Defending Indy 500 champion Newgarden served up a flying lap of 226.238mph in the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet to edge out Andretti Global’s Colton Herta by 0.0028s.“The team's done a great job,” said Newgarden. “I love this place. We're going to see how things shake up because you got to be ready for everything.”Herta, who was routinely in the mix and...

The 37-year-old Briton has been out of racing action since the start of May after sustaining the injury in a practice crash ahead of the Monaco E-Prix.Bird went into the run-off area at Sainte Devote, leaving his hands on the wheel as the car struck the barrier, which broke a bone in his left hand.The injury immediately ruled him out of further action...

Aston's major Imola update, which included a floor redesign, a front wing and diffuser, was shaken down by Fernando Alonso in FP1 before Lance Stroll also received the parts from FP2 onwards.However, on a weekend where rival teams also wheeled out new parts or further dialled in those from Miami, Aston's upgrades may have delivered absolute performance...

McLaughlin set a memorable record-setting four-lap average of 234.220mph having set off as the last of the fast six, scoring Penske’s 19th Indy 500 pole.Team-mates Will Power and defending race winner Josef Newgarden will start alongside McLaughlin - the trio gave team owner Roger Penske his first front-row lockout for the race since 1988, when Rick...

Series promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has stressed the importance of capping the expansion of the series, at least temporarily, following its return to its traditional eight events in 2024 after a contraction resulting from COVID.“It is not in the plan today to add a race because of the cost,” ACO president Pierre Fillon told Autosport.“The...

This month marked the 30-year anniversary of Senna's fatal accident at Imola on 1 May 1994, which came the day after Austrian Ratzenberger lost his life in a crash.The death of Ratzenberger, which itself followed a serious practice accident for Senna's compatriot Rubens Barrichello, shook the Williams driver to the core at the time.In the wreckage of...