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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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McLaughlin has “unfinished business” in 12 Hours of Sebring

Although Tower Motorsports was able to repair its damaged Oreca following a shunt for John Farano in qualifying for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the team suffered mechanical issues in the opening half-hour of the race that left McLaughlin, fellow Penske IndyCar ace Josef Newgarden, Farano and Kyffin Simpson having…

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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.

Motorsport

Preview: Who needs a big year in IndyCar in 2023?

Nothing can be taken for granted as the new IndyCar season prepares for launch – and as ever, reputations are on the precipice at the pinnacle of U.S. single-seater racing. The pressure is on at several teams down the pitlane for drivers to safeguard their positions amid fierce competition on…

Motorsport

Who needs a big year in IndyCar 2023?

Nothing can be taken for granted as the new IndyCar season prepares for launch – and as ever, reputations are on the precipice at the pinnacle of US single-seater racing. The pressure is on at several teams down the pitlane for drivers to safeguard their positions amid fierce competition on…

Autosport

IndyCar at St Petersburg: Start time, how to watch, entry list, etc

All you need to know ahead of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season-opener, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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Power: Penske team-mates, Palou strongest threats to IndyCar title defence

Defending IndyCar champion Will Power says he expects his toughest opposition to come from his Penske teammates and Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, but expects challenges from around the field.

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Power cites teammates and Palou as strongest threats in 2023

Team Penske-Chevrolet’s two-time and defending IndyCar champion Will Power says he expects his toughest opposition to come from his teammates and Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s Alex Palou, but admits it’s a stacked field.

Motorsport

IndyCar Preview: 5 big storylines to watch in 2023

Penske and Ganassi remain the targets for Arrow McLaren and Andretti Autosport as the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season gets underway this weekend. Can either dethrone the top teams, and how will the intra-team battles shake up in the benchmark squads? David Malsher-Lopez on the key discussion points for the…

Motorsport

What to watch for in IndyCar 2023

Penske and Ganassi remain the targets for Arrow McLaren and Andretti as the 2023 IndyCar season gets under way this weekend. Can either dethrone the top teams, and how will the intra-team battles shake up in the benchmark squads? Autosport considers some of the key discussion points in the season…

Autosport

Cape Town E-Prix: Fenestraz grabs maiden pole in wild FE qualifying

Sacha Fenestraz claimed his first Formula E pole position in a wild qualifying session for the Cape Town E-Prix, beating Maximilian Gunther by 0.422s in the final.

Motorsport

Logano on Daytona 500: "The game is not as simple as it used to be"

Joey Logano agrees with many others there is much in NASCAR superspeedway racing out of one’s control, but still sees a benefit in working to improve in the areas the driver can make a difference.

Motorsport

Porsche confident of sorting Daytona problems for Sebring WEC, IMSA

Penske believes it can overcome the problems that hit its Porsche 963 LMDh on debut at the Daytona 24 Hours in time for its next outings at Sebring in March.

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Daytona 500 Duels: How they line up for today’s qualifying races

The starting grid for the 2023 Daytona 500 will be set by two qualifying races – the Bluegreen Vacations Duels – on Thursday night.

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Daytona 500: Bowman takes pole as Johnson and Pastrana lock in

Alex Bowman has secured his third career Daytona 500 pole for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series opener, beating Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson as the pair lockout the front row.

Motorsport

Allmendinger opens up on 'inner turmoil' and doubting himself

For the third time in A.J. Allmendinger's NASCAR career, he has returned to fulltime Cup Series competition.

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Ryan Blaney reveals fresh approach after winless NASCAR Cup season

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney has identified areas of self-improvement to increase his chances of getting back into Victory Lane in the NASCAR Cup Series after a winless 2022.

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Chevy: Initial hybrid test is about learning, not lap times

Chevrolet says that its initial test of the new IndyCar hybrid unit at Sebring is to establish that it is “fit for purpose” rather than to outpace the non-hybrid cars in it first outing. Chevy's IndyCar program manager Rob Buckner spoke to David Malsher-Lopez.

Autosport

Dixon: Ganassi found two "big things" to improve IndyCar form

Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon says Chip Ganassi Racing has focused on improving its road course form after inconsistencies last season, and believes there has been breakthroughs for 2023.

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Daytona 24: Porsche leads Acura in night practice

Matt Campbell put the #7 Penske Porsche on top in third practice for the Daytona 24 Hours, just 0.172s ahead of Filipe Albuquerque in the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura.

Motorsport

Rolex 24: Porsche leads Acura in night practice at Daytona

Matt Campbell put the #7 Penske Porsche Motorsports 963 on top in third practice for the Rolex 24 Hours, just 0.172sec ahead of Filipe Albuquerque in the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06.

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Daytona 24 Hours: Tandy puts Porsche on top in wet FP5 at Roar

Nick Tandy and the Porsche Penske Motorsports broke the Meyer Shank Racing Acura stranglehold on the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona in a wet session.

Motorsport

Rolex 24: Tandy puts Porsche 963 on top in wet FP5 at Daytona Roar

Nick Tandy and the Porsche Penske Motorsports broke the Meyer Shank Racing Acura stranglehold on the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona, but only 27 of the 61 starters actually participated in the wet night session.

Autosport

Friday favourite: The last Penske-Porsche partnership that sets expectations for 963

It may have 'only' been an LMP2 car, but the Porsche RS Spyder regularly punched above its weight and repeatedly humbled the more powerful Audi LMP1 cars during a three-year stint when the cars were run by factory partner Team Penske. Programme stalwart Sascha Maassen reflects on his favourite car…

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