Romain Grosjean conceded it is partly his fault he never had the chance to drive a championship-winning car during his Formula 1 career.
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The most famous IndyCar race is the Indianapolis 500, held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in front of huge crowds. However American open-wheel racing has a chequered history.
The championship reached its peak in the late eighties and early nineties under the sanctioning body CART. It attracted huge international attention as Formula 1 champions including Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti competed in it.
However the creation of the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 created a split which badly damaged the championship. CART, which rebranded as Champ Car, fell into decline. By 2008, with Champ Car on the bring of collapse, the two series finally merged, but the damage had been.
Nonetheless today’s IndyCar championship retains a reputation for spectacular racing with its single-specification chassis and features a broad range of circuits including road, street and traditional American oval courses.
Montoya shocked by cockpit heat in first IndyCar Aeroscreen test
2021 F1 season
Posted onJuan Pablo Montoya said the hotter cockpit temperatures he experienced when he tested an Aeroscreen for the first time left him wishing he could use an open visor.
Why Ferrari seeks success in WEC as well as F1 – and IndyCar is still on its radar
News Focus
Posted onWhat’s behind Ferrari’s decision to end its 50-year absence from top-level sports car racing – and why it hasn’t closed the door on a move into IndyCar.
“High chance” Grosjean will do one oval race during first IndyCar season
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean says there is a “high chance” he will add one oval race to his IndyCar schedule for 2021.
Fittipaldi to substitute for Grosjean in IndyCar too
IndyCar
Posted onPietro Fittipaldi, who substituted for the injured Romain Grosjean in the final two Formula 1 races last year, will drive his IndyCar in four events this year.
“Fruity” cornering, heavy cars, impressive tyres: Grosjean compares IndyCar to F1
IndyCar
Posted onFormer Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean explained the biggest difference he discovered when he tested an IndyCar for the first time last week.
Grosjean enjoys warm welcome in “very different” IndyCar paddock
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean enjoyed the welcome he received in his first IndyCar test yesterday, but the former F1 driver admitted he hadn’t always been as warm towards other drivers earlier in his career.
Pictures: Grosjean returns to action, 86 days after Bahrain crash, in IndyCar test
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean got back behind the wheel of a racing car today, 86 days since the shocking Bahrain Grand Prix crash which brought an early end to his Formula 1 career.
Why Grosjean chose “sexiness” of IndyCar over Formula E and endurance racing
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean summed up his decision to join IndyCar instead of Formula E or endurance racing in a single word: “Sexiness”.
Grosjean’s decision not to race ovals is a “family choice” after Bahrain crash
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean says he will not race on IndyCar’s ovals in his debut this year due to safety concerns, as his wife and children feared he had died during his Bahrain crash.
Grosjean’s arrival boosts IndyCar’s best grid for years
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean has followed top talents from other major racing series into IndyCar, giving America’s foremost single-seater championship one of its best entries for years.
Grosjean to make racing return in IndyCar with Coyne
IndyCar
Posted onFormer Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean, who was badly burned in a crash in Bahrain last November, will return to racing in IndyCar this year.
Pictures: McLaren SP and Penske resume IndyCar testing at Sebring
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar testing resumed at the Sebring circuit in Florida yesterday where Penske and McLaren SP ran their new drivers for the 2021 season.
Brown praises outgoing De Ferran’s role in “best year” for McLaren’s IndyCar team
IndyCar
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says sporting director Gil de Ferran, who is leaving the team, played a vital role in the success of its IndyCar operation.
Simona de Silvestro returns to Indy 500 with female-led entry
IndyCar
Posted onFormer Sauber F1 test driver Simona de Silvestro will return for a sixth attempt at the Indy 500 with Paretta Autosport.
Pictures: Johnson joins 2021 IndyCar testing at Sebring
IndyCar
Posted onTesting for the new IndyCar season began yesterday at Sebring with NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson joining Ganassi team mates Scott Dixon, Alex Palou and others.
First IndyCar, next stop Formula E and WEC? Why McLaren is branching out beyond F1
2021 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren’s eight-year win-less streak in F1 is by far the longest in their history. Are they diluting their focus by expanding into IndyCar, and considering moves into Formula E and WEC?
Montoya reunites with McLaren in bid for third Indy 500 win
IndyCar
Posted onJuan Pablo Montoya will return to the Indy 500 next year with McLaren, who he previously drove for in Formula 1.
Grosjean having second thoughts about IndyCar move after Bahrain crash
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean admits he is reconsidering a potential move into IndyCar racing following his huge crash in Bahrain last week.
Grosjean would “put his fear aside” to race in Indianapolis 500
IndyCar
Posted onRomain Grosjean says he is willing to accept the dangers of racing on ovals to compete in the IndyCar series, partly as the championship now has so few of them.
