IndyCar O’Ward’s ‘heart’ is in IndyCar but rejecting F1 would be ‘dumb’ A test with the McLaren’s Formula 1 team awaits IndyCar’s newest winner Pato O’Ward, but the Mexican has his eyes firmly set on remaining in America
IndyCar Rossi: Lack of IndyCar qualifying at Texas ‘made no sense’ Alexander Rossi has criticised IndyCar’s decision to not reschedule Saturday’s cancelled qualifying session on Sunday at Texas after he was eliminated in the multi-car shunt at the start of race two
IndyCar O’Ward gets maiden IndyCar win at Texas, earns McLaren F1 test Pato O’Ward gave the Arrow McLaren SP team its first victory as a collective, and is set to earn a Formula 1 test with McLaren later this year after winning the second IndyCar race of the weekend at Texas
IndyCar How a touring car legend laid down a gauntlet in IndyCar Scott McLaughlin has been touted as a 2021 race winner and future champion but entered the Texas race weekend 15th. However, his performances have hinted at that impressive potential, and Texas proved it
Formula 1 Steiner’s F-word column: Don’t judge sprint races on TV numbers In his latest column exclusive to The Race, Guenther Steiner cautions on judging the upcoming F1 sprint races by TV numbers, defends the job his drivers have done and confirms Haas is where it expected in 2021
IndyCar Dixon wins at Texas, rookie McLaughlin stars in second Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon scored his fifth Texas victory in the first race of the weekend, holding off star oval debutant Scott McLaughlin in the closing stages
IndyCar IndyCar Texas qualifying canned, starting line-up explained Returning legend Tony Kanaan topped an extended practice session at IndyCar’s first oval outing of the season at Texas, while qualifying has been cancelled
IndyCar Radical Texas IndyCar changes explained From driver changes to new aero parts, there are plenty of changes ahead of the first oval event of the 2021 IndyCar season
Formula 1 ‘Why are you here?’ – an IndyCar hopeful’s unlikely F1 test Following McLaren’s offer of a Formula 1 test for IndyCar’s Patricio O’Ward, we speak to an Indy 500 regular who had a widely-forgotten Formula 1 test 12 years ago
Formula 1 Why the clamour for IndyCar stars to switch to F1 should stop Every time a new IndyCar star like Colton Herta emerges, they are linked to F1. Here’s why it’s unnecessary and isn’t likely to happen
IndyCar IndyCar Podcast: Herta’s rise to stardom, listener questions Colton Herta’s crushing St Petersburg win, his rise to stardom and his emergence as Andretti’s new “top gun” is the main topic of this week’s IndyCar podcast, which also includes listener’s questions.
IndyCar Herta is now indisputably Andretti’s IndyCar ‘top gun’ Andretti Autosport hasn’t won an IndyCar title since 2012. Alexander Rossi looked like he’d be the man to end that drought, but Colton Herta’s rapid rise has changed the pecking order
IndyCar IndyCar street debut Grosjean’s hardest physical challenge Romain Grosjean described his first IndyCar street race in St Petersburg as the hardest physical challenge of his racing career so far
IndyCar Herta fends off Newgarden for St Pete IndyCar victory Colton Herta escaped attacks from 2019/20 event winner Josef Newgarden to triumph in the St Petersburg IndyCar race, a week after both made first-lap exits in the Barber pile-up
IndyCar Herta denies Harvey St Petersburg IndyCar pole Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta took pole for the St Petersburg IndyCar race, with Jack Harvey putting the Meyer Shank Racing team on the front row too
IndyCar IndyCar street racing tips for Grosjean and Johnson Fresh from their IndyCar debuts last weekend, big-name newcomers Romain Grosjean and Jimmie Johnson are into the very different territory of US street racing in St Petersburg this weekend. Here’s what await them
IndyCar The best and worst of Ganassi’s leftfield signings Alex Palou’s career trajectory to Chip Ganassi race winner is unusual, but not for his team. Here’s our verdict on every unusual driver signing Ganassi has made during its powerhouse years
IndyCar The IndyCar great still trying to prove himself every weekend “There is a very common disease in racing, it’s called short term memory,” says Sebastien Bourdais – and that’s why the four-time Champ Car champion is still pushing to prove himself every weekend with IndyCar underdogs
IndyCar Indy 500 to run at 40% fan attendance of 135,000 people The Indianapolis 500 will allow fans at the venue this May, but not to its full capacity with 40% – 135,000 people – able to attend the race
IndyCar Broken finger, crash, P6 – The other star of IndyCar’s opener Alex Palou rightly earned the plaudits for his maiden IndyCar win at Barber, but he wasn’t the only sophomore star in the race
Formula 1 Video: Aston Martin’s ‘naive’ call for F1 rule help explained Our latest video takes a look at the Aston Martin-led rules row about the 2021 regulations, taking an in-depth look at the saga
IndyCar IndyCar podcast: Grosjean ‘absolutely delivered’ on debut This week’s IndyCar episode focuses on Barber and the excitement surrounding this year’s series with commentator Leigh Diffey alongside JR Hildebrand and Jack Benyon
IndyCar How far can IndyCar’s newest winner go in 2021? Alex Palou’s seamless adaptation to Ganassi has already yielded a fairytale first race. Can it become a fairytale season?
