Fittipaldi, who will also be continuing as Haas F1’s test driver this season, will be returning to the team with whom he made his IndyCar debut in 2018. That season was disrupted after just one race for the Miami-born Brazilian when a car failure in a World Endurance Championship event at Spa-Francorchamps pitched him into

Ex-Formula 1 racer Romain Grosjean says he’s made “good progress” in becoming accustomed to the driving style necessary for IndyCar, after a solid day of testing at Laguna Seca. Over the course of 106 laps, Dale Coyne Racing’s Grosjean ran five sets of tyres, with the team having the rookie practice going fast while fuel

Over the course of 106 laps, Dale Coyne Racing’s Grosjean ran five sets of tyres, with the team having the rookie practice going fast while fuel saving, saving fuel when running at safety car speed, and making pitstops. Grosjean, for whom this was only his second IndyCar test, following his initial foray at Barber Motorsports

AJ Foyt Racing’s technical director Mike Colliver says Sebastien Bourdais’ talent, experience and attitude, and the engineering group “pulling in the same direction”, has resulted in the IndyCar team’s improvements. Bourdais, who joined AJ Foyt Racing part-time for 2020 and is a full-timer for ’21, topped this week’s 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park when

Bourdais, who joined AJ Foyt Racing part-time for 2020 and is a full-timer for ’21, topped this week’s 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park when laps using the push-to-pass boost were taken out of the equation. This follows a strong test at the same venue last November, and a fourth place in the 2020 season

The three-time Supercars champion completed a strong test day at Barber Motorsports Park this week , finishing 0.161 seconds behind Penske team-mate Will Power, just a few hundredths behind Josef Newgarden, and was slightly quicker than Simon Pagenaud. All three are previous champions and winners at Barber, but McLaughlin – who has just one race

Supercars convert Scott McLaughlin says he’s “oblivious” to the impression he is making during IndyCar testing ahead of his 2021 full-time debut as he’s “my own harshest critic”. The three-time Supercars champion completed a strong test day at Barber Motorsports Park this week , finishing 0.161 seconds behind Penske team-mate Will Power, just a few

The Frenchman, who will race all 13 of the 2021 IndyCar Series’ road and street courses for Dale Coyne Racing, completed his first test in the car on Tuesday at Barber Motorsport Park. Asked if the more relaxed atmosphere in IndyCar was suiting him, he said: “It’s been great. I’ve had already some good interaction

Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says he “used to be an asshole as a team-mate”, but has told new IndyCar stablemate Ed Jones he’d “like us to be friendly”. The Frenchman, who will race all 13 of the 2021 IndyCar Series’ road and street courses for Dale Coyne Racing, completed his first test in the

Rinus VeeKay put Ed Carpenter Racing on top in the 12-car IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park, while Romain Grosjean finished his first IndyCar test within one second of top spot. Dutchman VeeKay, who earned rookie of the year laurels in 2020, lapped the 2.38-mile course in 66.518s to go 0.115sec faster than Sebastien Bourdais

Dutchman VeeKay, who earned rookie of the year laurels in 2020, lapped the 2.38-mile course in 66.518s to go 0.115sec faster than Sebastien Bourdais of AJ Foyt Racing, although the Frenchman held top spot without use of the push-to-pass overtake. Rookie Grosjean was slowest of the cars in attendance in his first time in a

The 34-year-old is part of a 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park, teaming up with the Dale Coyne Racing squad for the first time. He is set to compete in all 13 road and street course races on the 2021 IndyCar Series calendar, with Pietro Fittipaldi favourite to fill in on the ovals including the

Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says he’s “really happy” with his first morning testing an IndyCar, despite spinning off and feeling soreness in his arms and recovering burnt left hand. The 34-year-old is part of a 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park, teaming up with the Dale Coyne Racing squad for the first time. He

This season the squad will field changed driver line-up with Chip Ganassi Racing refugee Felix Rosenqvist teaming up with Patricio O’Ward, who is set for his second season at Arrow McLaren SP. O’Ward, in his first full IndyCar season, drove the #5 AMSP-Chevy to a pole, four podiums and fourth in the championship, while Rosenqvist

Sam Schmidt believes Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet can join Chip Ganassi Racing, Team Penske and Andretti Autosport in the top echelon of IndyCar in 2020. This season the squad will field changed driver line-up with Chip Ganassi Racing refugee Felix Rosenqvist teaming up with Patricio O’Ward, who is set for his second season at Arrow McLaren

