IndyCar Palou escaping Ganassi’s McLaren fury feels unjust Ganassi’s attacking McLaren over its handling of the Alex Palou situation, but Palou himself is escaping criticism from the team he’s twice appeared to try to leave. It’s obvious why Ganassi is keen to keep Palou on-side, says Jack Benyon, but it’s still uncomfortable
IndyCar Dixon gets first IndyCar win of 2023 from 15th on grid Scott Dixon somehow emerges from a first-lap clash to win the Indianapolis road course race from 15th on the grid, while Ganassi team-mate Alex Palou is now on the brink of the title despite being involved in that collision too
IndyCar Ganassi attacks McLaren for ‘interference’ amid Palou row IndyCar team owner Chip Ganassi has issued a scalding statement accusing rival McLaren of “interference” in the battle over championship leader Alex Palou’s future
IndyCar Who McLaren could sign after Palou’s dramatic snub With runaway IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou having seemingly backed out of a 2024 deal with McLaren to stay at Ganassi, McLaren now has a huge hole to fill
IndyCar IndyCar’s surprise poleman has been under-appreciated too long “I’ve seen plenty of the hate, plenty of the can’t do it, can’t compete with the kids, can’t whatever,” said Graham Rahal after ending a six-year IndyCar pole drought at Indianapolis. Jack Benyon argues any such ‘hate’ has always been unjust
IndyCar Brown claims Palou has backed out of McLaren switch In a total turnaround, it looks like Alex Palou could remain at Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar for 2024 and snub what was once thought to be a near-certain switch to McLaren
IndyCar Graham Rahal on IndyCar pole for first time in six years Graham Rahal snatched his first IndyCar pole position in six years at the Indianapolis road course ahead of team-mate Christian Lundgaard
IndyCar Castroneves drops to Indy 500-only, Blomqvist gets full-time shot Tom Blomqvist will race full-time in IndyCar for Meyer Shank Racing next season, as Helio Castroneves drops back to an Indy 500-only entry
NASCAR Kobayashi debut, Button return – NASCAR’s latest IndyCar crossover NASCAR’s explosion of outside stars entering road courses this weekend continues with ex-Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi and current Supercars points leader Brodie Kostecki making their debuts alongside the returning Jenson Button and Shane van Gisbergen, among others.
IndyCar What IndyCar’s sudden new star wants to prove in his bonus race Linus Lundqvist stunned the IndyCar paddock on his debut in Nashville last weekend. But he ended it kicking himself for crashing. That puts a lot of weight on his extra chance at Indianapolis
IndyCar Brilliant peaks expose what Andretti’s double winner must improve Kyle Kirkwood’s peaks in his first year at Andretti in IndyCar have been mighty – and put his team-mates’ accomplishments in the shade. But he’s vanished a bit in the gap between his 2023 wins, and his racecraft has been found wanting too
IndyCar Second chance shows IndyCar’s newest driver left a big impression With Simon Pagenaud still out, a second call-up for Linus Lundqvist suggests Meyer Shank really liked what it saw from his IndyCar debut
IndyCar Winners and losers from IndyCar’s Nashville race Nashville’s 2023 IndyCar race might not have featured the same explosive chaos as its first two editions, but that doesn’t mean there was a lack of action. Here’s our pick of winners and losers
IndyCar Grosjean didn’t waste his first chance to prove Andretti wrong Strong comments from Michael Andretti about Romain Grosjean’s attitude and approach to tough races raised the stakes in Grosjean’s battle to keep his IndyCar seat. But in Nashville Grosjean drove like he’d got the message. Will it be enough? Or will developments at Ganassi save him?
IndyCar Andretti’s rising star Kirkwood gets second IndyCar win Kyle Kirkwood took his second IndyCar victory of the year for Andretti Autosport in Nashville, narrowly denying Scott McLaughlin
IndyCar Snubbed junior champion showed IndyCar what it’s missing The champion of IndyCar’s main feeder series didn’t get a 2023 seat, even though several of his vanquished rivals did. A startling qualifying performance on his belated debut in Nashville should put that right
IndyCar McLaughlin leads heavily delayed Nashville IndyCar qualifying Scott McLaughlin delivered Team Penske’s first road and street course pole of the season and its third IndyCar pole in a row in a tricky day in Nashville
IndyCar Revised Nashville track to be finale in IndyCar calendar revamp Nashville’s popular street circuit will move to IndyCar’s season finale slot for 2024, using a revised circuit that takes the course past the city’s Country Music Hall of Fame
IndyCar ‘Too slow to adapt’ – but Chadwick’s US move could yet pay off The first half season of Jamie Chadwick’s switch to IndyCar’s primary feeder series has come under much scrutiny – but she’s fully aware of both her shortcomings and the fact it’s far too early to properly judge it as a failure with improvements evident
IndyCar This much-admired rookie must get another IndyCar season IndyCar’s top drivers think Argentinian touring car convert Agustin Canapino is doing an great job in his rookie season – and they’re right think so. Our American Editor Jack Benyon explains why he believes it would be a real waste if 2023 was his only year
Formula E Andretti’s new champion doesn’t fancy its vacant IndyCar seat Andretti has vacancies in its IndyCar line-up for 2024 – so could its newly-crowned Formula E champion Jake Dennis, who has already tested with Andretti’s IndyCar squad, be tempted to make the switch?
