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Colton Herta was the first driver to get below 1m47s as the teams debated over whether to run used red soft tyres which were degrading rapidly, or the primary tyres which were capable of squeezing out three rapid laps, even if the ‘peak’ lap wasn’t necessarily higher. Only Newgarden and engineer Gavin Ward, who had

One such gripe concerned the rationale behind letting the cars complete two laps under yellow before calling the first red flag that followed Felix Rosenqvist’s huge shunt at Turn 6. His Arrow McLaren SP machine crashed when the throttle appeared to stick open, resulting in a heavy impact that moved the concrete blocks behind the

Former Formula 1 driver Magnussen, who last week scored his first IMSA Sportscar Championship in with Chip Ganassi Racing on the streets of Detroit, will be subbing for Felix Rosenqvist who has not yet been cleared to drive. Rosenqvist suffered a 100mph head-on impact with a tyre wall during Saturday’s race and needed to stay

ECR released a statement on Tuesday evening that Askew will be filling in for the Dutch driver, who fractured his clavicle in a cycling incident – and whose participation in the Road America race was originally “pending”. “Ed Carpenter Racing driver Rinus VeeKay underwent successful outpatient surgery this afternoon to repair a fractured left clavicle,”

Ware, a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver for his father’s Rick Ware Racing (RWR) team, tested at Sebring earlier this year. He passed the Rookie Orientation Program for the Indy 500 in April and tested again at Road America two weeks ago. He will drive the #52 car, partnering rookie Romain Grosjean, and Ed Jones

Rosenqvist’s Arrow McLaren SP went head-on into the tyre wall on the exit of the corner, after his throttle appeared to jam open as he downshifted. During the huge impact, the concrete barrier behind the tyre wall was pushed over by the severity of the hit, while the tyres were scattered over the catch fencing. 

Romain Grosjean’s late crash at Turn 9 produced the second red flag with five laps remaining, with Power seemingly set to beat Ericsson and claim his first victory of the season – two weeks after a disappointing Indianapolis 500. But as the engines were started back up again ahead of the restart, Power’s was unable

The Arrow McLaren SP driver took the initiative after a caution period emerged with 12 laps remaining, as Romain Grosjean spun and stopped on track following a brake fire. O’Ward had just nipped past Scott Dixon following the end of a caution period one lap prior, brought out for Jimmie Johnson who slid out of

After finishing third in Race 1 yesterday, O’Ward’s Arrow McLaren SP struck the wall this morning in qualifying, which left him down in 16th on the grid. However, he avoided trouble at the start of the race to move into the top 10, and was sixth with 11 laps to go. He passed Scott Dixon

The Team Penske driver set a scintillating pole position in the Sunday morning qualifying session and starting on primary tyres, he had to charge forward while he could, in order to shorten the stint on which he’d run the fragile alternate compound tyres. A late restart while he was on his final stint on the

With no Fast Six pole position shootout at the Detroit double-header, the all-important top 12 session got underway with some drivers on used red-walled tyres to do their sighting laps and some on primaries. Ferrucci put his Rahal Letterman Lanigan on top early on with a 1m15.5s lap on primaries, but Alex Palou snipped a

Rosenqvist will be held overnight at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital for further assessment following his heavy impact with the wall during the opening Detroit race. He slammed into the barriers on the outside Turn 6 on lap 24 of the race due to a stuck throttle, and needed to be extricated from the car. Track clean-up

O’Ward, who finished fourth in last year’s points race and this year lies third having achieved his first victory, was asked if he’d learned from watching Dixon rack up his sixth championship in 2020. He replied: “Yeah, what I learned was that you have to beat the master of consistency at his own game in

The #10 Chip Ganassi Racing driver is the first driver to fall victim to the rule, introduced in 2020, whereby an ‘early’ engine change incurs a six-place grid penalty on road/street courses and a nine-place penalty on ovals. Palou’s car required a new Honda engine after Carb Day’s final practice for the Indianapolis 500, by

The Green Savoree-run event on the 1.8-mile street and runway course was first held in 2003 and has traditionally been IndyCar’s season-opener. Exceptions were made last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic pushing it back to October to serve as the series’ finale, and this year, when the race was delayed until the end of

