The NTT IndyCar Series will allow its drivers to use the self-starting functionality offered by its hybrid powertrains for the first time on pit lane once the new season gets under way on Feb.28 at St. Petersburg.The change comes after IndyCar introduced its spec energy recovery systems last summer at...

In the morning, it was Santino Ferrucci atop the 11 drivers running at Friday’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway NTT IndyCar Series test, then it was Josef Newgarden who took the point, and in the end, it was Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou who went to the front after producing a 224.342mph...

Six weeks after the Indianapolis 500 was held in May, the NTT IndyCar Series joined the world of hybrid racing. With the marriage of the series’ twin-turbo V6 motors and spec energy recovery systems becoming its new standard from July onwards, its teams have needed to get back to the...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown arrived at the circuit Saturday morning and got his first look at the NTT IndyCar Series’ new hybrid powertrains in action during practice and qualifying for the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto event.With years of experience leading the hybrid-powered McLaren Formula 1 team, Brown offered...

The NTT IndyCar Series faced its share of troubles last weekend at Iowa Speedway in its attempts to remotely activate and deactivate the new energy recovery systems (ERS) carried in its field of Dallara DW12s.With rules in place that disallow drivers from using the ERS units on pit lane to...

The launch of the NTT IndyCar Series hybrid era has brought a range of new items to the championship, including a procedure that was put to use for the first time after Saturday night’s crash-filled 250-lap contest at Iowa Speedway.With the addition of the new Chevy- and Honda-built energy recovery...

After delivering a nearly flawless introduction of its Chevy- and Honda-built energy recovery systems (ERS) last weekend at Mid-Ohio, the next big test for the NTT IndyCar Series’ hybrid powertrains happens this weekend at Iowa Speedway where another first—hybrid open-wheel cars on an oval—will take place.The challenge posed to the...

The NTT IndyCar Series had a 92.6-percent success rate with its brand-new hybrids on debut at Mid-Ohio. It’s an impressive figure to consider for the mid-season introduction of the Chevy- and Honda-built energy recovery systems, and in a perfect world, the number would have been 100 percent.In a closely-fought battle...

The NTT IndyCar Series’ midseason shift to hybrid electric powertrains is its biggest technological change since it introduced turbocharged V6 engines in 2012. There’s a lot to try and understand in the changeover that starts this weekend in Mid-Ohio, so I’ve tried to come up with as many questions and...

RACER's Marshall Pruett breaks down the similarities and differences between IndyCar's new supercapacitor-based hybrids and IMSA's lithium-ion-based hybrid GTPs with a first installment focused on the cars and components.https://youtu.be/ve2JECjKBNY