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Nov 13, 5:40 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Pradhan Muthanna 11/13/18 AT 5:09 AM Fernando Alonso’s future away from Formula 1 is slowly beginning to take shape after both the driver and his current team McLaren confirmed that they will return to take another shot at conquering the famed Indy500 race in 2019.The same combination of team and driver entered the 2017 edition of the race held at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the United States and after fighting for the race lead for a healthy number of laps, Alonso retired with mechanical issues.The Spanish racer announced in August he will leave F1 at the end of the 2018 season and was yet to reveal plans for the future after confirming that he looking at other forms of motorsport having achieved everything possible in F1.The only thing confirmed for 2019 was his deal with Toyota Gazoo Racing in the World Endurance Championship, which will … [Read more...] about IndyCar: Alonso, McLaren Confirm 2019 Indy 500 Entry, Details Unclear

Nov 13, 5:51 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Sports By Pradhan Muthanna 10/31/18 AT 3:20 AM Marcus Ericsson has secured his racing future by landing a drive in IndyCar for the 2019 season with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports after he was axed by the Sauber F1 team.The Swedish racer spent the last five years in Formula 1 with the Sauber team, but he has been replaced by Kimi Raikkonen for the 2019 season. He was in the running for the second seat with the Swiss-owned outfit, but that has gone to Ferrari reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi.Ericsson will still serve as the reserve driver for the Hinwil-based team and represent the team as an ambassador but will spend most of the 2019 season in the United States after being confirmed as a driver for the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team.“It’s a great honor to be picked as one of the drivers at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and IndyCar for the 2019 season,” … [Read more...] about IndyCar: Ericsson Lands Drive, CEO Hopeful Alonso Will Enter 2019 Indy500 Race

Nov 13, 5:53 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Sports By Pradhan Muthanna 11/07/18 AT 1:54 AM Fernando Alonso will leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2018 season, but is yet to reveal his plans for 2019 after confirming it is not the end of his racing career.There have been lot of questions on what he will do next with a switch to the IndyCar Series in the United States touted as a viable option.But Alonso ruled out a full-time switch to IndyCar in October, but admitted that he is keen to take part in the Indy500 race next season as he tried to complete motorsport’s fabled Triple Crown as he has already conquered off the Monaco Grand Prix and LeMans 24-hours.The only commitment he has for next year is the second-half of the World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing Team, but apart from that he is yet to reveal his plans. Fernando Alonso will leave F1 at the end of the 2018 season. In this picture, … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso Pondering Formula E Switch As F1 Exit Nears

By Steve Keating MONTREAL (Reuters) – McLaren are strongly considering entering the IndyCar championship, with speculation that a team could be tailor-made for Fernando Alonso if the Spaniard decides to leave Formula One. McLaren Racing’s chief executive Zak Brown has made no secret of the British team’s interest in recent weeks and was in Detroit for last weekend’s IndyCar race. IndyCar team owner Michael Andretti was also in the McLaren pits on Saturday. Brown said plans were progressing and he expected to make an announcement in coming months on whether McLaren would have a team in place for the 2019 IndyCar season. “We’re seriously considering IndyCar, we have been doing due diligence for quite some time,” Brown told reporters following Saturday qualifying. “As stated before if we are going to get into other forms of motorsport we need to do it in a way that doesn’t compromise our Formula One activities or we won’t … [Read more...] about IndyCar a ‘strong possibility’ for McLaren, says Brown