IndyCar drivers say the series has vastly improved the quality of racing at Texas Motor Speedway but yesterday’s thrilling race deserved a bigger crowd.
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Newgarden denies O’Ward as Grosjean crash ends thrilling Texas 375
IndyCar
Posted onJosef Newgarden won a head-to-head, wheel-to-wheel fight for victory with Pato O’Ward in Sunday’s Texas 375 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rosenqvist takes back-to-back pole positions at Texas Motor Speedway
IndyCar
Posted onFelix Rosenqvist qualified on pole for the Texas 375 at Texas Motor Speedway – his second consecutive pole at the 2.4-kilometre, 1.5-mile superspeedway.
Ferrari’s long-awaited return heralds thrilling new era for WEC’s Hypercar class
2023 WEC Hypercar preview
Posted onFerrari, Toyota, Porsche, Peugeot and more will do battle in the expanded WEC Hypercar class when the new season begins in Sebring this weekend.
Engine glitch which cost McLaren win happens “randomly”, says O’Ward
IndyCar
Posted onFor the second time in recent memory, Pato O’Ward suffered a plenum fire in his Chevrolet engine – one which cost him a win and ten valuable points in his pursuit of an IndyCar Series title.
McLaughlin apologises for ‘stuff-up’ which ended Grosjean’s race
IndyCar
Posted onScott McLaughlin took full responsibility for a mistake that took Romain Grosjean out of contention for his first IndyCar victory on Sunday.
Ericsson snatches win from O’Ward as crashes claim all four Andretti cars
IndyCar
Posted onMarcus Ericsson won a chaotic start to the IndyCar season in St Petersburg after crashes wiped out many drivers and misfortune struck Pato O’Ward in the final laps.
Grosjean leads all-Andretti front row after crash-strewn St. Petersburg qualifying
IndyCar
Posted onF1 veteran Romain Grosjean leads F1 hopeful Colton Herta to the green flag for tomorrow’s IndyCar season-opener in St. Petersburg.
As Andretti seeks F1 entry, can it produce its first IndyCar champion in a decade?
IndyCar
Posted onAndretti is seeking a move into F1, but hasn’t won an IndyCar title for more than an decade. Will that change in the new season which starts this weekend?
RaceFans’ Top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2022: 5-1
IndyCar
Posted onIn the second part of RaceFans’ countdown of the top ten IndyCar drivers for 2022, we reveal drivers ranked from fifth all the way to number one.
RaceFans’ Top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2022: 10-6
IndyCar
Posted onIn the first of this two part countdown, RaceFans looks back at the ten best drivers of this year’s IndyCar season, starting with drivers ranked tenth to sixth.
Palou: Superlicence system “unfair” on ‘F1-capable’ IndyCar drivers
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou says the points system to acquire an FIA superlicence is “very unfair” on some series.
Income from new title sponsor will bring Haas up to cost cap level – Steiner
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onHass believe the financial boost from the new title sponsorship deal will allow them to operate at the maximum budget allowed under F1’s cost cap in 2023.
Ferrari can’t match Red Bull’s tyre management in “unexpected situations”
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Ferrari have improved their tyre management but they can’t match Red Bull in some track conditions.
Albon ‘pushed to have Sargeant’ as 2023 Williams team mate
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams team principal Jost Capito has revealed Alex Albon’s role in influencing the team’s choice of his 2023 team mate.
Why Mercedes say it’s “not worth having” a legality row over new front wing
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes may revise its new front wing design before it is raced for the first time at the Mexican Grand Prix in order to avoid a legality row.
Mateschitz’s power unit vision “puts Red Bull in a very strong position for the future”
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says the company’s late founder Dietrich Mateschitz was still working on its future plans in the week before his death.
Paddock Diary: 2022 United States Grand Prix
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onHow did Formula 1’s established American race compare to its new Miami round earlier this year? RaceFans’ US correspondent offers his view.
“Total surprise” to be quicker than McLaren and Alpine – Vettel
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel was surprised by his car’s performance but said he’d have scored twice as many points had he not lost 14 seconds with a slow pit stop.
Norris was “heavily dosed up” to ease pain of COTA bumps
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says the track surface at the Circuit of the Americas is still “not the standard it needs to be for Formula 1” despite improvements.