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IndyCar

Legge ends 10-year IndyCar absence with Rahal Indy 500 deal

Katherine Legge will return to IndyCar after 10 years away having secured Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s fourth seat for the 2023 Indianapolis 500

IndyCar

Rivals say this man needs an IndyCar seat. Now he has a test

Linus Lundqvist’s IndyCar chances were harpooned by a prize money misunderstanding mess in the off-season. His rivals say he deserves a seat and now he has a test, so what’s next?

IndyCar

Andretti looks the big winner from a miserable IndyCar debut

Kyle Kirkwood came into IndyCar with a hugely impressive junior record, so one top-10 finish in 2022 was an underwhelming return – even if he was with Foyt. Now on Andretti’s books, he’ll be hoping to keep the team’s other young driver in his sights

IndyCar

Daly becomes first modern IndyCar regular to try Daytona 500

Full-time IndyCar driver Conor Daly will attempt to qualify for NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500, alongside six other stock car races in a tie up with champion boxer Floyd Mayweather’s team

IndyCar

7 takeaways from IndyCar test at the quirky Thermal Club

A two-day test at the unique Thermal Club venue offered a few pointers for the 2023 IndyCar season – and, perhaps, beyond?

IndyCar

‘A negative effect’ – Indy 500 double points ditched by IndyCar

The Indy 500 will have a conventional IndyCar points allocation this year, reversing the double-points rule that had been in place since 2014

IndyCar

What happened on day one of IndyCar’s pre-season test

Andretti Autosport had a strong start to IndyCar’s first and only full-field pre-season test, going fastest in both the morning and afternoon sessions at the Los Angeles-based Thermal circuit with Colton Herta

IndyCar

All you need to know about IndyCar’s first 2023 test

IndyCar’s 2023 pre-season kicks off with two days of testing at the uber-exclusive Thermal club on Thursday and Friday. The Race’s American Editor Jack Benyon explains all you need to know

IndyCar

Ex-F1 cult hero is the explosive wildcard Ganassi needed

Ganassi’s IndyCar line-up is full of safe pairs of hands taking calculated risks. Throwing Takuma Sato into that mix for 2023 gives it an extra – if unpredictable – dimension

IndyCar

From spy and space engineer to IndyCar – Ganassi’s secret weapon?

He’s rarely in front of a camera, but Chip Ganassi engineer Jim Hamilton’s story is one of the most interesting in the IndyCar paddock

IndyCar

IndyCar’s pre-season is lacking. Its teams must do better

Sometimes the criticism levelled at IndyCar for its promotion is unfair. ‘Launch season’ is an occasion where things could be done better – but even then it’s the teams that need to step up the most, as McLaren getting it right proved

IndyCar

Grosjean on ‘jealous’ rivals, style setback and Andretti F1 bid

Romain Grosjean’s maiden IndyCar season was a fairytale success, but the sophomore year had rival feuds, trouble with adapting to his new Andretti car and more troubles. He addresses the adversity and the positives heading into this season

WEC/Le Mans

Correa’s latest landmark in remarkable recovery journey

Juan Manuel Correa is confident now is the right time to take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans classic as part of a joint Formula 2 and World Endurance Championship schedule where he’ll compete in over 30 races, less than four years after his leg was shattered in the horrific crash that claimed the life o

IndyCar

An IndyCar outfit’s left-field signing could surprise (again)

Dale Coyne Racing has a reputation for some left-field driver choices – some more successful than others – but its latest could surprise as The Race American Editor Jack Benyon explains

Formula 1

Ferrari promotes its F1 junior – but IndyCar may be his future

Robert Shwartzman’s Ferrari ties kick up a notch for 2023 as he’s one of its official Formula 1 reserves. While he may still harbour hopes of driving there one day, he’d be a shoo-in for success if a Ganassi IndyCar drive became available

IndyCar

Full-time IndyCar grid complete as Coyne adds second 2023 driver

American driver Sting Ray Robb has claimed the final full-time seat on the IndyCar grid and will race for Dale Coyne Racing in 2023

IndyCar

Power pulls out of Daytona 24 Hours due to wife’s illness

Reigning IndyCar champion Will Power has withdrawn from what would have been his first Daytona 24 Hours after his wife Liz suffered complications with a surgical procedure

IndyCar

Sato secures part-time Ganassi IndyCar deal

Takuma Sato gets a shot at a third Indianapolis 500 win by joining Chip Ganassi Racing, but it also marks a step away from full-time IndyCar racing

Formula 1

IndyCar might be giving F1 converts a wrong first impression

Drivers coming to IndyCar from the Formula 1 scene might get a more 1980s than 2020s impression from one element of their first taste of IndyCar – and that’s nothing to do with the car itself

IndyCar

McLaren’s deal with NASCAR star is potentially huge

Don’t underestimate the potential impact of McLaren’s deal to run 2021 NASCAR champion Kyle Larson in the 2024 Indianapolis 500. This partnership could be very special both on and off track

Formula 1

How an improved Mercedes could affect Hamilton-Russell balance

How would Mercedes cope having a pair of number one drivers if it has a more competitive F1 car this year, and who would emerge on top out of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell?

