Mick Schumacher spent the last six months wondering what it would feel like to turn his first laps in an IndyCar on an oval, and on Wednesday, the new Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver got his answer on the 1.5-mile Miami-Homestead course.“For sure there was a ton of respect for...

Colton Herta and Arrow McLaren rival Christian Lundgaard believe the once-new surface is starting to degrade and behave like the former surface which was notorious for causing high wear as tires slid.

Haas still has a clear direction for what it wants to do with its 2024 car concept despite a mid-season upgrade not delivering an uptick in results this year.Guenther Steiner’s team scored points in three of the first five races and managed another three points in the Sprint in Austria,...

The opening practice session for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach bolstered the expectations of Team Penske's drivers that Sunday's race should provide plenty of spectacle."I think tire degradation will definitely make for [passing] opportunities," said Simon Pagenaud. "This morning the traction was very low and the rear tires...

Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe admitted to being surprised by the scale of adjustment demanded by IndyCar's new aerokits during the bodywork's race weekend debut at St Petersburg on Friday, despite the pair finishing the day with the two fastest times."We come out here and we're used to years past,...

Friday's qualifying runs for the RainGuard 600 at Texas Motor Speedway showed some impressive turns of speed – especially from the Honda runners, who swept the first eight grid spots. But what the oval's new track surface portends in terms of racing lines and tire degradation for Saturday night's race...

Verizon IndyCar Series drivers expect tire degradation to define Saturday night's Texas Motor Speedway race as the second-year aero kits race on a high-banked superspeedway for the first time.IndyCar and tire supplier Firestone have encouraged degradation on tracks such as Texas since 2012 in their efforts to eliminate pack racing,...

Reigning Firestone 600 champ Scott Dixon started off the weekend in similar fashion at Texas Motor Speedway, following teammate Tony Kanaan in a Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2 in first practice that reversed their finishing order here last year. However, he expects other teams to follow Ganassi's setup choice that proved...

Williams Formula 1 development driver Alex Lynn says his second GP2 campaign with DAMS will have little in common with his rookie season following a winter of 'ruthless' work.Lynn graduated to GP2 as GP3 champion last year. Though he took two wins and two poles on his way to sixth...

Pirelli's plan to bring back the 'cliff' in tire performance to Formula 1 in 2016 "didn't work", according to its motorsport boss Paul Hembery. The F1 tire supplier hoped to bring back the dramatic tyre drop-off seen in the past as a way to keep teams on their toes strategically...