The Briton fractured his right hand in a heavy double-impact crash in the Indianapolis 500 last month and was forced to sit out last weekend’s Grand Prix of Detroit. He was advised by the IndyCar medical team of potential longer-term complications were he to have to deal with the bumps and curbs of the rough
Month: June 2022
Rossi delivered his first podium since Portland last year after charging up from 11th on the grid and running a brave three-stop strategy. After climbing to sixth in the opening laps, he made his first stop as early as lap four in order to ditch the alternate-compound tyres, so he could spend the remainder of
The Trackhouse Racing driver, who has won two Cup Series races this year at the Circuit of the Americas and Talladega, began the Gateway race with an uneventful run to fifth in Stage 1. But shortly after action resumed following the break between stages, Chastain ran deep into Turn 1 and punted Denny Hamlin into the wall,
Power started 16th on the grid, but ran Firestone’s primary tyres in his opening stint, while the majority of his rivals went for alternates, which could lose some five seconds of pace over the course of a full stint. That persuaded Alexander Rossi to keep his first stint very short, although his car was fast
Busch had taken control of the race, but a late caution from a wreck involving Kevin Harvick sent Sunday’s race into a two-lap overtime and allowed Logano a chance to attack the Joe Gibbs Toyota driver. The 2018 Cup champion lined up alongside Busch on the restart and got a big push from Penske Ford
The Team Penske driver used a two-stop strategy to hold off a charging Rossi (Andretti Autosport), who was on a three-stop strategy, and take the chequered flag by just over a second. Having moved into the Top 10 by Lap 5, ahead of fellow primary-tyre runner Scott Dixon, Power continued his charge, passing Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato
Team Penske’s Newgarden delivered a 1m15.215s lap, an average of 112.477s, to go fastest by 0.133s and claim his 16th pole. Heading into the Firestone Fast Six on used reds, Helio Castroneves was the first driver to throw down a fast lap in Q3, a 1m15.453s tour of the bumpy 2.35-mile, 14-turn course. That survived
No cars had set a flying lap by the time the first incident occurred, as FP1 pacesetter Kyle Kirkwood was struggling with the brakes on his AJ Foyt car. After he let David Malukas by on his outside at Turn 7, he couldn’t slow down sufficiently and went back down the inside of the bemused
Before any car had turned a competitive lap, Kirkwood’s team-mate Dalton Kellett caused a red flag when his car ground to a halt in Turn 5, as an electrical issue within his steering wheel forced him to stop. Kellett is already destined for a six-spot grid penalty for an unapproved engine change, since his Indy
The seven-time IndyCar race-winner was confirmed on Thursday as an Arrow McLaren SP driver from 2023, his departure from Andretti Autosport having been confirmed on Wednesday. “I think it’s been very obvious what Zak Brown [McLaren Racing CEO] and Taylor [Kiel, AMSP team president] have done over the last couple of years,” said Rossi, explaining his
Speaking in Detroit at a media conference with the team’s new signing for 2023 Alexander Rossi, and in light of last week’s announcement that Pato O’Ward was staying onboard through to 2025, Kiel was inevitably quizzed on whether Rosenqvist would retain his seat in the team. “Felix is doing what he needs to do,” replied
IndyCar announced in February that it was delaying the start of its 2.4-litre hybrid era by a year, due to a supply chain issue with the hybrid components from Mahle. Since then a 2.4-litre engine from each manufacturer, Chevrolet and Honda, has been tested on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Penske and Ganassi respectively, but
The 12th IndyCar race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course – seems an age ago now – started in drizzle, went dry, the drizzle returned, and then it became full-on wet. It made for an intriguing event, which involved 471 passes – 362 for position – and there were 10 lead changes among six drivers, one
It was confirmed on Wednesday that Rossi will leave Andretti Autosport after scoring seven wins, including the 2016 Indianapolis 500, in his seven seasons with the team. The 30-year-old, who will be replaced at Andretti by Kyle Kirkwood, will join Pato O’Ward at Arrow McLaren SP after the Mexican’s contract at the team was extended
The Briton had qualified 19th for his first Indy 500, but lost ground at the start of the race and was running in a net 26th when he lost the rear of the car at Turn 2 on lap 69. The car spun through 270 degrees, striking the SAFER barrier with first the nose and
Rossi has been with Michael Andretti’s team since he arrived in IndyCar from Formula 1 in 2016, and scored seven wins including the 2016 Indianapolis 500. He finished second in the 2018 championship and third in 2019. However, for a variety of reasons – misfortune, slow pitstops and some driving errors – the 30-year-old Californian has not