Meyer Shank Racing has called up Conor Daly for this weekend’s IndyCar double-header at the Iowa oval as Simon Pagenaud remains unable to race.
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Often found in junior single-seater paddocks around Europe doing journalism and television commentary, or dabbling in teaching photography back in the UK. Currently based in London pursuing parallel studies in Arts Management at Birkbeck, the city’s evening university.
Ferrari has potential to make ‘much better use’ of its car with set-up changes
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe key to unlocking the Ferrari SF-23’s pace is making the correct set-up decisions, rather than bringing more upgrades, says team principal Frederic Vasseur.
Norris is “growing” closer to the champion who inspired him to race
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onIn his fifth season in Formula 1, Lando Norris says he is finally starting to get to know the person who inspired him to become a driver: Lewis Hamilton.
Second supplier part failure ‘a frustrating issue we must solve’ – Alpine
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon’s race-ending hydraulics failure at the British Grand Prix is the second time this year a part Alpine sourced from a supplier has failed.
Albon ‘surprised’ to be quicker than Alonso at end of British GP
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon was surprised by the pace of his Williams at the end of the British Grand Prix, as he the Ferrari’s home and chased Fernando Alonso.
Bottas admits Alfa Romeo ‘were expecting to be better than this’ in 2023
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas says the team are “not meeting targets” they set for the year after failing to score again at Silverstone.
McLaren now “finding performance quicker” after emulating Red Bull’s design
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren admit their transformative upgrade for the MCL60 was inspired by Red Bull’s RB19 and say they are finding greater gains after following their rivals’ lead.
“Alarm bells are ringing” for Haas after spate of reliability problems
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onHaas’ technical director Simone Resta admitted they’ve had “a few nightmares” with the reliability of their engines so far this year.
McLaren ‘could be anywhere from second to sixth team’ in Hungary – Piastri
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren ‘could be second to sixth team’ in Hungary – Piastri • Van ‘t Hoff “left a mark on our hearts” – Ben Sulayem • Driver retires after fatality
Mercedes expect to see greater benefit from new front wing at next race
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes say the full benefit of the new front wing they introduced last weekend will be seen in the next round at the Hungaroring.
Drivers question AlphaTauri’s “way too early” sacking of de Vries
2023 F1 season
Posted onNyck de Vries’ fellow Dutch racers and former Formula E rivals questioned why AlphaTauri dropped him before he’d completed half his first season.
Wait and see if McLaren’s “much more competitive” form continues, say rivals
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren’s breakthrough at the British Grand Prix has not set alarm bells ringing among their rivals, who are waiting to see if they can repeat their Silverstone form.
Perez records worst five-round qualifying run for a Red Bull driver in 16 years
2023 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen added to his ever-growing list of F1 achievements at the British GP, but team mate Sergio Perez had the indignity of being knocked out in Q1.
Perez “couldn’t care less” about speculation over his future at Red Bull
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Perez insists he has “full support” of Red Bull • Pirelli’s prototype 2024 tyres get more testing • Andretti calls Alonso “the complete driver”
Analysis: Why 10 races was enough for AlphaTauri to show de Vries the door
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlphaTauri have dropped Nyck de Vries before the halfway stage in the season, but he’d shown too little pace and had too many incidents over his 10 grands prix.
Ricciardo returns as AlphaTauri drop de Vries after just 10 races
2023 F1 season
Posted onNyck de Vries has lost his Formula 1 seat with AlphaTauri after just 10 grands prix. Daniel Ricciardo has been confirmed as his replacement.
Piastri “makes my life tough sometimes” but I’m a better driver for it – Norris
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he doesn’t always enjoy how hard his rookie team mate Oscar Piastri pushes him, but admits it’s raised his game.
Andretti has ‘been to every F1 team’ about a buyout and ‘nobody wants to sell’
2026 F1 season
Posted onThere are no options to join the Formula 1 grid by purchasing an existing team, says aspiring entrant Michael Andretti.
‘We had to pit or we were going to catch fire’ – Ocon
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: ‘We had to pit or we’d catch fire’ – Ocon • 0.3-second penalty for F1 Academy driver • Formula E reveals full rookie line-up
Sainz defends Ferrari’s tactical gamble despite being “dead meat” at restart
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has no complaints Ferrari chose the “riskier” strategy for him at the end of the British Grand Prix and said he “almost made it work.”