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  • Who’s flying the flag for the Brits in IndyCar this year?

    As American fans bemoan the lack of home-grown racers in the IndyCar Series this year, British fans will have an embarrassment of riches when deciding who to cheer on.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, James Rossiter, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IndyCar: Power returns from injury with victory in chaotic Brazilian race

    Australia’s Will Power shrugged off a torrential rainstorm, the best efforts of Ryan Hunter-Reay and any lingering effects of the broken back that ended his 2009 season to take victory in a chaotically entertaining IndyCar season opener in Brazil.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Sao Paulo Indy 300, Will Power

  • Join us Over The White Line in 2010

    The Christmas cards are at the back of a cupboard, the snow has melted (again) and the fridge is stuffed with healthy salads. Well, alright, you have a bit of leeway on that last one. It’s the perfect time to sign up to the Brits on Pole weekly newsletter!

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  • Pippa Mann: “Next year I’ll be back – and stronger”

    “Going out to do a qualifying run on one of the ovals is, to me, one of the most special sensations out there,” says Indy Lights driver Pippa Mann. “When a car’s absolutely right on an oval it’s mega.”

    Archive, Firestone Indy Lights
    Firestone Indy Lights, Panther Racing, Pippa Mann

  • IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami

    Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe did their best to liven up a deathly dull IndyCar season finale with a tooth-and-nail battle for the lead – but it was Dario Franchitti, jogging along behind them for most of the 200 laps, who came through to win both the race and the championship.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy 300, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IndyCar: Franchitti on pole for title show-down

    Dario Franchitti will start the three-way battle for the 2009 IndyCar title from pole position after outpacing his closest rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe in qualifying on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami oval.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy 300, IndyCar Series, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • It’s all happening in America this weekend

    A quiet weekend in European racing allows attention to switch to the other side of the Atlantic – where no fewer than four open-wheel series all have their final races.

    Archive, Atlantic Championship, Firestone Indy Lights, IndyCar Series, Star Mazda Championship
    Adam Christodoulou, Alex Lloyd, Atlantic Championship, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy Lights, IndyCar Series, James Winslow, Jay Howard, Martin Plowman, Peter Demspey, Pippa Mann, Richard Kent, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Simona De Silvestro, Star Mazda Championship

  • IRL: Dixon’s Japan win sets up last race shoot-out

    One of the closest title chases in IndyCar series history will go to a showdown at the final race after Ryan Briscoe threw away the chance to build a decisive advantage at the Indy Japan 300.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Indy Japan 300, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IRL: Briscoe wins another Chicago thriller

    Ryan Briscoe took a big step towards the IndyCar championship by winning pole position, the race and the bonus for leading the most laps at the Chicagoland Speedway – but the result was anything but the one-sided affair those statistics suggest.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, videos

  • IRL: Briscoe wins pole to pressure championship rivals

    Ryan Briscoe grabbed pole position for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway – and with it a bonus championship point that might prove crucial in this tightest of tight IndyCar title battles.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300, Ryan Briscoe, videos

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