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In the opening round of the season at St. Petersburg, the Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver slid into the wreck of Rinus VeeKay’s Ed Carpenter Racing car on Lap 42 of 100, at the Turn 4 tire wall. The RLL machine then had to absorb a second impact as Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport…

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Super Formula rookie Hyman boosted by ex-IndyCar engineer

Hyman's #51 B-Max Racing machine is being engineered by Australian Neff, the owner of the TJ Speed Motorsports outfit that took the British driver to last year's Formula Regional Americas title and now has a three-car entry in the USF Pro Series (formerly Indy Pro 2000).

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Kirkwood’s pace is “no surprise” to Andretti Autosport

After the team was unable to find a space for its 2021 Indy Lights champion in its four-car line-up in ’22, Kirkwood spent his rookie IndyCar season at AJ Foyt Racing. Although showing plenty of potential, the rookie was involved in too many incidents, something he admitted before the start…

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Hunter-Reay joins Dreyer & Reinbold for Indy 500

The 2012 IndyCar champion has 18 Indy car wins to his name and was a fixture at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from his sixth-place finish for Rahal Letterman Lanigan in 2008 until 2021, his 12th start for Andretti Autosport.

Autosport

McLaughlin leads Penske 1-2 in 16-car test at Barber

McLaughlin turned 104 laps of the 2.366-mile course in Birmingham, AL, setting a best lap of 1m06.222s, two-tenths faster than defending IndyCar champion teammate Power.

Motorsport

Hunter-Reay, Hinchcliffe to be honored at Long Beach

Ahead of the 48th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach taking place April 14 through 16, the former teammates will be inducted during a free, open-to-the-public ceremony at 11am in front of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center on South Pine Avenue. During the ceremony, each will unveil a…

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Juri Vips subs for Jack Harvey in IndyCar test at Barber

The Briton crashed into the already shunted Ed Carpenter Racing car of Rinus VeeKay on Lap 42 at the Turn 4 tire wall. His car then took a second impact, this time from behind, as it served as a launch ramp for Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport machine which flew over…

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Who has the edge among IndyCar's 'Big Four' teams?

IndyCar fans have been left so many questions to ponder after last weekend’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. In no particular order, we wonder if Andretti Autosport had pitted Romain Grosjean a lap earlier in his first stint – before his green alternate Firestones gave up and lost him time…

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Who has the edge among IndyCar's 'big four' teams?

Autosport

Firestone: IndyCar tire differences still reward good driving

Firestone announced in the offseason that for all street courses this year, the softer alternates would be constructed with a sidewall made from the sustainable guayule desert shrub. These green sidewalled tires made their debut at last year’s race in Nashville, and have been brought onboard for all five of…

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McLaughlin has “unfinished business” in 12 Hours of Sebring

Although Tower Motorsports was able to repair its damaged Oreca following a shunt for John Farano in qualifying for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the team suffered mechanical issues in the opening half-hour of the race that left McLaughlin, fellow Penske IndyCar ace Josef Newgarden, Farano and Kyffin Simpson having…

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Magazine: F1 Bahrain GP review, IndyCar's chaotic St. Pete opener

As was expected following testing, Red Bull dominated the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend and Max Verstappen didn’t even need to break sweat, but 41-year-old Fernando Alonso’s charge to his 99th F1 podium kept things interesting for much of the event.

Autosport

Andretti, Gainbridge honor Women’s History Month with elite athletes

Elite athletes Annika Sorenstam, Destanni Henderson, Gigi Fernandez and Elizabeth Montavon attended the IndyCar season-opener. Each athlete’s organization including The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican (Sorenstam), Indiana Fever (Henderson), Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge (Fernandez) and Parity (Montavon) were prominently displayed on a special livery across the rear…

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Chevrolet sorry for “freak” issue that cost O’Ward win at St. Petersburg

O’Ward qualified third for IndyCar’s season-opener and held station there for most of the race, behind Andretti Autosport’s Romain Grosjean and Colton Herta in the first stint, then behind Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin and again Grosjean in the middle stint. The Mexican was therefore in prime position to inherit the…

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Chevy sorry for “freak” issue that cost O’Ward St. Pete win

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Jamie Chadwick hails Caitlyn Jenner for key role in US move after Indy NXT debut

British racer Jamie Chadwick is competing in the feeder series to IndyCar in the US this year after three-straight W Series titles, and is still hoping to achieve her Formula 1 dream

Motorsport

O’Ward on St. Pete heartache: “Very annoying to give it away”

Pato O’Ward found the positives in IndyCar’s Firestone GP of St. Petersburg but feels that the temporary engine issue that caused him to lose the lead to Marcus Ericsson with four laps to go had “thrown away” 10 points.

Autosport

Ericsson shuns idea that St. Petersburg win wasn’t deserved

Following a poor final restart, Ericsson was applying pressure to leader O’Ward in the closing stages of Sunday's race when the Mexican ace suffered what was described as a “plenum event” that briefly zapped the car’s power under acceleration from the final turn.

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Ericsson shuns idea that St. Pete win wasn’t deserved

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg winner Marcus Ericsson says his Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda had the speed to beat Pato O’Ward to victory in St. Petersburg, even if without the Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet’s engine issue.

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Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar’s crash-filled Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marcus Ericsson used a late pass to win Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, withstanding a crash-filled IndyCar Series season opener that featured two cars going airborne, one driver being hospitalized and the two top contenders wrecking each other out with 29 laps to go…

Autosport

McLaughlin: “Big mistake” took Grosjean out in IndyCar lead battle

Team Penske driver McLaughlin and Andretti Autosport’s Grosjean were battling over the lead after the final round of pitstops, having earlier almost come together at Turn 4 after the first pitstop sequence.

Motorsport

McLaughlin: “Big mistake” took out Grosjean in St. Pete IndyCar battle

Scott McLaughlin has admitted that the collision that took Romain Grosjean out of the St. Petersburg IndyCar Series opener was his mistake, and says that he’ll apologize to the Frenchman.

Motorsport

St. Pete IndyCar: Herta, Kirkwood top raceday warm-up

Final practice ahead of the IndyCar season-opener, the Grand Prix of St. Petersbug, was topped by the Andretti Autosport cars of Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood.

Autosport

Why IndyCar's engine backtracking is causing widespread frustration

IndyCar's mishandling of its switch to a hybrid formula doesn’t paint it in the best light. Just as well the on-track action looks set to be as exciting as ever

Motorsport

Ganassi, McLaren drivers frustrated by St. Pete qualifying

While Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren and Marcus Ericsson of Chip Ganassi Racing starred in qualifying for the IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg, their team-mates were left irritated at being unable to show their true pace.

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