It’s time for the first practise session of the weekend at Indianapolis ahead of the Indy road course race for tomorrow. After a couple of first explorative laps, everyone returns to the pits, with the first timed lap signed by Ganassi’s Kyffin Simpson in 1:10.413s. The rookie is joined by fellow teammate Linus Lundqvist and…
McLaughlin got away superbly to hold a comfortable lead on the opening lap. Power had to fend off Christian Lundgaard into turn 5. At the back, Rinus VeeKay rammed into the back of Robb and spun him around. Harvey and Simpson also were involved as innocent parties. The Dutch driver was handed a drive-through. On…
Round 1, Group 1 Scott Dixon posted the first time of the session with a 1:10.2763. However, it was Alex Palou who absolutely smashed the field on the first runs as he was the fastest driver on the first, second and third timed laps. A 1:06.1772 put him almost 0.4s clear of teammate Marcus Armstrong….
There was an instant red flag in second practice as Pietro Fittipaldi went off at turn 2. It was a steering rack failure as the car simply did not turn. At the 10-minute mark, a 1:06.6973 from Christian Lundgaard saw him lead the way from Rossi, McLaughlin, Ferrucci, O’Ward, Grosjean, Rasmussen, Blomqvist, Herta and Palou….
Josef Newgarden rebounded from his St. Pete disqualification as he went fastest in first practice at Barber Motorsports Park ahead of Sunday’s race. The two-time IndyCar champion spun early on in practice as he had a big moment at turn 13, ending up on the grass. Teammate and fellow St. Pete disqualifier had a snap…
Newgarden’s press conference regarding his disqualification from the St. Petersburg round definitely answered a number of questions, as well as elicit rather different reactions from his colleagues. However, it also raised concerns. Colton Herta, who had come second in the latest IndyCar round at Long Beach, mentioned his doubts to reporters following the Penske driver’s…
Round 1, Group 1 Felix Rosenqvist posted the first time on a 1:10.5910, which was beaten seconds later by Will Power by seven hundredths. The Australian led the way on the banker laps, logging a 1:07.2883. Rosenqvist (1:07.2956), Herta (1:07.3004), Palou, Rasmussen and Rahal completed the top 6 as all the drivers put the alternates…
The second practise session of the weekend is underway at Long Beach under a very cloudy sky. Canapino is the first driver to end up in the runoff zone at Turn 1 on his earliest attempt on cold tyres, while Lundgaard goes on tops as the first driver in the 1:10s. He is joined shortly…
A dust storm caused by high winds meant the first 10 minutes of the session was put on hold. When the session did get going, Sting Ray Robb had multiple excursions as there was no grip out on circuit. O’Ward, Kirkwood, Rasmussen and McLaughlin also had relatively big moments inside the first 30 minutes. Power’s…
Three Penskes in the top 4, crashes, gearboxes gone and many new faces: IndyCar is back!
