by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 12, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
The Detroit Grand Prix traditionally has a different qualifying system than the other road and street courses, but this year it has been brought much closer in line with the regular system, with the 25 cars divided into groups of 12 and 13 in qualifying, with the top...
by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 9, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
The #10 Chip Ganassi Racing driver is the first driver to fall victim to the rule, introduced in 2020, whereby an ‘early’ engine change incurs a six-place grid penalty on road/street courses and a nine-place penalty on ovals.Palou’s car required a new Honda engine...
by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 9, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
The Green Savoree-run event on the 1.8-mile street and runway course was first held in 2003 and has traditionally been IndyCar’s season-opener.Exceptions were made last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic pushing it back to October to serve as the series’ finale, and...
by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 8, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
IndyCar president Jay Frye says the series will examine its rules regarding blue flags, following frustration from leading runners over the behaviour of backmarkers.While IndyCar drivers generally ensure slow-down laps don’t interfere with flying laps by rivals,...
by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 7, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
Following Ferrucci and RLL’s sixth place in the Indianapolis 500, Hy-Vee, Inc. – an employee-owned supermarket chain that operates 280 retail stores across eight Midwestern states – will again step up as primary sponsor for the #45 car.Hy-Vee will also be primary...
by Open Wheel Draft | Jun 4, 2021 | IndyCar, IndyCar News
The current 2.2-litre twin-turbo V6s that have been in service since 2012 produce approximately 700hp on road and street courses, with a further 50hp available on push-to-pass boost.IndyCar aims for the new 2.4-litre engines to have an 800hp baseline by 2025, with a...