https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/ CanadianRacingOnline.com Discussion Board en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:27:50 +0000 wpForo 60 https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/how-dixons-woes-gave-palou-an-unlikely-victory-in-the-2025-indycar-opener/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:00 +0000 How Dixon's woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener Chip Ganassi Racing has a multi-champion superstar capable of extracting wins from what seem the most impossible of circumstances. Scratch that: it has two of them, because Alex Palou is a Catalan clone of Scott Dixon.? ? ? Reigning title holder Palou bobbed around in the mix for over half of the IndyCar season opener on the streets of St Petersburg, then suddenly emerged in the catbird seat with ...Keep reading Source: How Dixon's woes gave Palou an unlikely victory in the 2025 IndyCar opener]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/how-dixons-woes-gave-palou-an-unlikely-victory-in-the-2025-indycar-opener/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/prema-reckons-it-can-surprise-indycar-veterans-on-road-circuits/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:00 +0000 Prema reckons it can surprise IndyCar veterans on road circuits Prema boss Rene Rosin reckons his team can surprise IndyCar's more established outfits on road courses as it continues to prepare for its first season in the series.
The Italian squad has recently completed its first test at The Thermal Club in California, joining Andretti and Dale Coyne Racing newcomer Jacob Abel for a six-car test - where it took the third and fourth fastest times - and both ...Keep reading Source: Prema reckons it can surprise IndyCar veterans on road circuits]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/prema-reckons-it-can-surprise-indycar-veterans-on-road-circuits/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/power-laments-indycar-for-restricting-testing-too-much-for-2025/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:00 +0000 Power laments IndyCar for restricting "testing too much” for 2025 IndyCar Series stalwart Will Power believes the American open-wheel championship has “restricted testing too much”, having done much less for 2025 than in previous years.
The two-time champion, who claimed his titles in 2014 and 2022, has undertaken just one day of on-track testing ahead of the upcoming campaign forcing him to prepare in other ways.
That’s despite Power completing vast ...Keep reading Source: Power laments IndyCar for restricting "testing too much” for 2025]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/power-laments-indycar-for-restricting-testing-too-much-for-2025/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/what-should-we-expect-from-prema-in-indycar-2025/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:32:00 +0000 What should we expect from Prema in IndyCar 2025? Callum Ilott believes "there's not really any pressure" on his Prema team to deliver immediate results as a newcomer to IndyCar starting from scratch. But the Italian squad's pedigree as serial winners in every championship it contests, winning the GP2 title at the first attempt with Pierre Gasly in 2016, means considerable curiosity surrounds its arrival with two Chevrolet-powered entries. So ...Keep reading Source: What should we expect from Prema in IndyCar 2025?]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/what-should-we-expect-from-prema-in-indycar-2025/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/mclaughlin-more-confident-of-beating-professor-palou-to-indycar-title/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:05:29 +0000 McLaughlin more confident of beating "professor" Palou to IndyCar title Scott McLaughlin has identified areas he needs to improve upon to beat the “professor” Alex Palou to the IndyCar title - and is now more confident he can do so.
Palou has dominated the American championship in recent years, winning three of the past four titles, while McLaughlin is hunting for a maiden crown having moved across from Australian Supercars.
The 31-year-old’s best ...Keep reading Source: McLaughlin more confident of beating "professor" Palou to IndyCar title]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/mclaughlin-more-confident-of-beating-professor-palou-to-indycar-title/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/newgarden-urges-indycar-to-introduce-a-lighter-chassis-in-2027/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:03:01 +0000 Newgarden urges IndyCar to introduce a lighter chassis in 2027 The two-time IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden believes the championship must have a lighter chassis when the next generation of cars are expected to debut in 2027.? 
North America’s premier open-wheel series is aiming for an all-new chassis that year, having gradually evolved the current Dallara DW12 since its debut in 2012.
Team Penske driver Newgarden, who claimed his titles in ...Keep reading Source: Newgarden urges IndyCar to introduce a lighter chassis in 2027]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/newgarden-urges-indycar-to-introduce-a-lighter-chassis-in-2027/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/daly-reveals-perks-of-proper-pre-season-after-painful-indycar-cameos/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:13:17 +0000 Daly reveals perks of proper pre-season after "painful" IndyCar cameos Conor Daly has been reaping the rewards of a proper pre-season programme for the 2025 IndyCar Series campaign after “painful” cameos in recent years.
The 33-year-old will contest the upcoming season full-time for Juncos Hollinger Racing, after undertaking partial campaigns for the last two years competing in 51 percent of the races.
Daly drove for six teams during that time meaning he ...Keep reading Source: Daly reveals perks of proper pre-season after "painful" IndyCar cameos]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/daly-reveals-perks-of-proper-pre-season-after-painful-indycar-cameos/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/the-new-look-andretti-global-takes-shape/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30:27 +0000 The new-look Andretti Global takes shape What does Andretti Global look like after Michael Andretti took a step back?
That has been the question many have wondered ever since Andretti, 62, stepped down as Chairman and CEO in September, handing the reins off to Group 1001 CEO Dan Towriss while becoming strategic advisor of the organisation he co-founded in 2002.
The perception was that it was the last key to unlock the Formula 1 ...Keep reading Source: The new-look Andretti Global takes shape]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/the-new-look-andretti-global-takes-shape/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/end-of-an-era-reynards-last-us-open-wheel-win/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:06:19 +0000 End of an era: Reynard’s last US open wheel win A podium sweep, a first-time rookie winner and a team that had not existed until weeks before the first round breaking through against the category’s giants. There was no shortage of feel-good stories following American Spirit Team Johansson driver Ryan Hunter-Reay’s victory in what turned out to be the final CART race of 2003 at Surfers Paradise.
But a race that is today viewed as the end ...Keep reading Source: End of an era: Reynard’s last US open wheel win]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/end-of-an-era-reynards-last-us-open-wheel-win/ https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/abel-steps-up-to-indycar-with-coyne-for-2025/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:08:28 +0000 Abel steps up to IndyCar with Coyne for 2025 Jacob Abel will make the step up to the IndyCar Series for a full-time rookie campaign with? Dale Coyne Racing in 2025.
The Kentucky native, who finished? Indy NXT runner-up in 2024, takes over in the #51 entry after having previously undergone an evaluation test with Coyne in 2023. Last year saw six different drivers start races in the #51 car across the IndyCar campaign.
“We have watched ...Keep reading Source: Abel steps up to IndyCar with Coyne for 2025]]> Verizon IndyCar Series CanadianRacingOnline https://canadianracingonline.com/community/verizon-indycar-series/abel-steps-up-to-indycar-with-coyne-for-2025/