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Former racer Aldo Andretti, the twin brother of 1978 Formula 1 world champion Mario and father of the late racing all-rounder John, has died at the age of 80. Aldo Andretti was an intrinsic part of his brother’s early ventures into motorsport after their family moved from Montona, Italy (now Motovun, Croatia) to America in

Dale Coyne expects to be able to confirm his 2021 IndyCar line-up by the middle of next month, amid speculation that drivers with Formula 1 experience could be in contention. With Alex Palou moving to Chip Ganassi Racing and Santino Ferrucci’s future as yet undecided, the identity of Dale Coyne Racing’s lineup has been the

Juan Pablo Montoya was the “very clear” choice for McLaren to field in its third car entry to the Indianapolis 500 in 2021, according to Zak Brown. Arrow McLaren SP announced earlier this month that two-time Indy 500 winner Montoya would be joining the team for the 2021 edition of the race, driving alongside full-time

Conor Daly will continue for a second year as the road and street course driver of the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing machine during the 2021 IndyCar season. Daly will also again race the squad’s third car in U.S. Air Force livery in the Indianapolis 500, while team owner Carpenter will take the wheel of the

IndyCar’s 2021 Long Beach round has been moved to become the category’s season finale due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials from IndyCar have announced. The move from the event’s traditional April date creates a three-race west coast swing to conclude the IndyCar season, beginning at Portland International on 12 September, followed by Laguna Seca the

Dalton Kellett will contest the full IndyCar schedule with A.J. Foyt Racing next season, after completing a partial campaign with the team in 2020. The 27-year-old Indy Lights graduate made eight appearances in Foyt’s #14 entry, which he shared with Sebastien Bourdais and Tony Kanaan. Kellett scored six podium finishes in his four years of

Pietro Fittipaldi, currently subbing for Romain Grosjean in the Haas Formula 1 team, is hoping to return to IndyCar in 2021 while remaining as a reserve driver in F1. The 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 champion ran six races for Dale Coyne Racing in 2018, but had his schedule disrupted by a heavy crash

Ex-Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya will return to McLaren in 2021 to race a third Arrow McLaren SP car in the Indianapolis 500. The Colombian legend, who won the race for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2000 and for Team Penske in 2015, will join the team’s full-timers Patricio O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist at IndyCar’s

Andretti Autosport has announced that Colton Herta will switch to the IndyCar team’s #26 car, taking over the car piloted by James Hinchcliffe towards the end of 2020. Herta raced under the Harding Steinbrenner Racing banner in his rookie season of 2019, with the team nominally only an Andretti satellite operation, but this became Andretti

Penske Entertainment says that conversations are ongoing with Ferrari over building an IndyCar engine when the series switches to 2.4-litre hybrids in 2023. In May this year, Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto said that the Scuderia was evaluating the possibility of entering IndyCar when F1’s budget cap comes into force. Rather than make

McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes the 2021 Arrow McLaren SP line-up of Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist holds a “superstar” status, and that the team hit its targets for 2020. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Brown declared himself content with

Ed Carpenter says he’s focused on retaining Conor Daly and the US Air Force sponsorship for 2021 rather than chasing a Formula 1 star. With a selection of experienced F1 names and promising F2 drivers coming to the end of their current contracts, there has been much speculation that one or two might make the

AJ Foyt’s career is one very few can beat in terms of success and none can rival for longevity. In an article originally published in Autosport magazine on 26 August 2010, Charles Bradley rewinds the clock with the American legend to tell his amazing story When it came to his fellow racers, AJ Foyt bruised

Tony Kanaan says that his return to Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team adds pressure to win, but that it is a “great problem to have”. The Brazilian veteran, who raced for Ganassi from 2014 through ’17, was confirmed this morning as the oval driver of the #48 CGR-Honda for the next two years. He will

Indianapolis 500 winner and 2004 IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan will return to Chip Ganassi Racing after signing a multi-year deal to race the four ovals on the calendar in 2021. Kanaan raced for CGR in the American open-wheel series from 2014 through to 2017, scoring a win at the 2014 Fontana finale and 10 other

