Defending Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden went fastest on the first day of the categories open test at IMS for Team Penske. Newgarden, who controversially won the famous race last year after a wild last lap battle with Marcus Ericsson that featured a lot of weaving, came out of the blocks…
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…
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…
Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin logged the first time of practice with a 1:05.8901. Alex Rossi quickly slashed that, banging in a low 1:01 to take spot from Kirkwood and McLaughlin. Santino Ferrucci failed to do a lap due to issues with his AJ Foyt Racing package as a problem was detected early on. At the…
Alex Palou now has a second chance to defend an IndyCar Championship title, after winning his first title in 2021 also with Chip Ganassi…
DHL has joined Chip Ganassi Racing on a multi-year deal sponsoring two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou’s number 10 car. Photo Credit:…
