McLaren and Fernando Alonso confirmed today that they will return to the Indianapolis 500 next year, for the 103rd Running of the iconic race. The Spaniard continues his pursuit of the Triple Crown of motorsports, which is only missing an Indianapolis 500 victory. He came close in his first attempt, motivating them to return for…
IndyCar will have yet another former Formula One driver in the field for the 2019 season. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced today that Marcus Ericsson will drive for the team next year, in the No. 7 car. Sam Schmidt’s team stated that the No. 6 Honda machine will remain idle until Robert Wickens is ready and able…
The 2019 IndyCar season is still nearly five months away, but preparations for a few teams began today. The new venue on next year’s schedule is Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Three teams participated in a Firestone Tire test on the 20-turn, 3.427-mile circuit. Alexander Rossi tested for Andretti Autosport, Tony Kanaan was…
Six drivers representing six different teams were able to lay some laps around the famous 2.5 mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday. The private test was scheduled for Firestone and IndyCar to work on tire and aero configurations to be used next season on the superspeedways. While weather can be unpredictable in…
There will a driver named Ed behind the wheel of the No. 20 car at every race in 2019. Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that Ed Jones will pilot the Fuzzy’s machine on the non-ovals next season. Jones and Carpenter will handle the driving duties for that car, while Spencer Pigot returns for another full…
Reigning IndyCar Champion Scott Dixon will have a new teammate once again next season. The team announced today that Felix Rosenqvist will drive the No. 10 Honda machine in 2019. Speculation about the Swedish driver was confirmed today, as he makes the move from the Formula E series to the IndyCar Series full-time. While this wasn’t…
[IndyCar Press Release] A preseason open test at Circuit of the Americas and in-season open tests at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca highlight the 2018-19 IndyCar Series testing rules issued to teams by IndyCar. Circuit of the Americas, the popular permanent road course added to the 2019 schedule as the…
The future has arrived. Less than two weeks after a wet and wild Brickyard 400 week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, cars are back on track this weekend at the World’s Greatest Racecourse in Speedway, Indiana. Rain won’t stop any of the action this time, as the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course will be the center of…
The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season has officially been added to the history books. The storylines this year centered around the rise of young stars, Bump Day at Indy, the exceptional Rookie class, and a reminder that Scott Dixon may not be human. There were eight different race winners this year, which included a new…
Another new team is ready to take on the 17-race IndyCar season in 2019. Mike Harding and George Michael Steinbrenner have joined forces to create Harding Steinbrenner Racing, who will field two full-time entries in IndyCar next season. The two drivers announced today are former teammates at Andretti, where they dominated the 2018 Indy Lights season.…
