Rick Treadway, the racecar driver son of powerhouse Indy Racing League entrant Fred Treadway, died at the age of 56 in a motorcycle accident on May 30.The Indiana native took part in 11 IRL races, starting with the Treadway-Hubbard Racing operation in 2001, when he contested three events in the...

Lando Norris says his victory in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix was for Gil de Ferran, after winning the former McLaren sporting director’s home race for the first time.De Ferran was at McLaren from 2018 until 2021, and again as an advisor from 2023 until his death at the end...

Scott McLaughlin will reunite with Simon Pagenaud for another attempt to win the Indianapolis 500. The Team Penske driver from New Zealand and Team Penske alumni from France who won the great race in 2019 came together last May at McLaughlin’s request. Based on the fruits of their collaboration with...

In what has become an annual, year-end tradition, Team Penske announced the ninth class of the Team Penske Hall of Fame that was inducted at the organization’s holiday party on Thursday, December 19th. Two-time IndyCar Series champion and 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran and longtime team member Tim...

Mecum’s auction during the annual Monterey Car Week saw 11 cars sell for more than $1m, and total sales of $54m.And the headline sale was a competition car, namely a delectable Ford GT40, which fetched $7,865,000. This superb example was one of the 10 lightweight MkI cars that boasted a...

McLaren has dedicated Lando Norris’ victory in the Miami Grand Prix to the late Gil de Ferran, at what would have been one of his home races.Norris won for the first time in his Formula 1 career on Sunday, pulling away from Max Verstappen to win in an upgraded McLaren....

The first image that comes to mind of Gil de Ferran is the impressive amount of mischief contained in the corners of his mouth. It’s where that wry smile was formed.He’d see you from afar and one side of his face would react, almost involuntarily. It couldn’t be helped or...

The contributions to motor racing by Gil de Ferran, who passed away Friday at the age of 56, went far beyond being a champion race car driver, as Marshall Pruett's heartfelt tribute to the Brazilian makes clear. A keen student of motorsport, Gil was enthusiastic about racing technology and the...

Gil de Ferran, the holder of IndyCar’s fastest qualifying average at 241.428mph, the two-time CART IndyCar Series champion, and winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500, has died at the age of 56. De Ferran is believed to have suffered a heart attack while participating at an automotive event in Florida.His...

IndyCar issued the following statements on the passing of 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar Series champion Gil de Ferran, who died Dec. 29 at age 56:“We are terribly saddened to hear about today’s tragic passing of Gil de Ferran. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Angela, Anna,...