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Qualifying for round 13 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books at Toronto, full report and results here.
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IndyCar | Qualifying | Toronto | Herta on pole for second straight year as Kirkwood throws it away

Qualifying for round 13 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books at Toronto, full report and results below. Could Andretti convert their dominant practice pace into a pole position with Colton Herta or Kyle Kirkwood? Scott Dixon knew he would drop six places wherever he qualified because of an unapproved engine change. Round…

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In an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Andretti's James Roe discussed driving for an iconic brand in Indy NXT and representing Ireland.
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Exclusive: James Roe on the pride of representing Andretti and Ireland in Indy NXT

Deep into the 2025 Indy NXT season, Andretti driver and Ireland’s James Roe sits P12 in the standings. The driver from Kildare has been unlucky on quite a few occasions this campaign. Last weekend at Iowa, he started P15 as qualifying was cancelled due to wild weather. He drove a very good race to make…

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Pit Debrief has learned that Sergio Pérez has not signed a contract with Cadillac F1 for 2026 after reports earlier this week suggested he had already done so.
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Sergio Pérez yet to agree Cadillac 2026 F1 deal as they evaluate choices

Pit Debrief has learned that Sergio Pérez has not signed a contract with Cadillac F1 for 2026 after reports earlier this week suggested he had already done so. While the 35-year-old is a very strong candidate for next year and potentially beyond that, Cadillac are still weighing up their options as a number of former…

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James Vowles: Williams sacrificed performance at British GP to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues. He also discussed Carlos Sainz's British GP incident with Charles Leclerc.
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Vowles: Williams F1 having to leave performance on the table to cure cooling issues

James Vowles has conceded Williams Racing are having to sacrifice performance to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Williams had a superb run from Australia to Monaco, scoring 54 points across the opening eight rounds as the FW47 was fast in pretty…

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F2 title contender and McLaren junior Alex Dunne caught the eye of the F1 paddock with his superb run in FP1 at the Austrian GP, including team principal Andrea Stella.
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Andrea Stella explains hugely impressive performance by Alex Dunne in FP1 at F1 Austrian GP

F2 title contender and McLaren junior Alex Dunne caught the eye of the F1 paddock with his superb run in FP1 at the Austrian GP, including team principal Andrea Stella. As part of the mandatory rookie running all teams must do, the Irish driver took Lando Norris’ car for opening practice. He was the first…

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Arrow McLaren has confirmed on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will replace Nolan Siegel in Toronto this weekend should the young American fail an IndyCar medical check on Thursday.
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Lundqvist to replace Siegel in Toronto if Arrow McLaren driver fails IndyCar medical check

Arrow McLaren has confirmed on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will replace Nolan Siegel in Toronto this weekend should the young American fail an IndyCar medical check on Thursday. What happened? Running in P8 during the closing stages of race 1 at Iowa on Saturday evening following a very strong drive throughout, Nolan Siegel complained of…

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