IndyCar

Indy 500 drive back in as feeder series prize revamped again

The Indy NXT series’ prize structure has been revamped for a second time in two years and for 2023 will once again offer the series champion a drive in the Indianapolis 500

IndyCar

McLaren to hand 2024 Indy 500 debut to NASCAR star

Versatile NASCAR champion Kyle Larson will join McLaren for an Indy 500 debut in 2024 – pulling the famous 1100-mile ‘double duty’

IndyCar

Left-field IndyCar signing leaves 2023 grid nearly complete

Agustin Canapino will complete Juncos’s 2023 IndyCar driver line-up, leaving just one full-time seat free. Our American Editor Jack Benyon explains Canapino’s career so far and who might take the final vacant seat

Formula 1

Our verdict on ‘cartel’ F1 teams’ resistance to Andretti bid

The Race’s team of journalists give their verdict on the latest surrounding the struggles of the Andretti Cadillac entry to persuade F1 into allowing the team onto the grid

IndyCar

How to move on from being sued by your own team

Following a “mentally tough” year of high-profile contract controversy, can 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou really mount a title challenge with the Chip Ganassi outfit that he tried so hard to leave last year?

GT

The US racing scene’s crazy-competitive hidden gem

The US-based Mazda MX-5 Cup offers a racing prize fund of $1,178,500 and has helped would be club-racers realise a dream of sharing race weekends with IMSA and IndyCar. We learn more about the exciting series

Formula 1

The bar Andretti’s rival new F1 team bids now need to clear

Andretti’s Cadillac-backed F1 effort might have gazumped other prospective F1 teams looking to become the 11th team on the grid, but Andretti’s rivals are not out of the race yet

Formula 1

McLaren picks same date as Aston Martin for 2023 F1 launch

McLaren will launch its 2023 Formula 1 season on February 13

Formula 1

20+ operations, trauma, yet F1 dream flickers – Correa interview

What Juan Manuel Correa has been through since the 2019 Formula 2 accident that claimed Anthoine Hubert’s life is harrowing. Yet he’s back in F2 full-time in 2023, aiming for a “normal” year and believes he’s a better person than he was pre-crash, as he explains to Jack Benyon in a remarkable exclus

Formula 1

Andretti’s IndyCar weaknesses show priorities for its F1 team

Andretti’s an IndyCar giant, but not actually an especially successful one lately. Now its Formula 1 bid looks near-certain to succeed, insight into what’s slipped in its IndyCar programme shows what it needs to get right as it builds its F1 team

IndyCar

The weakness IndyCar’s most potent force wants to fix in 2023

Chevrolet-powered cars won 11 of last year’s 17 IndyCar races, so it’s not like the brand was in trouble. But it’s making a big change in the simulation world that’ll have a bearing on the real-world battlefield against Honda too

Formula 1

How Palou’s combined 2023 F1 and IndyCar roles will work

In 2023 Alex Palou will be both a Ganassi IndyCar driver and a McLaren F1 reserve. In an exclusive interview with the Race, he explains exactly how those roles will dovetail and how he feels about his unlikely F1 journey

IndyCar

Five things to watch in IndyCar 2023

The final season of IndyCar’s current engine formula (sans the hybrid element) should contain no shortage of intrigue

Formula 1

How our 2022 F1 predictions stood up

The Race’s writers revisit their 2022 pre-season Formula 1 predictions and reflect on how they performed, looking at the champion, Alonso vs Vettel, how many teams would win a race and more

IndyCar

What to expect from IndyCar’s most exciting 2023 driver switch

One of the most exciting storylines of the 2023 IndyCar season will be if Alexander Rossi can discover his title-challenging form at McLaren. In an exclusive interview with The Race, Rossi discusses his switch and how he’s settled in so far

Prototype Series

Andretti’s expansion continues into yet another series

Andretti Autosport has signed a partnership with top American sportscar squad Wayne Taylor Racing to race in the IMSA championship’s top level for the first time in 2023

IndyCar

This teenager already has a 2025 IndyCar seat

16-year-old Josh Pierson is in the unusual and highly enviable position of having a 2025 IndyCar seat on the table if he can perform. Our American Editor Jack Benyon spoke to him to find out his unusual route to success and why he chose Ed Carpenter Racing

IndyCar

The Ferrari-themed battle for a top 2024 IndyCar seat

Ganassi’s 2023 IndyCar line-up isn’t quite full yet, but it’s the possibilities for 2024 – including a trio of past and present Ferrari F1 juniors – that are really interesting

IndyCar

The vision guiding McLaren IndyCar team’s new ex-F1 boss

Gavin Ward has worked with Team Penske’s IndyCar outfit and Red Bull in Formula 1, but he’s keen to do things his own way as he’s effectively promoted to McLaren’s new IndyCar team leader