IndyCar president Jay Frye says the series will examine its rules regarding blue flags, following frustration from leading runners over the behaviour of backmarkers. While IndyCar drivers generally ensure slow-down laps don’t interfere with flying laps by rivals, current race etiquette allows slower or delayed drivers to fight the leader to avoid getting lapped. In

The current 2.2-litre twin-turbo V6s that have been in service since 2012 produce approximately 700hp on road and street courses, with a further 50hp available on push-to-pass boost. IndyCar aims for the new 2.4-litre engines to have an 800hp baseline by 2025, with a further 100hp on tap from the KERS system. Series president Jay

Rahal worked his way to the front from 18th at the start thanks to some impressive fuel saving, which allowed him to get a taste of the race lead on two occasions. But pitting from the lead on lap 118, Rahal left the pits without his left rear tyre properly attached to his car. Rahal

O’Ward started the race in 12th and quickly worked his way into the leading pack, leading 17 laps and running inside the top three places for the majority of the 200-lap race. However, the winner of IndyCar’s second Texas race slipped to fourth on the final lap after 2019 Indy 500 victor Simon Pagenaud’s Team

It’s a curious historical anomaly that of the many international superstars that have made their mark on Indycar racing, German drivers have made a negligible impression. If we discount German-born Dominic Dobson’s third place at Michigan in 1994, Timo Glock is the only driver to emerge through the German motorsport ladder to score a podium

Daly and team-mate Rinus Veekay led a total of 72 laps at the 2021 Indy 500, the highest of any team, but after late mishaps, their team boss Ed Carpenter was the highest-finishing ECR driver in fifth. VeeKay started his second Indy 500 on the front row and the winner of IMS’s road course race,

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou led 35 laps and looked immensely strong throughout, able to pass cars on the inside or outside whenever he needed to. He and Castroneves’s Meyer Shank Racing-Honda reduced the ‘net’ lead battle (behind two off-strategy cars) to a duel over the closing laps, swapping positions back and forth. However, after passing

At 46 years and 20 days old, the Brazilian cemented a place in Indy 500 history by becoming the fourth-oldest driver to conquer the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after Al Unser in 1987, Bobby Unser in 1981 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1993. The Meyer Shank Racing driver beat Chip Ganassi Racing’s youngest driver, 24-year-old Alex Palou, in

Not since the days when AJ Foyt was the ultimate American racing hero has one driver done so well in so many categories. Tony Stewart is a throwback to the old days of motorsport in the United States, when a true racer was not afraid to climb into any type of car and take on

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dixon scooped his fourth pole position at the Brickyard by pipping Colton Herta and Rinus VeeKay in last week’s Fast Nine, and after finishing second to Takuma Sato last year will hope to finally add a second 500 victory to his 2008 triumph. Team Penske’s Power meanwhile had a difficult qualifying,

The 2016 IndyCar champion will start Sunday’s race from 26th on the middle of the ninth row, behind team-mates Scott McLaughlin in 17th and Josef Newgarden in 21st, while 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power will start from the back row in 32nd. But despite Penske’s struggles for one-lap pace, which he said the team

When is the Indy 500? The 2021 Indy 500 will take place on Sunday 30 May, 2021. This marks a return to its traditional Memorial Day Weekend running, following the postponement of last year’s race to August.  How many laps and miles is the Indy 500? The Indy 500 covers a total of 500 miles

Dixon got a multi-car tow to send the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda to the top of the speeds on only his sixth of 47 laps, lapping the 2.5-mile track at 228.323mph. With every car now running its race engine, it was important for all teams to do a full systems check, and Dixon was content

Joining Ed Carpenter Racing as a rookie, the 2019 Indy Lights runner-up chalked up his first podium last year – going on to win the Rookie of the Year title. VeeKay delivered his first win with victory in this year’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the IMS road course, before going on to qualify on

The two-time 500 winner has qualified 24th on his return to the Brickyard behind the McLaren team’s full-timers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist in 12th and 14th respectively. While Montoya has enjoyed a solid car under him in race-trim level through the busy practice days, off-track, Brown says the Colombian has been a major asset for