Author: Liam Ploetner

After an exciting Fast 12, it was Felix Rosenqvist, Pato O’Ward, Robert Shwartzman, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou and Takuma Sato who would be contesting the Firestone Fast 6. Of the six drivers, two had won the 500 in Dixon and Sato. O’Ward almost won the race in 2024, Palou took pole in 2023, Shwartzman had never raced on an oval and Rosenqvist had qualified well in the past few years. Sato quick for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Sato, the 2017 and 2020 winner, had the first run. His first speed was a 233.024. His #75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan machine was quick,…

Max Verstappen took victory in the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, beating McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take his second win of the season. The move which won Verstappen the race The four-time champion took the lead from Piastri at turn one, the famous Variante Tamburello, and never looked back, leading every lap of the 63-lap race. Speaking in the post-race press conference, he walked through the start and the strong move on Piastri. “Yeah, the initial start wasn’t that amazing, but then Turn 2, luckily, worked out quite well for me. So I was,…

Alex Palou topped the first day of Indy 500 qualifying on a day of high pressure at the famous oval. Despite four days of practice sessions, many questions remained ahead of Indy 500 qualifying. A relatively quiet start to practice came to an abrupt end on Friday when Kyle Larson dramatically flipped his car. A more dramatic crash took place in the final session before qualifying. Marcus Armstrong suffered a 100g impact into the concrete walls. Meyer Shank Racing worked hard to try and rebuild the car. However as qualifying approached, questions remained on whether the New Zealander could race,…

Rick Mears, four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, currently works for Penske in an advisory role. Mears attended Friday’s Press Conference with Penske drivers Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin and Penske President Tim Cindric. The IndyCar legend, drove in IndyCar racing from 1976-1992, most successfully for Penske, winning the iconic race four times. He is one of just four drivers to have achieved this accolade. He still holds the record for the most Indianapolis 500 pole positions, securing six. Attending a press conference on Friday announcing the iconic race was now sold out, Mears took questions from the…

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…