Marcus Ericsson Joins SPM

IndyCar will have yet another former Formula One driver in the field for the 2019 season. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced today that Marcus Ericsson will drive for the team next year, in the No. 7 car. Sam Schmidt’s team stated that the No. 6 Honda machine will remain idle until Robert Wickens is ready and able…

IndyCar Test at COTA

The 2019 IndyCar season is still nearly five months away, but preparations for a few teams began today. The new venue on next year’s schedule is Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Three teams participated in a Firestone Tire test on the 20-turn, 3.427-mile circuit. Alexander Rossi tested for Andretti Autosport, Tony Kanaan was…

IndyCar Test at IMS

Six drivers representing six different teams were able to lay some laps around the famous 2.5 mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday. The private test was scheduled for Firestone and IndyCar to work on tire and aero configurations to be used next season on the superspeedways. While weather can be unpredictable in…

Ed Jones, Scuderia Corsa Join ECR

There will a driver named Ed behind the wheel of the No. 20 car at every race in 2019. Ed Carpenter Racing announced today that Ed Jones will pilot the Fuzzy’s machine on the non-ovals next season. Jones and Carpenter will handle the driving duties for that car, while Spencer Pigot returns for another full…