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IndyCar champion admits breaching McLaren contract in £18.2m lawsuit over potential F1 seat

Alex Palou was due to be McLaren’s Formula One reserve driver

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

Ranked! Top 10 best IndyCar race drives of 2023

The 2023 IndyCar Series season was dominated by Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, but the Spaniard didn't have a monopoly on top-drawer performances on his way to sealing a second title.

Motorsport · Nov 9, 2023

Top 10: Ranking the best IndyCar race drives of 2023

The 2023 IndyCar Series season was dominated by Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, but the Spaniard didn't have a monopoly on top-drawer performances on his way to sealing a second title.

Autosport · Nov 8, 2023

Ranking the top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2023

It was a season of surprisingly few race winners, with Alex Palou sweeping to the championship with a round to spare and Josef Newgarden cleaning up on the majority of the oval tracks. 

Autosport · Oct 14, 2023

The factors that fuelled Palou’s 2023 IndyCar domination

It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. IndyCar’s USP is the high number of potential race winners in its pack for such a high-level open-wheel racing series. But Alex Palou defied this logic in 2023, making his second title appear routine on track with five victories. Off the track, however,…

Autosport · Oct 13, 2023

IndyCar champion Palou "far enough that it's painful” from being complete driver

Palou dominated the 2023 IndyCar season, scoring five wins, 10 podiums and two poles en route to his second title, which he secured with a round to spare.

Autosport · Oct 11, 2023

Reigning IndyCar champion Palou “not that close” to being a complete driver

It is a bit surprising to have a driver that rolled to a dominating 2023 campaign featuring five wins, 10 podiums, two poles – no finish lower than eighth – across 17 rounds and locked up the title with a race to spare profess they are still lacking.

Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023

Newgarden: "still a lot to be worked through" with hybrid engine

The current 2.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engines are paired with hybrid components, which are small enough to fit inside the bell housing. The hybrid unit provides up to an additional 150 horsepower when deployed, similar to the push-to-pass system that has been a fixture in the series, and regenerates under braking. Automatic…

Motorsport · Oct 1, 2023

IndyCar’s O’Ward to get Abu Dhabi F1 outings for McLaren

According to F1’s sporting regulations, McLaren still had to fulfil its commitment to run a second rookie in an FP1 session later this year.

Autosport · Sep 16, 2023

Will chaotic IndyCar finales become the norm in future?

Laguna Seca has seen a thing or two since its construction in 1957, nestled among the dusty, sweeping hillsides between Monterey and Salinas, but not many races around the ‘dry lake’ have been as chaotic or frenzied as Sunday’s IndyCar Series finale, which very much had the feel of ‘School’s…

Autosport · Sep 15, 2023