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Palou “not very pleased” by mysterious pace slump in Barber IndyCar qualifying

Chip Ganassi Racing’s reigning champion Palou set the pace overall in the first round of qualifying, lapping in the day’s quickest time of 1m05.5862s on fresh alternate tires.

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IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden

After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution, that temporarily neutralised the 85-lap contest, and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation mode.

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IndyCar Long Beach: Rosenqvist gives MSR first-ever series pole

The 32-year-old Swede saved his best for last after pushing to a quick lap of 1m06.0172s around the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street circuit, giving Meyer Shank Racing its first-ever pole in the IndyCar Series. It is the sixth pole of Rosenqvist’s career.

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Rosenqvist, Palou claim heat poles for IndyCar $1m challenge race

The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda of Rosenqvist vaulted to over his rivals in 1m38.5831s around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to seize control of the opening group.

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Rosenqvist, Palou claim heat poles for $1 Million Challenge

The No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda of Rosenqvist vaulted to over his rivals in 1m38.5831 (111.999 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to seize control of the opening group.

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Rising concerns in IndyCar over PFC’s braking system

There have been three known issues thus far, with the latest happening during the first test session on ahead of this weekend’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club.

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How Raikkonen's former race engineer became F1 TV's latest pundit

In 2021, Simon-Chautemps called time on a 14-year stint in F1. But, through his JSC7 consultancy, he's still heavily involved in racing. He's lending his services to French team Sainteloc on its switch to single-seaters, as well as German race data provider Paceteq. In addition, he is involved in motorsport engineering recruitment and in…

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Newgarden wins season opener

Newgarden led 92 laps, losing the lead after a slow first pitstop but battling back to quickly re-emphasize his dominance.

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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.

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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.

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Acura’s Daytona 24h hopes hit by Albuquerque stoppage

Filipe Albuquerque was behind the wheel of the No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 when it slowed to halt out on track and had to be recovered by a tow truck.

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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.

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Formula 1 drivers competing in Daytona 24 Hours and previous winners

The Daytona 24 Hours begins on Saturday 27 January and concludes on Sunday 28 January. The 24-hour endurance race takes place at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The Sports Car Course layout used for the race is 5.73km (3.56 miles) in length and includes runs on Daytona’s banked oval circuit,…

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IndyCar 2023 season review: Chip Ganassi Racing

#10– Alex Palou, 1st in the championship standings (656 points) – 17 races

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IndyCar 2023 season review: Arrow McLaren

#5 – Pato O’Ward, 4th in the championship standings (484 points) – 17 races

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IndyCar 2023 season review: Arrow McLaren

#5 – Pato O’Ward, 4th in the championship standings (484 points) – 17 races

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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.

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Upsized WTR Andretti squad quickly “gelling” in Daytona test

The organization grew from a one-car outfit to three, adding an additional machine in the topflight GTP category while also branching out with a new entry in the GTD class.

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Jenson Button, Marcus Ericsson complete WTR Andretti roster for Daytona

Button, the 2009 Formula 1 champion, will drive the #40 Acura ARX-06 GTP alongside Jordan Taylor, Louis Delétraz and Colton Herta. Meanwhile, Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner, completes the roster for the team’s #10 entry that features Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, and Brendon Hartley.

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How Romain Grosjean found his IndyCar salvation with Juncos

After the Indianapolis Road Course race in May, Grosjean was fourth in points with only Alex Palou, Pato O’Ward and Marcus Ericsson ahead of him.

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Ranking the top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2023

It was a season of surprisingly few race winners, with Alex Palou sweeping to the championship with a round to spare and Josef Newgarden cleaning up on the majority of the oval tracks.

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Lundqvist takes the long route to his dream IndyCar chance

The 2022 Indy NXT champion forced to sit on the sidelines for the majority of the season but turned his only opportunity into a proverbial golden ticket heading into next year.

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IndyCar rookie test provides full circle moment for Lundqvist

The 2022 Indy NXT champion was forced to sit on the sidelines for the majority of the season, but turned his only opportunity into a proverbial golden ticket heading into next year. While other Indy NXT champions received a $1 million prize to move up to the IndyCar Series, he…

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The factors that fuelled Palou’s 2023 IndyCar domination

It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. IndyCar’s USP is the high number of potential race winners in its pack for such a high-level open-wheel racing series. But Alex Palou defied this logic in 2023, making his second title appear routine on track with five victories. Off the track, however,…

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IndyCar race winner Kirkwood signs extension with Andretti Global

The Florida-born driver joined the team at the start of 2023, his sophomore year in the IndyCar Series, and earned two victories at Long Beach and Nashville, driving the Andretti’s #27 Honda-powered entry.

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