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Three entrance runners emerge when Autosport asks two-time CART Indycar champion Gil de Ferran for his favorite team-mate, earlier than the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner selects a driver he spent however one season racing alongside again in 1990. Their careers might need gone in numerous instructions, however de Ferran and David Coulthard have been agency

Few figures in international motorsport have made as a lot of an affect as Penske, 85, who receives the award that was created to recognise the handful of very particular people who haven’t solely contributed an enormous quantity to the game throughout an extended profession, however who may also go away an enduring legacy. For

Ricciardo has insisted that he needs to deal with a return to a prime F1 seat in 2024, and has not given any critical thought to making an attempt one other class. Nonetheless, he has indicated that he’s not eager to attempt ovals ought to IndyCar racing ever change into an choice for him. O’Ward,

Kiel introduced his departure from AMSP simply 10 days after the ultimate spherical of the 2022 IndyCar season, concluding a close to 15-year time period at a group which, when he began, was often called Sam Schmidt Motorsports and was higher recognized for its Indy Lights success. Most not too long ago, he helped flip

The 16-year-old Oregon native confirmed robust type in his second yr of USF2000 in 2021, driving with Pabst Racing to 5 podiums and finally ending fourth within the championship. He then jumped off the open-wheel ladder to compete in sportscars this previous season, competing for United Autosports within the WEC, and racing PR1/Mathiasen MotorSports in

Whereas David Malukas is staying on for his second season within the collection driving the Coyne with HMD Motorsports entry, it seems that the full-time Coyne with Rick Ware Racing seat will likely be taken by Components 2 race-winner Marcus Armstrong. Sato’s funding, once more largely from Honda Japan and Panasonic, will probably be adequate

There’s one thing about Alexander Rossi that implies that transferring to Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet is already doing him good. His as soon as languid air and sometimes insouciant replies have all however disappeared. It’s like he’s gained a few tenths via sheer enthusiasm for his new function: he appears and sounds genuinely keen. The change

The Awards, which date again to 1982, have fun the highest drivers and competitors machines annually. The nominees within the eight classes open to public vote in 2022 have now been revealed (beneath). Autosport.com subscribers and journal readers are in a position to vote for the nominee they suppose carried out finest in every class.

The squad’s further entry for the Indy 500 will likely be pushed by the Brazilian veteran, who will make his 22nd begin within the Memorial Day Weekend traditional. Regardless of working a part-time schedule since 2020, Kanaan, the 2013 Indy 500 winner, proved he nonetheless has what it takes by ending third in final season’s 500,

With Kenny Brack having recently picked Indianapolis Motor Speedway as his favourite track for this series, we have been nervous Rick Mears would do the identical. As a result of how may we then say ‘no’ to Indy 500’s four-time winner, six-time polesitter and 11-time front-row starter? But fortunately it wasn’t a problem, as a

2021 IndyCar champion Palou made his F1 race weekend debut on Friday, taking part in practice for the USA Grand Prix with McLaren. It got here as a part of a deal for Palou to conduct F1 working with McLaren by its testing of earlier automobiles programme alongside his race duties for Chip Ganassi Racing

Herta’s present contract was on account of take him by way of to the top of the 2023 season however, figuring out that the contracts of a number of different drivers are arising for renewal in the identical interval, workforce proprietor Michael Andretti has taken Herta off the market early. The Californian had been within

Palou, who made his debut in an official Components 1 session by contesting FP1 for McLaren at Circuit of The Americas on Friday, already has a superlicence. However the Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar driver, who will stay with the workforce subsequent yr after a protracted tug-of-war with Arrow McLaren SP, believes that AMSP rival and fellow McLaren

Palou, who will remain with Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar next year after a prolonged contractual tug of warfare over his companies with Arrow McLaren SP, made his official F1 bow on the Circuit of the Americas in FP1 for the US Grand Prix. Changing Daniel Ricciardo for the hour-long session, 2021 IndyCar title-winner Palou turned in a greatest

The 2019 Method 2 championship runner-up was told by Williams in September that he wouldn’t be retained after three seasons of racing with the workforce. The 27-year-old Canadian has since been linked to numerous IndyCar drives, together with to the seat left vacant at Chip Ganassi Racing by the retirement of Jimmie Johnson from full-time racing.

