IndyCar What stopped Grosjean winning Long Beach IndyCar race Romain Grosjean’s narrow defeat to Josef Newgarden in Long Beach was both one of his best IndyCar drives and most agonising near-misses yet. Jack Benyon explains how a probable victory got away
IndyCar Newgarden denies Grosjean Long Beach IndyCar win Josef Newgarden continued Penske’s unbeaten start to the 2022 IndyCar season by a narrow margin over a charging Romain Grosjean in Long Beach
IndyCar Herta bags Long Beach IndyCar pole, Grosjean denied by crash Colton Herta claimed pole position for IndyCar’s Long Beach run, with Romain Grosjean’s bid to deny him thwarted by a late crash
Formula 1 Alfa Romeo’s strong start to F1 2022 ‘burns a little’ – Herta Colton Herta says it “burns” to see how well Alfa Romeo is performing in Formula 1 this year, after he missed out on a seat for this season when Andretti failed to buy the Sauber-run outfit
IndyCar Six IndyCar drivers already facing a make-or-break Long Beach The 2022 IndyCar season is only two races old, but a selection of drivers are already in need of a big result this weekend at Long Beach – some for their title aspirations, others for their future in the series
IndyCar IndyCar shouldn’t fear F1’s US expansion, but can’t sit idly by Drivers in the US have spoken with caution about the impacts on IndyCar of F1’s expansion in America. If anything there’s a chance for the domestic single-seater series will gain from this – but it can’t sit back and do nothing
IndyCar ‘Ironed out bad habits’ – IndyCar leader’s big transformation Scott McLaughlin’s transition to IndyCar is easily underplayed, with some asking why he’d been dropped straight into a top seat in 2021. Now he’s answering those emphatically
IndyCar The contrasting duo holding their own against IndyCar’s elite Behind the Penske-Ganassi lockout of the IndyCar driver standings, two drivers at the opposite end of their careers have had encouraging starts to 2022
IndyCar A ‘deeper, gnarly tone’ – 2024 IndyCar engines begin testing Honda and Chevrolet completed successful roll-outs of their 2024-specification 2.4-litre IndyCar engines across three days of running at Indianapolis
IndyCar A hint of how IndyCar oval racing could be saved A balance that allows close but safe racing on ovals in IndyCar keeps proving elusive – as have crowds at many oval tracks. Last weekend’s Texas race at least managed to tackle one of those problems
IndyCar IndyCar’s 2024 engine gets test debut without hybrid unit IndyCar’s next-generation engine will test for the first time on-track next week as Honda and Chevrolet will get proper running on the Formula 1 layout of the Indianapolis Road Course
IndyCar ‘Let’s dream big’ – Johnson’s daring IndyCar goal is now plausible Jimmie Johnson’s stellar IndyCar oval debut has him even dreaming as big as an Indianapolis 500 victory, as Jack Benyon explains
IndyCar Newgarden wins Texas IndyCar thriller with last lap pass Josef Newgarden pipped long-time leader and Penske team-mate Scott McLaughlin to victory on the Texas oval with an incredible last lap overtake around the outside of the last corner
IndyCar Harvey out of Texas IndyCar race after crash, Ferrucci called up Santino Ferrucci will make a shock return to the IndyCar field for Sunday afternoon’s race at Texas as Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Jack Harvey has been deemed unfit to race
IndyCar Rosenqvist claims first IndyCar pole for McLaren at Texas Felix Rosenqvist took his second IndyCar pole position and his first for Arrow McLaren SP, as championship leader and Penske’s Scott McLaughlin was just 0.003s slower over two laps in Texas
IndyCar Latest on O’Ward’s precarious McLaren IndyCar future With Pato O’Ward’s IndyCar future with McLaren in doubt, our American Editor Jack Benyon heard from the driver and team and delivers the latest
IndyCar What a stone-cold IndyCar oval debut really looks like IndyCar oval debuts are tricky at the best of times. But coming from a life of racing in Europe makes it even harder. Jack Benyon catches up with European converts Christian Lundgaard and Callum Ilott to find out how they’re approaching their oval debuts this weekend
IndyCar JR Hildebrand to contest all oval IndyCar races with Foyt JR Hildebrand will race in more than just the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2017 when he contests all of the oval IndyCar races for AJ Foyt Racing
Formula 1 Gasly tops opening day of F1’s Bahrain test, Perez spins Pierre Gasly topped the first day of Bahrain pre-season Formula 1 testing which Sergio Perez brought to a premature end when he spun his Red Bull in the final 10 minutes
Formula 1 Herta open to F1 practice offers amid McLaren rumours Colton Herta says he is open to “as much testing as possible in a Formula 1 car” amid rumours McLaren could look to give him free practice running in 2022
IndyCar The unsung hero behind two IndyCar prodigies Josef Newgarden and Colton Herta are arguably America’s top two IndyCar talents of the last decade. And the same man engineered them for their first steps in the series. Nathan O’Rourke reveals a few secrets
IndyCar We predict IndyCar’s next four new winners The 2022 IndyCar season began with a shock new race winner in Scott McLaughlin. But that still leaves 11 series regulars who’ve yet to taste victory. Who will break through next? Here are Jack Benyon’s predictions
IndyCar Surprise win showed a big swing in IndyCar’s engine battle There was plenty of focus on Scott McLaughlin’s winter leap forward after his St Petersburg IndyCar win, but there were also signs Chevrolet has attended to some key weaknesses
IndyCar The best ninth place you’ll see, and its IndyCar implications Marcus Ericsson produced one of the best drives of his career in the IndyCar opener. It only resulted in a ninth place, but it’s a sign of big things to come
IndyCar IndyCar’s engine delay a no-brainer, but bigger questions loom IndyCar’s decision to delay its new hybrid engines until 2024 seemed inevitable. But the next question facing the series may be far tougher to answer as Jack Benyon explains.
