Tim Cindric has made a stunning return to the IndyCar Team Penske squad less than a year after he was dismissed as their team president; he will be Scott McLaughlin's strategist throughout the 2026 season.
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Cindric makes stunning IndyCar return to Team Penske as McLaughlin strategist

Tim Cindric has made a stunning return to the IndyCar Team Penske squad less than a year after he was dismissed as their team president; he will be Scott McLaughlin’s strategist throughout the 2026 season. The 57-year-old was removed from his role following the scandal involving Team Penske at the Indy 500 last year. Will…

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Álex Palou heads into the 2026 IndyCar season as the clear favourite to take a fifth title. He is also going for four in a row.
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Alex Palou will try but is “pretty certain” 2025 IndyCar dominance will not be repeated in 2026

Alex Palou heads into the 2026 IndyCar season as the clear favourite to take a fifth title. The four-time champion is looking to make it four titles in a row this year as well. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver saw his case against McLaren come to an end earlier this month. His complete focus and…

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RLL have confirmed that Mick Schumacher's race engineer will be Mike Pawlowski in the 2026 IndyCar season, with Ryan Briscoe also joining.
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Schumacher’s 2026 race engineer confirmed as RLL IndyCar squad appoint Briscoe as driver coach

Ahead of media content days on Tuesday and Wednesday, RLL have confirmed that Mick Schumacher’s race engineer will be Mike Pawlowski in the 2026 IndyCar season, with Ryan Briscoe joining as driver coach. Mick Schumacher gets a high quality race engineer at RLL for 2026 IndyCar season Pawlowski comes with a lot of experience in…

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Ed Carpenter Racing introduces a series of leadership and engineering changes ahead of the 2026 IndyCar season.
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Ed Carpenter Racing introduces new roles ahead of 2026 IndyCar season

Ed Carpenter Racing announced several team changes ahead of the 2026 IndyCar season. The team saw major improvements last season. Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi joined the Indianapolis-based team in 2025, bringing knowledge and expertise. Christian Rasmussen scored the team’s first win since 2021 at the 250 Milwaukee Mile. Both drivers will continue with Ed…

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McLaren secures $12M in damages after legal battle with Alex Palou over broken F1 and IndyCar contract agreement
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McLaren awarded over $12m in damages in Palou contract dispute

McLaren successfully secured over $12 million in damages after taking legal action against four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou, who previously served as the team’s F1 reserve driver; CEO Zak Brown hailed the outcome as “entirely appropriate,” while Palou expressed disappointment over the court’s decision. The compensation covers a range of commercial and contractual impacts stemming…

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The Rosin family’s departure from PREMA Racing ends a historic era, prompting questions over legacy, leadership and the road ahead.
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PREMA Racing faces new chapter as Rosin family departs

Motorsport.com Italy has reported that the Rosin family has stepped away from PREMA Racing, bringing one of the longest-standing family-led chapters in junior single-seater history to a close. That decision has prompted renewed focus on how deeply the family’s influence shaped the team from its very foundations. Angelo Rosin founded PREMA in 1983 in Veneto…

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INDYCAR has launched a new independent officiating board for 2026, selecting Ray Evernham, Raj Nair and FIA appointee Ronan Morgan to oversee INDYCAR Officiating Inc. They will also hire a Managing Director of Officiating.
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IndyCar unveils new independent officiating board ahead of 2026

INDYCAR has taken the next step forward with plans for a fully independent officiating structure for the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone seasons. The series announced the formation of INDYCAR Officiating Inc., a newly established, non-profit organization that will oversee all race-officiating operations — separate from INDYCAR and Penske Entertainment. The…

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Álex Palou insists Max Verstappen would have bagged F1 title ages ago.
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IndyCar champion Palou backs Verstappen’s remarks of winning F1 title in McLaren “two months ago”

Ahead of the final showdown for the 2025 F1 Drivers’ title, four-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou thinks Max Verstappen would have bagged the title a while ago. The Catalan driver echoed Verstappen’s own recent remarks in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, in which he also commented on his own missed opportunity at McLaren. Verstappen would…

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