Archive for the ‘IndyCar commentary’ Category
Matthew Brabham, Pro Mazda champion: “I’m not going to have another year like this again”
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Matthew Brabham won the 2013 Pro Mazda Championship in style and rewrote the record books along the way. But he looks back on the year with a healthy dose of realism — he knows how difficult it will be to attain this level of success again in his racing career.
Newgarden: Taking it as it comes, one race at a time
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Josef Newgarden’s maturity and self-awareness set him apart from other racers in his class — and set him up ideally for rapid career growth.
Racer to Racer: Pippa Mann trades oval racing notes with USF2000 racer Danilo Estrela
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In this More Front Wing special feature, IndyCar racer Pippa Mann sits down with Danilo Estrela, a rookie driving in the USF2000 series with Belardi Auto Racing, to compare notes on what it’s like for a career road racer to take those first race laps in an open-wheel car on an oval. Their conclusion: it’s harder than you think!
Burkett: From rain to concussion, a tough weekend at Mid-Ohio
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More Front Wing’s USF2000 blogger, Daniel Burkett, had a very difficult weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course — from his 18-hour drive from Winnipeg to an unexpected race in the rain and a trip to the hospital for a concussion. Here, Daniel recounts for More Front Wing the entire event from his perspective.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
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As a fourth first-time winner joins the ranks for 2013, the More Front Wing crew offers our first impressions of the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.
LIVE BLOG: Mid-Ohio, Sunday
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Day 2 of More Front Wing’s live blog from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Honda Indy 200.
LIVE BLOG: Mid-Ohio, Saturday
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Welcome to the first edition of the More Front Wing weekend live blog! This weekend, Steph is on the ground at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and is providing updates on the action all weekend long.
Is it time for IndyCar to implement a Young Driver Test?
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With so much talent driving in the Mazda Road to Indy, now seems like a good time to let the best of the best show what they can do in an Indy car.
Racer to Racer: Pippa Mann follows up with Jessica Bean
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With a bit more experience under her belt, Glass Hammer Racing–backed midget racer Jessica Bean recently spoke to Pippa Mann about how her foray into road racing has progressed.
Daniel Burkett: A flag-to-flag blog of USF2000 in Toronto
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In this guest column for More Front Wing, Canadian USF2000 racer Daniel Burkett offers a start-to-finish blog of his experiences from a weekend racing in front of a Canadian crowd in a Mazda Road to Indy series for the first time.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: 2013 Honda Indy Toronto
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With the Series having now completed its second-ever double-header weekend and first-ever standing start, More Front Wing present our first impressions of the Honda Indy Toronto.
A note on Race Control for Toronto #1
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Paul takes a look at what happened with INDYCAR Race Control in the first race of the doubleheader on the Streets of Toronto.