The race is meant to rejoice the Champ Automobile occasions that ran on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez observe between 2002 and 2007. The drivers will use equally ready 500hp V8-powered vehicles that often participate within the Gran Turismo Mexico Collection. The entry is led by 5 Mexican drivers who raced in the course of the

Andretti, who switched from full-time IndyCar racing to Indy 500-only on the finish of 2020, first raced the KULR-backed #98 Andretti Autosport final 12 months on the Memorial Day weekend traditional and completed 19th, whereas the identical set-up this 12 months noticed him end in 22nd place. In addition to being Andretti’s major sponsor in

A number of Method 2 race winner Armstrong of New Zealand was in motion at Sebring on Wednesday, together with 4 different drivers as a part of a rookie analysis day. Though he ended the day fourth quickest after turning 131 laps of the 1.7-mile brief course, Coyne mentioned that was not consultant. He informed

Though gasoline ranges and push-to-pass increase information was stored largely secret between the 5 groups that have been testing on the Sebring brief course, 28-year-old Blomqvist’s finest effort was zero.33 seconds away from his nearest opposition, System 2 race winner Juri Vips for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Afterward, Blomqvist – who completed runner-up to Esteban Ocon

The Membership’s lavish 470-acre plot surrounded by villas, eating places and multi-car garages, first opened in 2012 and comprises three tracks. On 2-Three February 2023 IndyCar will utilise a mixture of the North Palm and South Palm circuits to create a 17-turn, 2.9-mile structure for the take a look at. “We liken this to a

Let’s begin with those that didn’t make our high 10. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s midseason revival resulted in Graham Rahal progressing from contending for high 10s to combating for high fives whereas rookie Christian Lundgaard was capable of earn spots within the Firestone Quick Six and declare a runner-up end within the IMS street course’s

Regardless of his plentiful expertise, rookie Kyle Kirkwood had a number of accidents within the Foyt #14 this previous season in order that in 10 of the 17 races, he was categorized 20th or worse, the web end result being the entry completed solely 24th within the championship. Whereas Larry Foyt and legendary A.J. Foyt

Ward, who’s a former race engineer to Josef Newgarden at Crew Penske, left the squad final winter however resulting from authorized causes he couldn’t formally begin working as Arrow McLaren SP’s director of trackside engineering till July. Now as racing director Ward will lead the technical efficiency workforce of Max Neyron (director of operations), Nick

“I’m tremendous excited to get going with the group,” mentioned Pedersen, a twin citizen of Denmark and the USA. “I’ve spent a number of time this season with AJ Foyt Racing studying the ins and outs of creating the soar to IndyCar and it’s been very nice to try this at the side of my

Former workforce president Taylor Kiel resigned this week and is expected to take up a similar role at Chip Ganassi Racing as soon as his non-compete clause has expired. Nonetheless, it’s understood that he won’t be straight changed inside the workforce, which subsequent yr expands to 3 automobiles, as Alexander Rossi joins incumbents Pato O’Ward

Kiel’s shock resolution comes after two years as president of a crew he first joined virtually 15 years in the past, when it was nonetheless Sam Schmidt Motorsports and was primarily in Indy Lights with annual forays into the Indy 500. As reported on IndyCar.com, Kiel posted on social media: “What a journey it’s been

Faustino first labored as Energy’s engineer in 2007 at Walker Racing, then working below the Group Australia banner, in Champ Automobile. The 2 then crossed the divide to IndyCar with KV Racing in 2008, after which reunited in 2010 as Energy joined Penske full-time. Having claimed the 2014 IndyCar title, Energy and Faustino needed to

It’s not altogether uncommon for drivers to make a single look in a sequence after which disappear off to strive their luck elsewhere. Nevertheless it’s far much less frequent to see a driver make a sequence of one-off appearances over various years, sufficiently proficient to be repeatedly requested again, however with out it ever resulting

Herta, who has scored seven wins in his first 4 seasons of IndyCar racing and completed third and fifth within the 2020 and ’21 championships, has solely 32 of the required 40 factors to be granted a superlicence. Thus he would have been counting on the FIA making him a particular case so as to

Herta has been broadly tipped for a seat at AlphaTauri subsequent season within the occasion of Pierre Gasly transferring to Alpine, however the seven-time IndyCar race-winner lacks the required superlicence factors to make the swap to F1. With the FIA clear it would not change its rules to make an exception for Herta, Red Bull