Jenkins, who joined the IMS Radio Network in 1979, became the play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis 500 at ABC, then branched out to include other IndyCar races on NBC, before becoming the Speedway’s PA announcer in 2011. However, on IMS’s Behind the Bricks broadcast with the track’s president Doug Boles, Jenkins revealed he is battling

Bob Jenkins, former TV and Indianapolis Motor Speedway announcer, has revealed he is suffering from brain cancer and has reduced his IMS duties. Jenkins, who joined the IMS Radio Network in 1979, became the play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis 500 at ABC, then branched out to include other IndyCar races on NBC, before becoming the

The team owned by seven-time Indycar champion and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner AJ Foyt has managed just three top-five finishes in the past three seasons, having managed none at all in 2018. Four-time series champion Sebastien Bourdais, who finished fourth at St. Petersburg in the final appearance of a three-race deal, has been signed to

AJ Foyt Racing is now “pulling in the same direction” after a period of turbulence for the IndyCar outfit, according to team president Larry Foyt. The team owned by seven-time Indycar champion and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner AJ Foyt has managed just three top-five finishes in the past three seasons, having managed none at all

Kimball, who raced full-time for Foyt last year, will join the squad’s 2021 full-timers Sebastien Bourdais and Dalton Kellett to drive the #11 Tresiba car for the Indy Grand Prix on 15 May and the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on 30 May. Novo Nordisk, which has sponsored Kimball since his 2009 debut in

Charlie Kimball will rejoin AJ Foyt Racing for his 11th attempt at the Indianapolis 500, to be held on 30 May, and the Indianapolis GP. Kimball, who raced full-time for Foyt last year, will join the squad’s 2021 full-timers Sebastien Bourdais and Dalton Kellett to drive the #11 Tresiba car for the Indy Grand Prix

Last May, Binotto revealed Ferrari was evaluating a possible entry to IndyCar, as imminent F1 budget caps reduced potential outlets for current staff members’ expertise. But in December, Italian sources suggested that Ferrari’s evaluation was over and the decision had been made to not enter US open-wheel racing after all. IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto says the Scuderia has ended talks over an engine supply deal with IndyCar, but series bosses remain optimistic of landing a third manufacturer. Last May, Binotto revealed Ferrari was evaluating a possible entry to IndyCar, as imminent F1 budget caps reduced potential outlets for current staff members’ expertise.

As Romain Grosjean becomes the latest former Formula 1 driver to make the switch to IndyCar with Dale Coyne Racing in 2021, James Newbold picks out the 10 converts who made the best impression Stateside Romain Grosjean will follow in esteemed footsteps when he makes the switch to IndyCar this season, the well-trodden path from

Romain Grosjean will follow in esteemed footsteps when he makes the switch to IndyCar this season, the well-trodden path from Formula 1 most recently traversed by Marcus Ericsson. But who is the greatest F1-to-Indy convert? Drivers must first have competed in F1 to be eligible for our list, which rules out 1993 McLaren driver Michael

Construction has begun on IndyCar’s new street course in Nashville, and local star Josef Newgarden is excited to race in front of his home fans on a truly unique layout. The inaugural Music City Grand Prix will be held on 6-8 August as the 12th race in a 17-round in the 2021 IndyCar Series season,

The inaugural Music City Grand Prix will be held on 6-8 August as the 12th race in a 17-round in the 2021 IndyCar Series season, and will take place on a brand new 2.17-mile layout (below) that includes the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge (above). Swiss company Geobrugg is currently shipping over 2,150 debris fence panels

Dale Coyne and Rick Ware hope to confirm Romain Grosjean’s primary backers by the end of the month, and say the ex-Formula 1 driver will be a hit in IndyCar. Although Grosjean was confirmed as driver of the #51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda for all road and street course races on Wednesday, the team’s

Although Grosjean was confirmed as driver of the #51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda for all road and street course races on Wednesday, the team’s primary sponsor has not yet been revealed. Coyne’s new full-time partner Rick Ware said that the team is “probably a week or two away from that announcement” because he and

Romain Grosjean plans to wear the helmet design that his children originally designed for his final Formula 1 race when he tests an IndyCar for the first time. The Frenchman revealed the unique helmet over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in the wake of him being forced out of the event because of the