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Indy 500 test: Ericsson leads Castroneves in first session

After half an hour of the first two-hour session for the Indy 500 veterans, it was appropriately defending winner, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ericsson, who sat at the top of the speed charts, lapping the 2.5 mile course in 40.1194s, 224.330mph, over one mile per hour clear of Colton Herta of…

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Ericsson takes IndyCar point lead despite O’Ward Long Beach near miss

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver moved to the top of the standings by finishing third behind first-time winner Kyle Kirkwood and his Andretti Autosport team-mate Romain Grosjean.

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IndyCar Long Beach: Kirkwood scores maiden win to lead Andretti 1-2

The second-year driver, who joined Andretti from AJ Foyt Enterprises for 2023, started on pole before leading 53 of the 85 laps, briefly losing the lead to Josef Newgarden of Team Penske.

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IndyCar Texas: Newgarden pips O’Ward to win thriller

Polesitter Felix Rosenqvist didn’t last a lap in the lead, the Arrow McLaren losing out to Scott Dixon’s Ganassi entry at the end of the first lap, and then Penske’s Newgarden, and fellow McLaren drivers Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi demoted him to fifth. Newgarden and Dixon swapped the lead twice…

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Texas IndyCar: Newgarden wins thriller over O’Ward

Polesitter Felix Rosenqvist didn’t last a lap in the front, the Arrow McLaren losing out to Scott Dixon’s Ganassi entry at the end of the first lap, and then Penske’s Josef Newgarden, and fellow McLaren drivers Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi also demoting him to fifth. Newgarden and Dixon swapped…

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IndyCar Texas: Dixon tops final practice at Texas Motor Speedway

Before the final hour got underway, the field was split in two to practice running the high line, and it went largely incident-free, until Conor Daly had a spin out of Turn 4, thankfully keeping his Ed Carpenter Racing car off the wall. Rookie Benjamin Pedersen in the #55 AJ…

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Which of the nine Indy 500 winners can conquer the Speedway again?

The 1992 Indianapolis 500 saw 10 former winners start the race – but none of them won it. The highest-placed former winner that day was four-time Indy victor Al Unser Sr of Team Menard, who managed to coax the notoriously fast-but-fickle Buick engine past the chequered flag. He was 10…

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Which of nine Indy 500 winners can conquer the Speedway again?

The 1992 Indianapolis 500 saw 10 former winners start the race – and none of them won. The highest placed former winner that day was four-time Indy victor Al Unser Sr. of Team Menard, who managed to coax the notoriously fast-but-fickle Buick engine past the checkered flag. He was 10…

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Ganassi team expects Armstrong, Sato to shine in shared ride

Formula 2 exile Armstrong is to drive the #11 Ganassi-Honda in all 12 road and street course IndyCar rounds, while two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato was set to drive the five ovals, but right now is guaranteed only the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway and the 107th running…

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McLaughlin leads Penske 1-2 in 16-car test at Barber

McLaughlin turned 104 laps of the 2.366-mile course in Birmingham, AL, setting a best lap of 1m06.222s, two-tenths faster than defending IndyCar champion teammate Power.

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Who has the edge among IndyCar's 'Big Four' teams?

IndyCar fans have been left so many questions to ponder after last weekend’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. In no particular order, we wonder if Andretti Autosport had pitted Romain Grosjean a lap earlier in his first stint – before his green alternate Firestones gave up and lost him time…

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Who has the edge among IndyCar's 'big four' teams?

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O’Ward laments “very annoying” engine issue that cost St Pete IndyCar win

The Arrow McLaren driver took over the lead following the clash between polesitter Romain Grosjean and Scott McLaughlin, and was working hard to hold off the charging Ericsson in the closing stages of the event.

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Ericsson shuns idea that St. Petersburg win wasn’t deserved

Following a poor final restart, Ericsson was applying pressure to leader O’Ward in the closing stages of Sunday's race when the Mexican ace suffered what was described as a “plenum event” that briefly zapped the car’s power under acceleration from the final turn.

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Marcus Ericsson wins IndyCar’s crash-filled Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marcus Ericsson used a late pass to win Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, withstanding a crash-filled IndyCar Series season opener that featured two cars going airborne, one driver being hospitalized and the two top contenders wrecking each other out with 29 laps to go…

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Ericsson beats O’Ward in crash-filled opener

Ericsson's late move on O'Ward to secure victory arrived after polesitter Romain Grosjean and Scott McLaughlin collided while dueling for the lead the sent the duo into a tyre wall.

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St. Pete IndyCar: Ericsson beats O’Ward in crash-filled nail-biter

Marcus Ericsson opened his 2023 season in brilliant style after passing Pato O’Ward with four laps to go, but there was carnage throughout the field in the IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg.

Autosport

IndyCar St. Petersburg: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying

Romain Grosjean delivered a brilliant final lap to defeat Andretti Autosport team-mate Colton Herta in qualifying for the IndyCar season opener at St Petersburg and earn his second series pole.

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St. Pete IndyCar: Grosjean grabs pole in crash-filled qualifying

Romain Grosjean delivered a brilliant final qualifying lap to defeat Andretti Autosport team-mate Colton Herta and earn the second pole position of his career as several stars' days went awry.

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Herta tops second practice as Dixon crashes

Colton Herta led Scott McLaughlin in second practice for the opening round of the 2023 IndyCar season, while yesterday’s fastest driver Scott Dixon crashed at Turn 4.

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St. Pete IndyCar: Herta, McLaughlin top FP2, Dixon shunts

Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport-Honda and Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske-Chevrolet – the last two St. Petersburg winners – led the way in second practice for the opening round of the NTT IndyCar Series season, while Turn 4 claimed yesterday’s fastest man Scott Dixon.

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IndyCar St. Petersburg: Dixon leads Herta in incident-packed opening practice

Scott Dixon left it until the dying minutes of first practice to top the times ahead of Colton Herta at the 2023 IndyCar opener in an incident-packed session.

Motorsport

St. Pete IndyCar: Dixon leads Herta in opening practice

Scott Dixon left it until the dying minutes of first practice for the opening race of the NTT IndyCar Series season to jump to the top of the times ahead of Colton Herta, in an incident-packed session.

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What is DRS in Formula 1 and how does it work?

The Drag Reduction System (DRS) proved vital when it came to overtaking at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, with drivers all using it to great effect over the race's 57 laps. But what exactly is the aerodynamic assist, how does it work and how is it activated?

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IndyCar 2023 preview: Team by team

There are 27 full-time entries for the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series which begins this weekend at St. Petersburg, and already 33 cars set for the Indy 500. David Malsher-Lopez is your guide to the teams.

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