When I covered the Palou contract saga previously, the chaos of dueling announcements left everyone confused. McLaren claimed they’d signed the reigning IndyCar champion. Palou immediately denied it. Chip Ganassi Racing insisted their contract was valid. Now we have the...
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When Racing Royalty Chooses America Over Europe
Mick Schumacher just signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2026 IndyCar season. The son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher will race the full 17-race calendar, including the Indianapolis 500. His name and connections weren’t enough...
Continue reading...Why Colton Herta Had To Step Backwards
When I heard Colton Herta was joining Hitech for F2, my first reaction was relief. Hitech is a top-notch team. He’ll have the equipment to succeed. Then the frustration hit. Herta has nine IndyCar wins. Nineteen podiums across seven seasons....
Continue reading...When Two Racing Teams Claimed One Champion
In July 2022, Chip Ganassi Racing announced they’d exercised their option to keep Alex Palou for 2023. Hours later, McLaren Racing announced they’d signed the same driver. Two sophisticated racing organizations with experienced legal teams both believed they had valid...
Continue reading...Goodbye Gil
Like most in the motorsports world, I was shocked and saddened to hear of Gil de Ferran’s death the other day. He was a two-time IndyCar Champion and winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500. He also raced in the American...
Continue reading...Witness to History, Senna at Firebird
On December 20, 1992, I was driving my Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale to a job interview in Phoenix. It was my day off and I was keen to make headway in my quest to move to the Valley of the...
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