IndyCar IndyCar delays switch to hybrid engines until 2024 IndyCar has delayed the introduction of its new hybrid engine until 2024 due to what it calls “ongoing global supply chain challenges”
IndyCar The easily-missed stat that sealed shock IndyCar win There was lots to admire about Scott McLaughlin’s breakthrough win in St Petersburg, but the most important element in the end was how he’s mastered one of IndyCar’s trickiest arts
Formula 1 What O’Ward needs to do to impress McLaren’s F1 team Excited onlookers are keen to see whether Pato O’Ward can do the rarely thinkable and jump from IndyCar to F1. McLaren CEO Zak Brown outlines how the Mexican driver can make a case to be considered
IndyCar Was McLaren’s dire IndyCar opener as bad as it looked? Arrow McLaren SP’s IndyCar season opener shouldn’t have been the disaster it appeared to be. Plenty worked against the team at St Petersburg, but it can’t afford to make such weekends a habit
IndyCar Did one of best IndyCar rules contribute to Grosjean crash? One of IndyCar’s qualifying rules gives it a massive advantage over pretty much every other circuit racing series. But implementing it correctly is crucial – with Romain Grosjean’s practice crash at St Petersburg the highest-profile proof of that
IndyCar The flashback win that should worry IndyCar’s elite Scott McLaughlin’s win not only banished any lingering doubts over his IndyCar move, but felt reminiscent of his pre-IndyCar dominance
IndyCar Why you have to attend an IndyCar race in 2022 The global pandemic kept our American Editor Jack Benyon out of the IndyCar paddock over the past two years. But this past weekend in St Petersburg, he finally got to see IndyCar up close and personal and it didn’t disappoint
Formula 1 O’Ward and another IndyCar driver set for McLaren FP1 runs McLaren’s IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward looks set to drive in Friday practice for its Formula 1 team at a grand prix in 2022, and so might another IndyCar racer – which could be Colton Herta if McLaren chooses to give Andretti’s F1 bid a little help
IndyCar How a touring car star suddenly cracked IndyCar Even getting an IndyCar chance was a bit of a fairytale surprise for Scott McLaughlin. After his stunning St Petersburg pole, Penske’s leftfield signing suddenly looks like an established ace. Where’s the leap forward come from?
IndyCar Sato calls Grosjean ‘reckless’ after IndyCar practice crash A bizarre collision between ex-Formula 1 drivers Takuma Sato and Romain Grosjean was among the incidents in a messy second IndyCar practice session in St Petersburg
IndyCar McLaren’s IndyCar team revolution needs time to take effect Arrow McLaren SP’s influx of staff in the IndyCar off-season has led to significant publicity but the impact on track might not be instant
IndyCar The leading candidate to be IndyCar’s 2023 rookie sensation There’s an intriguing group of rookies on the 2022 IndyCar grid, and already a pretty clear sign of who’s likely to join them in 2023
IndyCar Grosjean fastest in first IndyCar practice of 2022 Romain Grosjean started his first weekend with the Andretti Autosport team in perfect fashion by topping IndyCar practice
IndyCar Everything you need to know ahead of the 2022 IndyCar season The IndyCar season starts this weekend at St Petersburg. Here’s everything you need to know in preparation
IndyCar IndyCar adjusts rule that thwarted Grosjean’s victory bid While IndyCar hasn’t made any enormous rule changes for the 2022 season, it’s a small one it has made that has got Andretti’s Romain Grosjean excited, as Jack Benyon explains