Dale Coyne is expecting Alex Palou to shine at Chip Ganassi Racing, especially when IndyCar reverts to a more normal race weekend schedule, allowing more track time. This year’s batch of IndyCar rookies (Palou, Rinus VeeKay, Oliver Askew and Dalton Kellett) suffered greatly from the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with not only zero

Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves will join the Meyer Shank Racing team for a part-time season in the 2021 IndyCar Series. Castroneves’ deal with MSR is understood to be for six IndyCar races – including Long Beach, Barber Motorsports Park, the Indy 500, the new-for-2021 second race on the IMS road course in August,

Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 IndyCar champion and 2014 Indy 500 winner, will soon be confirmed as remaining with Andretti Autosport next season, Autosport understands. Andretti Autosport’s contract with both Hunter-Reay and title sponsor DHL was up for renewal at season’s end and, with the 2020-21 ‘silly season’ proving to be one of considerable upheaval, speculation

Alex Palou says he’s feels “super lucky” to sign with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2021 IndyCar Series after just one season in the category. The Spaniard spurned the opportunity of a second season in Japan’s Super Formula championship – after winning a race, rookie of the year title and almost clinching the title in

Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa said he was impressed by his first test of an IndyCar at Barber Motorsports Park and was “curious” to contest a race. The Portuguese appeared as the sole representative for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and completed 75 laps, logging the 12th fastest time in the 21-car test ahead

NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson says he’s still carving huge chunks from his lap times at Barber Motorsports Park as he gets up to speed in IndyCar. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Johnson will take part in the 13 road and street races in the 2021 IndyCar campaign for Chip Ganassi Racing. While Johnson’s initial test

Chip Ganassi Racing will expand to four cars for the 2021 IndyCar season, with Alex Palou replacing Felix Rosenqvist in the #10 machine. It will be the first time Ganassi has run four cars since 2017, after Wednesday’s announcement that Marcus Ericsson will continue in the #8 car, joining six-time champion Scott Dixon and seven-time

Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has fulfilled the requirements for rookies entering next year’s Indianapolis 500 by completing a series of laps of the oval. While reigning Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden were carrying out aero tests for IndyCar, track time was made available for three-time

Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet for the 2021 IndyCar season, as predicted by Autosport. After two years at Chip Ganassi Racing, in which he secured the 2019 Rookie of the Year title, a win and two other podiums, it has now been confirmed he will take over the #7 Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet from

Chip Ganassi Racing has renewed its deal with ex-Formula 1 racer Marcus Ericsson, and the Swede will continue with the IndyCar team on a multi-year contract. After a solid rookie season with what was then Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, highlighted by a runner-up finish in Detroit, Marcus Ericsson left to join Ganassi for his sophomore

Newly crowned IndyCar champion Scott Dixon said he was left highly impressed by Arrow McLaren SP’s Patricio O’Ward in the Mexican’s first full season in the series. The 2018 Indy Lights champion came into the season with just eight IndyCar starts to his name, having driven only half a season with Carlin in 2019, blending

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will continue with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team in next year’s IndyCar Series. The 43-year-old Japanese driver first raced for RLL in 2012 before four largely fruitless years with AJ Foyt Racing and a single season with Andretti Autosport, yielding the 2017 Indy 500, before returning to Bobby Rahal’s

Will Power says that he’s willing to give up a victory in the IndyCar Series finale at St. Petersburg to help title-challenging team-mate Josef Newgarden if the situation arises. Team Penske driver Newgarden is the only driver who can prevent Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon from clinching a sixth title, having trimmed the Kiwi’s championship

Josef Newgarden says he has not changed his approach to the IndyCar finale at St Petersburg, despite needing to win to have any chance of denying Scott Dixon the title. Neither driver made it through to the final ‘Fast Six’ segment of qualifying and will start from eighth (Newgarden) and 11th positions respectively. Defending series

Scott Dixon clinched his sixth IndyCar championship in a thrilling final race of the season at St Petersburg, which was won by Dixon’s main title rival Josef Newgarden. The 2019 series champion was the only driver who could prevent Dixon from claiming his sixth title, but he needed to win the race and for Dixon