Dixon posted the first time of the session with a 1:10.2763. However, it was Alex Palou who absolutely smashed the field on the first runs as he was the fastest driver on the first, second and third timed laps. A 1:06.1772 put him almost 0.4s clear of teammate Marcus Armstrong….

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP2 | VeeKay leads Grosjean ahead of qualifying

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

There was an instant red flag in second practice as Pietro Fittipaldi went off at turn 2. It was a steering rack failure as the car simply did not turn. At the 10-minute mark, a 1:06.6973 from Christian Lundgaard saw him lead the way from Rossi, McLaughlin, Ferrucci, O’Ward, Grosjean, Rasmussen, Blomqvist, Herta and Palou….

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar FP1 | Newgarden fastest from O’Ward and Power

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

Josef Newgarden rebounded from his St. Pete disqualification as he went fastest in first practice at Barber Motorsports Park ahead of Sunday’s race. The two-time IndyCar champion spun early on in practice as he had a big moment at turn 13, ending up on the grass. Teammate and fellow St. Pete disqualifier had a snap…

Herta critical of Newgarden and Penske’s “bullshit” excuses over IndyCar controversy

Lucrezia Costa3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Newgarden’s press conference regarding his disqualification from the St. Petersburg round definitely answered a number of questions, as well as elicit rather different reactions from his colleagues. However, it also raised concerns. Colton Herta, who had come second in the latest IndyCar round at Long Beach, mentioned his doubts to reporters following the Penske driver’s…

Newgarden emotionally opens up on his IndyCar rule breach at St. Pete: “I want to be held accountable for what I did”

Lucrezia Costa3 weeks ago3 weeks ago011 mins

The biggest cheating scandal in years has hit IndyCar in the past few days, following the disqualification of Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin from the St. Petersburg round. Team Penske was in fact caught manipulating the overtake software system, with the two drivers able to use push to pass at all race starts and restarts….

Former Formula 2 driver Luca Ghiotto to make IndyCar debut at Barber Motorsports Park

Ewout Albrecht3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

A fresh new face in IndyCar, as Formula 2-graduate Luca Ghiotto is making his debut for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing in Alabama this weekend. The Italian will drive the #51 car in both this weekend’s race at Barber Motorsports Park and the next race at the IMS Road Course.

Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from the IndyCar season opener as Team Penske “manipulated the overtake system”

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

In an absolutely extraordinary development, Josef Newgarden (P1) and Scott McLaughlin (P3) have been disqualified from the opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season that took place in St. Pete almost 7 weeks ago. During morning warmup ahead of the Long Beach race last Sunday, IndyCar officials had spotted that something was amiss, leading to…

Pourchaire to drive for Arrow McLaren in the upcoming IndyCar round at Barber

Lucrezia Costa3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

The young French driver made his IndyCar debut in the past Long Beach round, leaving a very positive impression on everyone by achieving a P11 from his starting P22. Pourchaire, who is competing full time in Super Formula with Team Impul, was behind the wheel of car no.6 to replace Arrow McLaren’s David Malukas, who…

Dixon on his 57th IndyCar win at Long Beach: “It ranks on the stressful meter pretty high”

Lucrezia Costa3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

The six times IndyCar champion scored his first win of 2024 at Long Beach in style. His legendary fuel saving abilities aided him in the recovery from his starting P8 to the impressive achievement of his 57th career win in the championship. Key moment of Dixon’s day was the final stint, which saw him run…