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Similar to yesterday’s conditions, delays impacted running at Indianapolis, but after an hour the second practice session ahead of the Indy 500, finally got underway. Opening thirty minutes Immediately drivers were going for lap times at Indianapolis. Kyffin Simpson, Colton Herta and Nolan Siegel were the first to take to the track for practice. The trio immediately went into the 200s and after doing a prep lap, David Malukas and Alexander Rossi also set speeds in the 200mph window. Kyle Kirkwood followed a similar approach to the trio, whereas Conor Daly and Sting Ray Robb elected to prep then go…

After two hours and 34 minutes of delay, Gasoline Alley finally had engines running as practice for the Indy 500 began. For some, it was the first time that the hybrid had ran around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. 34 drivers were going to attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 after last weekend’s Sonsio GP. Of these 34, eight were previously winners, including Josef Newgarden, who is aiming to pull off the three-peat, which has never been done before. There are four rookies and seven one-off entries. Immediately the track was full of cars, although they all were on…

Starting on pole for the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was Alex Palou after he took back-to-back poles. In warm-up, Josef Newgarden led from Christian Lundgaard, Scott Dixon and Palou. Opening laps and First Quarter Before the race even began, Kyffin Simpson had gearbox trouble on pit road. The driver from the Cayman Islands would’ve started tenth. Newgarden also had struggles before the start, later reported to be MGU-related, and had to start at the back. In terms of tyres, there was 12 drivers on softs and 15 on hards. Palou, Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Will…

On Sunday during the 2025 F1 Miami Grand Prix, one of F1’s oldest living GP winners, Jochen Mass, passed away aged 78. Early career Mass began his career in the late 60s. He progressed to Formula Two in 1972, but his main focus that year was the European Touring Car Championship. Mass won five times and took eight podiums. This was against a field which included former F1 drivers. He also debuted at the 24 Hours of Le Mans but retired from the race. He impressed in F2 as well with two wins and two podiums in the opening six…

Penske driver Scott McLaughlin took his first podium of the IndyCar season at the Grand Prix of Alabama. McLaughlin’s thoughts on finishing third After qualifying second and having a decent start, McLaughlin could not keep up with Alex Palou. He dropped down to third behind Christian Lundgaard and Palou. When asked for his thoughts on a third-place finish in the post-race press conference, McLaughlin stated: “I think we were just third place today. Didn’t quite have the pace from the get-go really. From lap two I tried to push Alex. He just had a lot of speed. “Yeah, I just…

Christian Lundgaard had a solid weekend in the Children’s Grand Prix of Alabama. After qualifying in seventh, Lundgaard made his way through the field to finish second to Alex Palou. Best of the 16 overtakes Lundgaard made 16 overtakes at the Barber Motorsports Park, including two standout overtakes on Scott McLaughlin and McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward. When asked about his favourite, Lundgaard gave an unsurprising answer. “I mean, I enjoyed the pass on Scottie Mac here, but I really did enjoy the one I had on Pato into five, around the same pit sequence. It was kind of all three…

Alex Palou took a dominant victory at the 2025 Children’s Grand Prix of Alabama held at the Barber Motorsports Park. He won by over 16 seconds from McLaren driver Christian Lundgaard. Championship lead heading into Indy double-header Palou goes into the Indy Road Course race in six days’ time 60 points ahead of Lundgaard in the standings. When asked about if he was proud of that, Palou said: “Yeah, it’s amazing. It means nothing and means a ton at the same time. Means nothing for the championship yet. For sure I prefer to be in the position we are now…

The Grand Prix of Alabama, held at the Barber Motorsports Park, was this weekend’s face of IndyCar. Once again, the driver’s face of IndyCar, Alex Palou from Chip Ganassi Racing, was the one to watch as he qualified on pole ahead of Penske’s Scott McLaughlin, who is the reigning race winner having won there last year. A three-stop strategy was favoured, with a mix between doing two sets of softs and a set of hards and two sets of hards and a set of softs. Third to fifth placed Colton Herta, Will Power and Rinus VeeKay started on hards, with…

Penske driver Scott McLaughlin qualified second for Sunday’s Alabama Grand Prix and afterwards, gave his thoughts ahead of the race.

Alex Palou took his first pole position of the season and the seventh of his career in qualifying for the Alabama Grand Prix. Despite Penske having the advantage of two cars in the Firestone Fast Six and the pace of Andretti’s Colton Herta, Palou managed to take pole by 0.146 seconds from Penske’s Scott McLaughlin. Thoughts on balance and speed of the car Speaking in the post-qualifying press conference, Palou praised his car and revealed his satisfaction at taking pole position. “The car has been really good all weekend, honestly. Especially at the Fast Six, I got the balance I…