
Karun Chandhok’s last minute deal with Hispania completed the Formula 1 grid for 2010, but the Indian makes his grand prix debut for a team that has not tested its car yet. As preparations for the Bahrain Grand Prix got underway at Sakhir today, Chandhok spoke exclusively to AUTOSPORT about his expectations and getting used to being an F1 driver. Q

Lola has warned that maintaining a single chassis supplier is the only cost-effective option for the next generation IndyCar Series chassis. The Huntingdon firm is one of five contenders for the 2012 IndyCar deal, along with Swift, Dallara and new firms BAT and DeltaWing

IndyCar Expanding International Presence With Brazil Season Opener As the IZOD IndyCar Series prepares for its first trip to South America, this weekend’s S

INDIANAPOLIS — Three former Indianapolis 500-winning designers have joined forces to create what they hope will be the next generation Indy car. Bruce Ashmore, Alan Mertens and Tim Wardrop have created BAT Engineering. The trio has already announced plans to submit a comprehensive proposal to the Indy Racing League that focuses on creating a new competition platform and bringing new jobs to Indiana

Andretti Autosport announced it has signed 15-year-old Sage Karam to drive for the team in the 2010 USF2000 National Championship.
Karam, a native of Nazareth, Pa., is an avid online racer with 76 wins in more than 350 races in iRacing’s Skip Barber Series, Star Mazda and Legends competition. Karam has also spent the last few [...]

FORT WORTH, Texas — There has been a lot of talk in recent years about open-wheel stars converging on NASCAR. First there was Juan Pablo Montoya.

LOS ANGELES — Milka Duno will join Danica Patrick and Simona De Silvestro as the third full-time female IZOD IndyCar Series driver this year after signing with Dale Coyne Racing. This is Duno’s fourth season in IndyCar competition but her first running the full schedule

INDIANAPOLIS — There have been plenty of rookies make their way into the IZOD IndyCar Series that have received more than their fair share of press. Then there are those who enter the series to little fan fare, quietly going about their business until those around them suddenly ask, “Who was that?” This year one of those drivers quietly entering the series is Simona De Silvestro, a 21-year-old native of Switzerland who will drive the No
LOS ANGELES — Townsend Bell will enter the 2010 edition of the Indianapolis 500 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Chip Ganassi Racing thanks to backing from global nutrition and direct selling company Herbalife. This marks the second-consecutive year Herbalife has sponsored Bell at Indianapolis, where he finished fourth last year in an entry prepared by KV Racing Technology. Bell will attempt to make his fourth Indy start May 30

INDIANAPOLIS — Simona De Silvestro will become the latest female racing star to try her hand at racing in the IZOD IndyCar Series thanks to a partnership between HVM Racing and Team Stargate Worlds.

LEEDS, Ala. — One of the most successful relationships in auto racing history ended as Philip Morris is no longer the sponsor of Team Penske in the IZOD IndyCar Series. In order to satisfy a ban on tobacco sponsorship in the United States that was originally instituted by the Attorneys General of various states in 2000, known as the Master Agreement, the final part of that ban goes into effect in June

LEEDS, Ala. — Sporting new colors for the first time in two decades, Penske Racing teammates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves topped the time sheets during the first day of the IZOD IndyCar Series test at Barber Motorsports Park. Driving predominantly black and white color schemes (replacing the familiar red and white colors of Philip Morris USA, which is no longer sponsoring the team) Briscoe toured the 2.3-mile road course in 1:10.50 at 117.438 miles per hour in his No

LEEDS, Ala. — Davey Hamilton will pilot a second de Ferran Luczo Dragon entry in three races during the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series campaign

INDIANAPOLIS — Conquest Racing will give Mario Romancini the chance to make a name for himself in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Romancini will drive the No

Hideki Mutoh says racing for Newman/Haas/Lanigan in this year’s IndyCar Series will be an honour given the team’s heritage and record of success.

Takuma Sato says driving for one of Formula 1’s new teams was never an option for him, after the Japanese driver confirmed he is moving to the IndyCar championship this year. Sato was in talks with some Formula 1 teams, but after that didn’t materialise, the former grand prix driver decided to move to America, where he will race with the KV team.

CHICAGO — DeltaWing Racing Cars introduced what it hopes will be the future of the IZOD IndyCar Series today when it unveiled its proposed chassis design for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series during the Chicago Auto Show. “Today marks a fundamental shift in how race fans and the general public will view all racing cars in the future.