Schmidt Peterson Motorsports general manager Piers Phillips offered high praise for Robert Wickens after the Canadian got his first taste of the 2018 universal aero kit on Thursday. With teammate James Hinchcliffe acting as his IndyCar coach and mentor at Sebring International Raceway, it would appear Wickens made quite an...

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports could become IndyCar's Maple Leaf Mafia if its rumored plans for 2018 come to fruition.Three-year team veteran James Hinchcliffe is believed to have signed a multi-year extension to remain in the No. 5 Arrow Electronics Honda, where he won a race on his SPM debut in 2015...

Verizon IndyCar Series entrant Sam Schmidt expects his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports outfit to stay within the Honda family for the foreseeable future."That's our plan," Schmidt told RACER. "It would be much more difficult for us to do what [Ganassi] did by going to Chevy; we're not going to get a...

Related StoriesThe times were unofficial during Tuesday's multi-team test on Sebring's short course, but according to most stop watches, Conor Daly was among the fastest drivers to lap the Floridian circuit.Two years removed from his last road course outing in an Indy car, the Indianapolis-born, European-bred racer had three Andretti...

Former IndyCar Series driver Davey Hamilton has lent his name and sponsorship dollars to other teams in recent years, and is getting closer to finally putting a program of his own on the grid next year.The former IndyCar Series driver concluded a multi-year partnership with Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson,...

Related StoriesVerizon IndyCar Series team co-owners Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson have enjoyed immense success since signing Simon Pagenaud as a rookie in 2012, yet with three consecutive top-5 finishes in the standings and the Frenchman serving at the top free agent entering the off-season, there's no guarantee he'll return...