IndyCar Prolonged Pagenaud absence sets up long overdue IndyCar debut Simon Pagenaud’s post-crash IndyCar absence will continue in Nashville – but it means a belated debut for an Indy Lights champion
Formula 1 IndyCar star Palou a potential 2024 option for two F1 teams IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou has been linked with two Formula 1 teams for a possible race seat in 2024
IndyCar Grosjean ‘really frustrates’ Andretti – but shouldn’t be axed Michael Andretti’s strong criticism of “really frustrating” Romain Grosjean’s driving approach and handling of the team make it seem even more likely that the ex-Formula 1 driver will lose his Andretti Autosport IndyCar seat for 2024. Jack Benyon argues that would be the wrong move
IndyCar Ericsson to replace Grosjean? IndyCar’s wild silly season The latest blockbuster move in IndyCar’s wild silly season could be Marcus Ericsson replacing fellow ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean. Our American Editor Jack Benyon explains the latest developments at each team
IndyCar Is Palou’s once-certain IndyCar title now at risk? Josef Newgarden took 46 points from Alex Palou’s IndyCar lead in one weekend. But considering the gap is still 80 points, so has it changed the title race in any way? It might end up being irrelevant, but his Iowa brilliance is the only thing that’s put him in the conversation
IndyCar Newgarden completes Iowa double but Palou comes through to third Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden took a second IndyCar victory in a row at Iowa, his sixth at the track, and cut Alex Palou’s championship lead to 80 points in the process – but not without a late caution creating a tense showdown.
IndyCar ‘I’m going to fence you’ – Why Newgarden was so angry after win If you’re a rival driver and you wronged Josef Newgarden on Saturday, you’d better find him and apologise before Sunday second Iowa Speedway IndyCar race because he is on the warpath
IndyCar Newgarden wins at Iowa yet again as Penske dominates Josef Newgarden kept team-mate Scott McLaughlin at bay to score a fifth Iowa Speedway IndyCar victory in a race that could easily have been a Penske 1-2-3
IndyCar Power takes IndyCar pole tally to 70 with Iowa double Will Power took his third and fourth consecutive Iowa Speedway poles and took his IndyCar tally to 70 in the process in qualifying for this weekend’s double-leader, as championship leader Alex Palou claimed seventh and 12th
IndyCar Is this the IndyCar pack’s last chance to stop Palou? Alex Palou already looks like 2023 IndyCar champion. But this weekend there’s a double-header at one of the series’ toughest venues – somewhere he’s never got his head around so far, and where one of his main rivals is often unstoppable
IndyCar The next four breakthrough IndyCar wins that need to happen After Christian Lundgaard fulfilled all his promise with a first IndyCar race victory, we predict the next four breakthrough wins
IndyCar What IndyCar’s changing after wheel-over-fence Indy 500 crash IndyCar and Dallara have revealed what they’re changing on the series’ cars in response to the frightening Indianapolis 500 crash in which one of Kyle Kirkwood’s wheels nearly landed in a grandstand
IndyCar A zero-lap debut has strengthened a 2024 IndyCar claim Tom Blomqvist didn’t last beyond the first corner in his maiden IndyCar race and he won’t be in the car this weekend either. But it was “job done” as far as Meyer Shank Racing was concerned and that heightens the prospect of a 2024 drive with the team
Formula 1 Clock ticking on Palou/F1 decision all of IndyCar is waiting for Alex Palou has no 2024 Formula 1 race seat offers on the table right now. But F1 is still a pivotal factor in his IndyCar future – and virtually every other driver move in the paddock is waiting on Palou
IndyCar Anomaly or start of something big? IndyCar’s shock winner Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s long IndyCar lean times ended with Christian Lundgaard’s Toronto win. Will it turn out to be a one-off helped by a strange qualifying session, or has a corner been turned at last?
IndyCar Lundgaard ends Rahal drought and Palou’s IndyCar win streak Christian Lundgaard converted his shock Toronto pole into Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s first IndyCar victory for three seasons, halting Alex Palou’s three-race winning streak as the championship leader finished second with a broken wing
IndyCar What latest shock performance says about a rising IndyCar star A shock pole in a wet/dry Toronto qualifying session is the highlight of Christian Lundgaard’s second IndyCar season so far, but it’s certainly not the first time he’s impressed in 2023
IndyCar Lundgaard on Toronto pole after wet/dry IndyCar qualifying thriller Christian Lundgaard earned his second IndyCar pole position after topping a wet-to-dry qualifying session at Toronto
IndyCar ‘I felt so lost’ – Latest debutant shows how hard IndyCar is Meyer Shank’s Toronto stand-in driver Tom Blomqvist looks assured of a 2024 IndyCar seat. But the fact he “felt so lost” on Friday shows it’ll be nearly impossible for him to make a wider impression on this one-off outing