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Théo Pourchaire, 2023 F2 champion, opens up about his struggles to secure an F1 seat. Learn about his career highlights and challenges.
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Christian Lungaard has been announced as a driver for Arrow McLaren for the 2025 NTT IndyCar. Series. The trio forms the youngest lineup on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES grid. Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team has officially confirmed its driver lineup for the 2025 season, adding Christian Lundgaard to join Pato O’Ward and Nolan Siegel in their…
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After 30,000 miles of testing in 18 months, the new IndyCar hybrid engine system will be introduced in Ohio. It signifies a unique collaboration between Chevrolet and Honda. The system introduced is aimed at enhancing overtake options for drivers for 2024 and beyond. The system itself contains an energy storage system that contains ultra capacitors…
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In a significant development for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Nolan Siegel will replace Théo Pourchaire at Arrow McLaren IndyCar. This change follows a series of remarkable events in Siegel’s career. Co-author: Makenna Clizer Arrow McLaren announces the team signs @nolan_siegel to drive the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet for the remainder of the 2024 season…
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The INDYCAR 2025 Schedule has been released alongside the announcement of a new FOX Sports deal with exclusive coverage for all races. This includes coverage of the Indianapolis 500, known as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. This new media right deal provides the series with a huge exposure in the US. Every race in the…
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For the second consecutive year, the streets of Detroit delivered action, in a race that saw Scott Dixon win the Detroit GP. Honda engines made a remarkable comeback post Indy 500, a new driver celebrated his first podium finish, and numerous yellow flags added to the excitement. Detroit, MI – during the Chevrolet Detroit Grand…
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Co Author: Jamie Cooper Despite minimal practice time leading up to qualifying weekend, Indiana weather gave the city of Speedway great weather to kick of the first day of 2024 Indianapolis 500 qualifying. The largest single day sporting event in the world has a two day qualifying weekend. Day 1 of the 2024 Indianapolis 500…
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Alex Palou finds himself on pole for the Sonsio Grand Prix held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. This GP takes place on Saturday, May 11th, despite INDYCAR normally racing on Sundays. Due to Indy 500 practice and qualifying taking place next week, teams need an extra day to prep for the speedway car.…
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Théo Pourchaire will be filling the Arrow Mclaren IndyCar seat for the remainder of the 2024 season. Callum Illot will race the 500.
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Penske manage to get back on track following the penalties in St Petersburg with McLaughlin and Power delivering a 1-2 in Alabama.
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Théo Pourchaire discusses the upcoming IndyCar race, F2 and his still persistent dream of reaching F1. Heralding IndyCar as ‘really cool’.
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Scott Dixon joins the finite few to claim two wins in the streets of Long Beach. On April 21st, Indycars went racing for points for the first time in six weeks. The 40th anniversary of IndyCar racing at Long Beach has come and gone. The sun, fun, cars and stars delivered for a weekend of…
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McLaren are suing IndyCar champion and F1 hopeful Alex Palou for over $32 million after he backed out of their contract to join the Woking based team. Alex Palou has found himself embroiled in yet another contract dispute, with McLaren taking legal action after he backed out of being an IndyCar and reserve F1 driver…
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Ferrari test driver and 2019 FIA Formula 3 champion Robert Shwartzman is set to be testing an IndyCar in January according to reports from the RACER. The Israeli born Russian drove twice for Ferrari last season in two FP1 sessions after a 2021 season which saw him finish runner up in FIA Formula 2. There…
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Josef Newgarden will receive a new race engineer for 2023, his third in as many seasons he chases a third IndyCar crown. After Gavin Ward’s departure at the end of 2021, Penske hired Eric Leitchle, who Newgarden was able to win five races with in 2022 which was more than any other driver on the…
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From the start of 2023, Arrow McLaren SP will change its name to Arrow McLaren. While that may seem like a simple rebranding, it marks the end of what has been a truly immense era for Sam Schmidt who set up Sam Schmidt Motorsport just over a year after an Indy Racing League crash that…
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Despite being a semi spec- series, where teams all run the same Dallara DW12 Chassis, with either a Honda or Chevrolet engine, teams are allowed to freely develop their dampers for different tracks, or even specific drivers, depending on their setup preference. In simple terms, the role of the damper is to turn the energy…
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F2 veteran Marcus Armstrong is set to pilot Chip Ganassi Racing’s fourth Indycar entry on road and street courses in the 2023 season. Following Jimmie Johnson’s move to NASCAR team ownership with the Petty GMS Motorsports organization, the car will run under #11. Armstrong will be teaming up with New Zealand compatriot and six-time champion…
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Great news for the 3 time W-Series champion Jamie Chadwick as she signs to race in 2023 for Andretti Autosport, driving in the Indy NXT series. Indy NXT was previously known as Indy Lights. It’s an American development racing series sanctioned by IndyCar. Indy NXT/Lights, is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a…
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Andretti Autosport and Colton Herta have agreed a contract extension to the end of the 2027 season. Colton Herta, who impressed on a recent Formula 1 test with Mclaren was courted by Redbull to fill the seat left by Gasly (who eventually moved to Alpine) however the Indycar winner, Herta did not have the required…