There’s no better place to be than the race track during a major motorsport series event. Nothing else comes close to the sound, smell, and experience of putting your boots on and walking around the circuit, mere yards from some of the best drivers in the world showing what they’re capable of. This weekend at … Read more
“I’m sad I received so much hate and death threats in the last 24 hours for such a small incident in the Detroit GP,” rookie driver Theo Pourchaire wrote in a tweet on Monday. “I hope people can understand that we are all humans and we can make mistakes.” During a restart on lap 60 … Read more
Meyer Shank Racing announced on Wednesday that Tom Blomqvist will step aside as a driver after his first corner crash during the Indianapolis 500. The wreck ended his pursuit for glory, as well as collecting 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and Pietro Fittipaldi. Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves will replace Blomqvist for the … Read more
The finish of the rain-shortened 2007 Indy 500Photo: Robert Laberge The weather forecasts are looking bleak for this year’s Indianapolis 500. There’s a high chance that thunderstorms will pass over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday. While the IndyCar Series races in wet conditions on road and street circuits, Firestone hasn’t developed a tire to … Read more
IndyCar has been threatening to introduce a simple hybrid energy system to its race cars for the better part of a decade. The series finally had a plan in place to implement such a change for the start of the 2022 season, which it announced in late 2019. Then COVID happened and the electrified DW-12 … Read more
Photo: Bridgestone Americas This year’s edition of Brock Yates’ One Lap of America finished last Saturday. Bridgestone decided to enter two cars into the long-running motorsport event to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its Potenza tire line. The 2024 Acura Integra Type S Transmission Will Make A Believer Out Of You Brock Yates created One … Read more
Photo: Donald Miralle (Getty Images) It’s officially May, which means the Indianapolis 500 is right around the corner. The iconic open-wheel race has been around for over a century and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon — and that has the added benefit of showing off just how drastically the automotive landscape … Read more
Image: IndyCar The season-opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, took place on March 10, a month and a half ago. So when IndyCar officials announced the disqualification of Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin, as well as a 10-point penalty for Will Power on Wednesday … Read more
If you watched IndyCar’s $1 million exhibition race at Thermal Club on March 24, 2024, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d tuned into a glorified advertisement for the California club track. As commentators flaunted the trackside mansions — with their private chefs and Lamborghini-equipped garages — fans had to wonder: Is this live event … Read more
Final preparations are underway for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The marquee 24-hour race on the speedway’s high banks isn’t just the season-opener for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship; it’s also the first major event on the 2024 North American racing calendar. The late January slot allows plenty of current and former stars from Formula 1 … Read more
