The Indianapolis 500 is a merciless challenge, and even some of racing's greatest champions have failed to make the grid on the race's notorious Bump Day – we select the biggest scalps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZxc4ilt07Y&ab_channel=SkySportsF1 The Indy 500 is one of motor sport’s truly great spectacles, filled with remarkable racing moments and sporting tradition, and the 108th running today looks unlikely to disappoint –…
From rear view mirrors to jaw-dropping engines, the Indianapolis 500 has seen plenty of innovations – James Elson picks out just a few
The car that caught my attention when I was a youngster was John Cobb's Mobil Special, partly because my father once sat in it way back when. That car always…
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The Penske team was in trouble. Firstly, its PC16 hadn't worked in the opening rounds of 1987, and now it faced the Indy 500, running year-old March 86Cs. Then, early…
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Ray Harroun spent seven hours on the three million bricks of Indianapolis getting his bones beaten to powder winning the inaugural 500-mile sweepstakes. Called upon to say a few words…
It's tough being a new kid on the block, especially if you come from somewhere far away. That's what Lotus found when Colin Chapman decided to tackle Indianapolis. He was…
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, US, May 26 This year, IndyCar’s showcase revs up for its 108th outing. Over 200 laps and 500 miles of action, 33 drivers will once again…
IndyCar institution Penske and its drivers have become mired in controversy after illegally using engine boost system to vault itself to victory – here are some of racing's other biggest cheat scandals
Dario Franchitti had a deal in principle to drive Porsche's all-conquering 919 in the 2015 WEC campaign before a horror IndyCar crash forced him into retirement. The Scotsman relives a world of 'what-ifs?' in Motor Sport's latest Centenary Stories podcast episode
Myles Rowe has rocketed up the IndyCar ladder since being picked up by Roger Penske and Will Power – he talks to James Elson about what it takes for that final step up to the big time
McLaren has led tributes to its former sporting director Gil de Ferran, who died recently after a heart attack, aged 56. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu8bncwj5gE The French-born Brazilian driver started his racing career…
At a dark moment for the CART championship, and at a flawed Rockingham oval circuit, Gil de Ferran's superlative dive-bomb to beat Kenny Brack gave everyone a reason to smile again (and again), writes Damien Smith
Gil de Ferran, 1967-2023 While Gil de Ferran never quite made it to Formula 1, the Paris-born Brazilian was undoubtable one of the most accomplished drivers never to race at…
Once an F1 hopeful, who then had an unfortunate run in IndyCar, Callum Ilott now has his sights set on sports cars. With a top Hypercar drive at Jota, this may well be the season it all works out, he tells Damien Smith
The 2023 IndyCar season had its most dominant champion in years, yet still enthralled spectators – James Hinchcliffe gives his verdict on the year's top performers
