Phoenix should put on a special track session in which the IndyCar field must drive in the second lane in order to end its processional racing, says Penske’s Will Power. The Phoenix circuit has a reputation for mostly one-lane racing, leading IndyCar to drag tyres around the outside lane in an effort to create more

Penske’s Josef Newgarden says he had no idea if his “risky” pass on Robert Wickens to win the 2018 IndyCar race at Phoenix in the final laps would work. Newgarden and team-mate Will Power had moved to the front of the field in Saturday’s race after Simon Pagenaud, Alexander Rossi and polesitter Sebastien Bourdais all

Reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden defeated Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’s Robert Wickens for his first win of the 2018 season after a late full-course yellow caused a seven-lap showdown at Phoenix. Wickens had once again starred, this time in his first-ever oval race, after SPM expertly pulled off an undercut on the Penske duo of leading

Championship leader Sebastien Bourdais took pole position at Phoenix for the first oval race of the 2018 IndyCar championship. The Dale Coyne Racing driver was the last man on track under the new oval qualifying system, in which drivers complete their two qualifying laps in reverse championship order. Bourdais’ effort knocked Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud

Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya will not make a sixth Indianapolis 500 appearance in 2018, Autosport has learned. Montoya currently drives for Penske in its new-for-2018 Acura IMSA SportsCar championship programme, having been replaced in the squad’s IndyCar team by Josef Newgarden ahead of ’17. The former Williams and McLaren Formula 1 driver had been keen

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Marco Andretti says ending a seven-year run without an IndyCar victory in 2018 would be a “10,000-pound gorilla” off his back, and that he understands criticism of his form. The Andretti driver’s second and most recent IndyCar win came at Iowa

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Danica Patrick has revealed the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar livery that she will use when competing at the 2018 Indianapolis 500. The Indy 500 will be the final race of Patrick’s career after she drove in this year’s Daytona 500 as

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 missed out on IndyCar’s “pure-looking” single-seater by introducing new cars in 2017 that made overtaking more difficult, says American racing legend Mario Andretti. IndyCar switched to a universal aerokit for 2018 and banished manufacturer kits, dramatically reducing the level

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Honda says potential new IndyCar engines slated for 2020 will remain similar to the current layout, but the manufacturer wants a chance to “rethink” how the series develops power units. IndyCar currently uses 2.2-litre turbocharged V6 engines and has done so

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi topped Friday’s IndyCar test session on the Indianapolis road course, despite it initially appearing Will Power had been fastest. The original end-of-day times clocked only 48 laps of Rossi’s test run and placed him back in ninth

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Anticipated inclement weather has forced the postponement of three days of IndyCar testing at Indianapolis. Manufacturer, open and Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation/refresher tests on the oval had been scheduled for Tuesday, March 27 through to Thursday, March 29. But with Firestone

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has announced that Jay Howard will return to the team to compete in the 2018 Indianapolis 500, expanding the team’s line-up to four cars. Howard joins regular drivers James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens and the part-time entry of Jack

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Former Champ Car chassis builder Reynard is working with IndyCar teams to help maximise Dallara’s universal aerokit, Autosport has learned. IndyCar switched to its new design for 2018 after three years of costly and complex manufacturer aerokits, which has moved the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Helio Castroneves says “muscle memory” made his return to an IndyCar seat in testing straightforward ahead of his two 2018 Indianapolis races. Castroneves was switched to the IMSA SportsCar Championship as part of Penske’s new Acura programme ahead of the 2018

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Pippa Mann will contest the Indianapolis 500 for a seventh time in 2018, making her sixth appearance in the race with Dale Coyne Racing. Mann’s appearance at the Indy 500 has been boosted by a new deal with primary sponsor Donate

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Seven-time Indycar champion and the first four-time Indy 500 champion AJ Foyt has survived yet another attack by Africanised “killer” bees while working on his West Texas ranch. In a press release titled AJ Foyt vs Killer Bees: Foyt 2 –

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Graham Rahal says IndyCar testing at Sebring “fooled” the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team and that he does not know where the team stands despite finishing the season opener second. Rahal finished runner-up at St Petersburg despite starting last on the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Penske president Tim Cindric says IndyCar has to avoid becoming a completely spec series as it would be a “short-sighted” decision, believing a common car is for “lower motorsport”. IndyCar has moved towards an increasingly standardised car with the introduction of

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Charlie Kimball admitted Carlin’s first race in the IndyCar Series was disappointing because he believes the team should be fighting for wins. Kimball and team-mate Max Chilton were classified 19th and 20th in St Petersburg, finishing two and three laps down

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Robert Wickens came close to a debut IndyCar win in the 2018 season-opener at St Petersburg before a collision with Alexander Rossi with two laps to go. Wickens was caught out by the pace car leaving its lights

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. IndyCar expects ‘bumping’ to return at the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as a 35-car entry list looks likely, Autosport understands. Buddy Lazier (pictured below) was the last driver to fail to qualify for the usual 33-car grid back in 2015, but IndyCar

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Penske’s mixed start to the 2018 IndyCar season at St Petersburg was a “one-off”, according to 2016 title winner Simon Pagenaud. Will Power started from second on the grid but spun at the narrow Turn 2 when challenging Robert Wickens for

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Dale Coyne says Sebastien Bourdais’ win in the 2018 IndyCar season-opener at St Petersburg was more impressive than last year’s because his car was only good enough for eighth. Bourdais shadowed the leading duo of IndyCar debutant Robert Wickens and Andretti’s

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsport’s Robert Wickens has blamed Alexander Rossi and IndyCar’s inconsistent restart procedure for the loss of a debut IndyCar victory at St Petersburg. Wickens took pole and then led 69 out of 100 laps in in a chaotic race

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Bourdais says he was “kind of heartbroken” to see 2018 IndyCar debutant Robert Wickens lose the St Petersburg win that the Dale Coyne Racing driver inherited late on. Bourdais trailed the leading battle of Wickens and Andretti’s Alexander Rossi in

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Bourdais took a second consecutive win at St Petersburg in opportunistic fashion after Alexander Rossi collided with long-time race leader Robert Wickens late on challenging for the win. Wickens and Rossi were in a tantalising battle throughout the final stint,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Robert Wickens claimed pole position for his IndyCar debut at St. Petersburg, taking top spot with the final lap of a drizzly session. The Canadian was the only driver in the Fast Six to complete his time on the slower black

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Scott Dixon topped the third practice session for the IndyCar season opener at St. Petersburg, beating reigning champion Josef Newgarden by one tenth of a second. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s time of 1m00.7571s was the first to dip below the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andretti’s Ryan Hunter-Reay topped the times in the second practice session ahead of the 2018 IndyCar season-opener at St Petersburg. Hunter-Reay took the top spot midway through the running and engaged in place swapping with Penske’s Will Power for the benchmark

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. IMSA SportsCar Championship team Scuderia Corsa will enter the 2018 Indianapolis 500, running Oriol Servia in collaboration with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. It will be the fifth time Servia has raced for RLLR at Indy. He started on the front row