Junior Infamous karter Corberi gets 15-year FIA ban Italian karter Luca Corberi – who threw his kart’s bumper at a racing competitor and attacked a fellow driver – has been banned from FIA-governed competition for 15 years
Formula 1 Video: Russell vs Wolff + Bottas – Imola crash row guide Scott Mitchell looks at the Valtteri Bottas/George Russell Imola crash, the row around it and the potential repercussions in this video
IndyCar What we learned from an intriguing IndyCar opener The IndyCar season-opener at Barber produced a very tense finish and some surprising winners and losers. It’s set up a lot of tantalising prospects for the year ahead
IndyCar How good was Grosjean’s first IndyCar performance? Seventh on the grid, 10th in the race. Romain Grosjean loved his IndyCar debut in the Barber season-opener. Jack Benyon assesses how Grosjean handled the circumstances thrown at him
IndyCar Palou wins IndyCar opener on his Ganassi debut, Grosjean 10th Alex Palou pulled off a two-stop strategy superbly and resisted huge late pressure to get his first IndyCar win in his first race with Ganassi, while Romain Grosjean was top rookie at Barber
IndyCar The factors behind Grosjean’s dream IndyCar qualifying debut Seventh place in his first IndyCar qualifying was “clearly above expectations”, Romain Grosjean admits. Here’s how it came together
IndyCar O’Ward takes Barber IndyCar pole, Grosjean stars with seventh Pato O’Ward put Arrow McLaren SP on pole for the 2021 IndyCar season-opener at Barber Motorsports Park, where Romain Grosjean very nearly made the pole shootout at the first attempt
IndyCar Barber IndyCar second practice – Everything you need to know Alexander Rossi topped the second IndyCar practice session of the day at Barber Motorsports Park, as the last on-track running before today’s first qualifying session of 2021 proved a frantic affair
IndyCar What happened in first IndyCar practice of 2021 season Ganassi newcomer Alex Palou fastest, Scott McLaughlin top rookie and Romain Grosjean and Jimmie Johnson near the back as IndyCar 2021 begins with Barber practice
IndyCar Who will win the 2021 IndyCar title? Our verdict The Race’s writers and some outside experts give their verdict on who will win this year’s IndyCar title, with no fewer than six different suggestions…
Formula 1 Swearing, car control and more – What Tsunoda brings to F1 For many, it came as a huge surprise that Yuki Tsunoda delivered a strong performance to kick off his Formula 1 career in Bahrain. If that was the case for you, you’re in for an even bigger treat at Imola
Formula 1 Will Mercedes sign Verstappen, Russell or both? Our verdict McLaren boss Zak Brown has speculated Mercedes could sign Max Verstappen and George Russell to race in the 2022 Formula 1 season. Our writers debate just how likely that is, and the alternatives
MotoGP MotoGP Podcast: What to expect from Marquez’s return The latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast explores what we should expect from Marc Marquez on his long-awaited return from injury in Portugal this weekend
IndyCar Jimmie Johnson’s ‘drinking from a firehose’ IndyCar baptism NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson makes his IndyCar debut this weekend. He talks exclusively to The Race about his preparation – from testing F3 cars to coaching from Dario Franchitti
IndyCar Everything you need to know from IndyCar’s Indianapolis test Double IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden set the fastest time of the two-day Indianapolis oval test which is the last occasion cars will be on track before this season gets underway
IndyCar Hildebrand to drive throwback Foyt car in Indy 500 Indy Lights champion and IndyCar podium finisher JR Hildebrand will switch to AJ Foyt Enterprises for his 11th start in the Indianapolis 500
Formula 1 What to make of ‘relieved’ but ‘lacking in all areas’ Ferrari Ferrari’s assessment of its start to 2021? Relieved but “lacking in all areas”. How should this mixed message be interpreted? Scott Mitchell analyses the Scuderia’s outlook
