James O'Connor

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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Round 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as race 2 at Iowa has been completed, full report and results below.
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IndyCar | Race 2 | Iowa | Palou takes seventh win of 2025 as Newgarden falls victim to badly timed cautions

Round 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as race 2 at Iowa has been completed, full report and results below. A few hours before race 2 at Iowa, it was confirmed that Nolan Siegel was declared unfit by the IndyCar medical team following his late race crash yesterday. He was due…

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Nolan Siegel will miss race 2 of IndyCar at Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Tony Kanaan also gives his reaction.
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Nolan Siegel to miss IndyCar race 2 at Iowa following crash in yesterday’s event

Nolan Siegel will miss race 2 of IndyCar at Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The young American has been declared not fit by the IndyCar medical team. During Saturday evening’s race, Siegel was a top 10 runner all the way through. Complaining about the balance of the car in the last stint, he crashed out of…

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The first race of a IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is in the books, view the full race 1 report and results here
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IndyCar | Race 1 | Iowa | O’Ward fends off long time leader Newgarden to take victory

The first race of a IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway is in the books, view the full race 1 report and results below. Josef Newgarden started on pole, with teammate Scott McLaughlin at the back after crashing in qualifying. Luckily for the Kiwi Team Penske did a superb job to get his car ready in…

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Qualifying for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as the grid has been set for the Iowa doubleheader, full report and results here.
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IndyCar | Qualifying | Iowa | Newgarden and Palou take poles for doubleheader

Qualifying for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2025 IndyCar season is in the books as the grid has been set for the Iowa doubleheader, full report and results below. Scott McLaughlin was fastest in practice. Could Team Penske convert that pace into pole positions? The qualifying order was reversed based on entrant points as…

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Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results here.
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Indy NXT | Race | Iowa | Rowe takes historic first victory in the category

Round 9 of the 2025 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Iowa has been completed, view the full report and results below. Unfortunately for Seb Murray, he missed the race as the IndyCar medical team did not clear him following his frightening crash with Ricardo Escotto at Mid-Ohio last weekend….

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