Team Penske Dominates Indycar Season Opener In St. Pete Team Penske dominates IndyCar opener in St. Petersburg with Newgarden's win. Chevrolet shines with 1-2-3-4 finish, setting stage for thrilling season. Top News · Mar 10, 2024
IndyCar St. Petersburg: Newgarden surges to pole for season-opener Newgarden, a two-time series champion and defending Indianapolis 500 winner, executed a stout lap of 59.5714s around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to claim the top spot by 0.0058s over Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist. Autosport · Mar 9, 2024
Five themes to follow in IndyCar 2024 The new IndyCar season commences on Sunday with its traditional St. Petersburg season-opener. And all eyes will be on Alex Palou, as he seeks to defend the title he won in imperious fashion last year with Chip Ganassi Racing. Autosport · Mar 8, 2024
Chip Ganassi Racing unveils Palou’s DHL livery for 2024 season The iconic yellow and red colors have been given a refreshed new look for its maiden campaign with CGR on the machine driven by reigning and two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou. Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024
CGR lands multi-year deal with Root Insurance for select rounds with Armstrong, Palou Root joins CGR, the reigning and 15-time champions, as a primary sponsor for select rounds on the No. 10 Honda driven by defending and two-time IndyCar title-winner Alex Palou, and the No. 11 entry piloted by Marcus Armstrong, the 2023 Rookie of the Year. Motorsport · Feb 15, 2024
Bourdais added to Ganassi Cadillac roster for WEC Qatar After Richard Westbrook's departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis. Autosport · Feb 2, 2024
Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn. Motorsport · Jan 31, 2024
Cadillac commits to entering six-hour WEC races with two drivers Ganassi has revealed that only for the longer races — the Qatar 1812km or 10-hour season-opener next month, the Le Mans 24 Hours and then the Bahrain 8 Hours season finale — does it intend to run a third driver alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn. Autosport · Jan 30, 2024
Daytona 24h, H6: Porsche surges past Cadillac to lead Hour four began with an almost-immediate caution, as serial LMP2 spinner Lance Willsey lost control again in the sole #33 Ligier approaching Turn 6 and almost took out Colton Herta’s then second-placed #10 WTRA Acura. Autosport · Jan 28, 2024
F1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours and previous winners The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January. Motorsport · Jan 22, 2024
Palou’s 2023 IndyCar championship form “resets the bar” - Power The performance by Palou was one for the ages. In 17 races, the Spaniard claimed five wins, 10 podiums, 13 top fives, and 17 top 10s, of which featured no result lower than eighth, to claim his second championship in three years. Autosport · Jan 17, 2024
When does F1 and other motorsport series start in 2024? Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season, like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway. Motorsport · Jan 14, 2024
When is F1 and every other motorsport series starting in 2024? Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway. Autosport · Jan 4, 2024
IndyCar 2023 season review: Chip Ganassi Racing #10– Alex Palou, 1st in the championship standings (656 points) – 17 races Motorsport · Dec 31, 2023
Motorsport · Dec 31, 2023 IndyCar 2023 season review: Team Penske #3– Scott McLaughlin, 3rd in the championship standings (488 points) – 17 races
Autosport · Dec 21, 2023 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #29 Liam Lawson After two solid but inconclusive seasons in Formula 2, a move to Super Formula was exactly what Lawson needed to fully convince Red Bull of his qualities as a genuine F1 prospect, and he stunned the Japanese establishment with a historic debut win at Fuji.
Autosport · Dec 21, 2023 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #18 Scott Dixon The ageless enigma was once again a force to be reckoned with to finish runner-up in the IndyCar standings and prove the closest – yet still distant – threat to Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate Alex Palou. The Kiwi waited until the 14th of 17 rounds to find Victory Lane, which…
Autosport · Dec 21, 2023 Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #13 Josef Newgarden It was a campaign of feast or famine for Team Penske’s Tennessee native. There were four wins – all on ovals and second-most overall to champion Alex Palou – but there were also five results of 15th or worse, including three of 21st or lower.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 DHL on move to Ganassi, Palou: "Chance to compete at the front of the field" DHL made the switch to Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) after an extended partnership with Andretti Global (formerly recognized as Andretti Autosport) that dated back to 2010. With Andretti, DHL captured the 2012 IndyCar title and the 2014 Indianapolis 500 in the iconic yellow and red entry driven by Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Autosport · Dec 12, 2023 Ganassi: Palou’s IndyCar legal dispute with McLaren is “just a little speed bump” Speaking in a press conference after Chip Ganassi Racing lured global logistics giant DHL away from Michael Andretti’s squad to become Palou’s primary sponsor in a multi-year agreement, the veteran team owner shrugged off the impact of McLaren’s claim for $23 million damages against his driver for breach of contract.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 Ganassi: Palou’s legal dispute with McLaren is “just a little speed bump” Speaking in a press conference after Chip Ganassi Racing lured global logistics giant DHL away from Michael Andretti’s squad to become Palou’s primary sponsor in a multi-year agreement, the veteran team owner shrugged off the impact of McLaren’s claim for $23million damages against his driver for breach of contract.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 DHL joins Chip Ganassi Racing in multi-year deal as primary sponsor for Alex Palou The 26-year-old Spaniard’s first race to fly the recognizable yellow and red colors will be at the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 10, just a few hundred miles away from DHL Regional Headquarters in Plantation, Florida.
Motorsport · Dec 3, 2023 See you in court! Why Palou’s latest contract flip infuriated McLaren When Jean Alesi entered Formula 1 in the middle of 1989 with Tyrrell, he sought three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s counsel over what he needed to do to look more professional, so he’d fit in with the F1 Paddock. “Get a briefcase,” was Piquet’s sage advice, to which Jean replied:…
Autosport · Dec 3, 2023 Why Palou’s latest IndyCar contract flip infuriated McLaren When Jean Alesi entered Formula 1 in the middle of 1989 with Tyrrell, he sought three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s counsel over what he needed to do to look more professional, so he’d fit in with the F1 paddock. “Get a briefcase,” was Piquet’s sage advice, to which Jean replied:…
Motorsport · Dec 1, 2023 McLaren v Palou: What's on the line in high-stakes court case? A commercial court judge in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales will decide what damages McLaren is to receive following Palou’s U-turn last summer that breached both driving and promotional contracts he’d signed to race in the IndyCar Series and act as its reserve Formula 1 driver.