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Foyt signs Indy Lights race winner Pedersen for IndyCar 2023

Benjamin Pedersen will graduate to the NTT IndyCar Series next season after signing a multi-year deal with AJ Foyt Racing-Chevrolet.

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Jimmie Johnson says he will retire from full-time racing

He figures his future schedule will include no more than 10 bucket-list events, but the 47-year-old had no idea what that schedule will look like.

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FIA formally rejects Herta's F1 superlicence request

The FIA has clarified that it rejected Red Bull’s request for IndyCar race winner Colton Herta to be granted an exemption for a Formula 1 superlicence.

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Brown: Herta case shows F1 superlicence system needs review

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown thinks the FIA's superlicence rules need to be reviewed following IndyCar ace Colton Herta's struggles to pass the threshold needed to race in Formula 1.

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Brown: Verstappen, Raikkonen wouldn't have qualified for F1 superlicence either

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown thinks the FIA's superlicence rules need to be reviewed in the wake of Colton Herta's struggle to obtain one, saying that under the current system world champions Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen wouldn't have gotten one either.

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RLL IndyCar team hires ex-Red Bull and McLaren F1 tech chief

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s IndyCar team has announced Stefano Sordo, currently McLaren F1 team’s director of vehicle performance, as its new technical director.

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RLL IndyCar team hires former RBR and McLaren F1 tech chief

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s IndyCar team has announced Stefano Sordo, currently McLaren F1 team’s director of vehicle performance, as its new technical director.

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Meyer Shank retains Blomqvist, promises him an IndyCar test

Meyer Shank Racing has extended its contract with Tom Blomqvist to race in IMSA and will also test him in an MSR-Honda IndyCar at the conclusion of the season.

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Lundgaard: Vettel could expect “tough transition” to IndyCar

Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Christian Lundgaard said that four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel would face a hard task adapting to the demands of IndyCar if he wished to make the switch.

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Ganassi will support Palou’s IndyCar title bid despite contract dispute

Chip Ganassi Racing won’t waver in its support of Alex Palou’s IndyCar title defence, despite being locked in a legal dispute with the Spaniard who intends to join McLaren.

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Newgarden unrepentant over Grosjean Nashville IndyCar clash

Josef Newgarden said “Welcome to IndyCar” in response to his clash with Romain Grosjean, while teammate Will Power felt lucky to finish the race after his gearbox was damaged in a clash.

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IndyCar penalise Rossi and Andretti Autosport after Indy GP win

Alexander Rossi has been penalised 20 IndyCar championship points and his Andretti Autosport team fined after his Indy GP-winning car was found to underweight and in violation of two rules.

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VeeKay snatches strong fourth on otherwise bad day for ECR

Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet’s Rinus VeeKay produced his best oval drive outside of Indianapolis Motor Speedway to claim a fighting fourth in the opening race of Iowa Speedway’s Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend.

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Malukas “obsessed” with IndyCar, no wish to race anything else

Dale Coyne Racing with HMD driver says that IndyCar is so much fun that he wouldn’t want to race in any other series than the top of the U.S. open-wheel racing.

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IndyCar Toronto: Dixon scores 52nd win, matches Mario Andretti

Chip Ganassi Racing's legend Scott Dixon held off Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist to score his 52nd IndyCar triumph and his fourth in Toronto.

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Toronto IndyCar: Herta turns 107mph lap, Palou and Grosjean shunt

Andretti Autosport-Honda’s Colton Herta ran the first 107mph lap of the weekend at Toronto to claim top spot in second practice, while teammate Romain Grosjean and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou both were among those who found the wall.

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Power: Improving qualifying is key to staying in title hunt

Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Will Power has cited upping his qualifying performance as key to taking the IndyCar championship battle down to the wire.

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Herta reckons he could be competitive in F1 after first McLaren test

IndyCar's Colton Herta says he feels he is quick enough for Formula 1 after completing a two-day test with McLaren at Portimao.

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Herta feels fast enough for Formula 1 after first test

Young American IndyCar star Colton Herta says he feels he’s fast enough for Formula 1 after completing a two-day test with McLaren at Portimao.

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Palou says he was faster than McLaughlin but couldn’t pass

Defending NTT IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou believes he had a car to win at Mid-Ohio but just couldn’t find a way around Scott McLaughlin.

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Why seeing the whites of driver’s eyes is F1 and NASCAR’s biggest difference

As a Daytona 500 winner and long-time follower of Formula 1, Team Penske NASCAR Cup driver Austin Cindric is well qualified to judge the differences between the two series.

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The F1 fan engagement mentality that surprised a Daytona 500 winner

As a Daytona 500 winner and long-time follower of Formula 1, Team Penske NASCAR Cup driver Austin Cindric is well qualified to judge the differences between the two series.

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De Silvestro: Now I know what to expect from current IndyCar

Simona De Silvestro is confident that her IndyCar comeback at Road America will have major benefits ahead of her second and third outings for Paretta Autosport-Chevrolet.

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IndyCar team-by-team mid-season review 2022

With eight races down and nine to go, it’s time to reflect on who has been excelling and who’s been sub-par in the first half of the 2022 IndyCar season

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IndyCar team-by-team midseason review 2022

Eight races down, nine to go, it’s time to reflect on who has been excelling and who’s been sub-par of the full-time entries in the first half of the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series season.

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