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Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | IndyCar Race | McLaughlin beats Power and Lundqvist to win in thrilling race at Barber

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago014 mins

McLaughlin got away superbly to hold a comfortable lead on the opening lap. Power had to fend off Christian Lundgaard into turn 5. At the back, Rinus VeeKay rammed into the back of Robb and spun him around. Harvey and Simpson also were involved as innocent parties. The Dutch driver was handed a drive-through. On…

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

James O'Connor7 months 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 FP1 | Newgarden fastest from O’Ward and Power

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months 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…

Felix Rosenqvist “had to nail it” to give Meyer Shank Racing their first ever IndyCar pole in Long Beach

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Felix Rosenqvist secured his sixth IndyCar pole position, and Meyer Shank Racing’s first one, yesterday on the streets of Long Beach. Beating Will Power by 0.0039 seconds the one-time IndyCar race winner continues what is a great start of the season.

Long Beach GP | IndyCar Qualifying | Rosenqvist takes pole by 0.004s from Power in thrilling qualifying

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Round 1, Group 1 Felix Rosenqvist posted the first time on a 1:10.5910, which was beaten seconds later by Will Power by seven hundredths. The Australian led the way on the banker laps, logging a 1:07.2883. Rosenqvist (1:07.2956), Herta (1:07.3004), Palou, Rasmussen and Rahal completed the top 6 as all the drivers put the alternates…

Rosenqvist: “We’ve been firing on all cylinders” after superb start to IndyCar season at MSR

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Co-Author: John Goolsby Felix Rosenqvist switched to Meyer Shank Racing from Arrow McLaren over the winter in IndyCar and opened up on his start with his new team. The Swede finished seventh at the season opener at St. Petersburg after qualifying on the front row — setting a lap record during the Fast 12 in…

IndyCar Thermal $1 Million Challenge | Alex Palou cashes half a million in underwhelming final

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

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.

IndyCar Thermal Heat Races | Rosenqvist and Palou convert poles to wins, Dixon eliminates VeeKay and Grosjean in chaotic first start

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

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.

IndyCar Thermal Qualifying | Rosenqvist and Palou on top for Heat 1 and Heat 2

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago04 mins

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…

IndyCar Thermal Test 3 session: Ilott fastest for Arrow McLaren

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago03 mins

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…