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IndyCar debutants Simpson, Rasmussen and Braun reflect on St. Pete

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…

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O’Ward says P2 at St. Pete “a very solid foundation”, predicts 2024 season will be “a very tight and competitive” one

The Arrow McLaren driver started out the 2024 season in style securing a great podium finish. Just like in 2023, he came in P2 at St. Petersburg. But this time around there wasn’t late heartbeeak as eventual race winner Josef Newgarden was in complete control. O’Ward was still pretty pleased with his performance, as he…

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Scott McLaughlin delighted to showcase “proper racing” after charging through to P3 at IndyCar season-opener

Team Penske had a great day in St. Petersburg with all three of their drivers ending up in the top four of the race. Scott McLaughlin took third in his #3 Chevy, after making up a lot of places during the race, having started only ninth. So obviously he was quite pleased with the eventual…

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St. Pete winner Newgarden on his dominant IndyCar victory: “It seemed simple to drive it fast”

The reigning champion of the Indy 500 began his twelfth season in IndyCar in style with a very dominant weekend in St. Petersburg. Newgarden secured on Saturday pole position with only hundreds of a second of advantage over Felix Rosenqvist in second place. The 33-year-old went on to win on the next day, leading for…

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Josef Newgarden “crazy proud” of his team after first IndyCar pole of the season

Josef Newgarden grabbed pole position after a scintillating qualifying session, where he beat Felix Rosenqvist by just 0.0058 seconds. Before the season one of his goals was to get more pole positions, and in the dying seconds of the Fast 6 he added the pole position to his tally. He is therefore really proud of…

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Herta leads final IndyCar practice at St. Pete from Newgarden and Power, Palou P20

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…

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Rosenqvist says he’s “clicked from lap one” in MSR machinery after strong start to 2024 IndyCar season

It was an impressive start to the 2024 IndyCar season for one-time winner Felix Rosenqvist as he topped the times in first practice on his debut for Meyer Shank Racing. After setting the fastest time early in the session, the Swede briefly dropped to 2nd. However, he put in a mighty lap in his final…

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