The NTT IndyCar Series has a second iteration of its aeroscreen in development for 2024. If all of the targets are met, it will carve a significant amount of weight from the first version of the driver protection device.Introduced in 2020, the system designed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies and...

The 54th annual Louis Schwitzer Award was presented to eight engineers for their role in IndyCar's aeroscreen cockpit protection device.The awardees included Ed Collings, Red Bull Advanced Technologies; Antonio Montanari, Dallara; Stefan Seidel, Pankl Racing Systems; Craig McCarthy, Aerodine Composites; Brent Wright, PPG; Marco Bertolini, Isoclima; and Bill Pappas and...

The first race for IndyCar’s new aeroscreen provided the series with plenty of constructive feedback after searing heat at Texas Motor Speedway put the driver protection device through extreme conditions during the Genesys 300.Drivers reported a number of observations that could lead to improvements with the spec units manufactured by...

After their first morning behind the wheel of IndyCars equipped with the Red Bull Advanced Technologies-designed aeroscreen, Team Penske's Will Power and Ganassi's Scott Dixon both said they felt confident the new cockpit safety device will be ready to race as scheduled next season."You could race this weekend, no problem,"...

The NTT IndyCar Series is ready to test its brand-new aeroscreen developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies.The plan for the single-day outing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, Oct. 2, involves Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon in the No. 9 Honda and Team Penske’s Will Power in the No. 12...

Testing of IndyCar’s new-for-2020 aeroscreen driver protection device has been moved to a busy series of on-track events in October.Originally scheduled for its debut in early September at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, RACER has learned production delays – a product of most of Europe being on holiday in August – and...

The NTT IndyCar Series has parted way with Jeff Horton, its director of engineering. Horton was tasked with overseeing a number of projects, including the upcoming aeroscreen, recent Advanced Frontal Protection device, and the future kinetic energy recovery system due in 2022.Among the major initiatives Horton directed, the first-generation aeroscreen,...

Red Bull and Aston Martin have unveiled the much-anticipated AM-RB 001 hypercar, which has been co-designed by Formula 1 car designer Adrian Newey.Newey, behind 10 world championship-winning cars in an F1 career spanning nearly 30 years, has previously said he has achieved the second of his childhood goals by working...

Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey says he has achieved the second of his childhood goals by working with Aston Martin to create a supercar.The project, codenamed AM-RB 001, was announced in Melbourne on Thursday with Aston Martin to become an "innovation partner" of Red Bull in Formula 1.Newey,...