A 2020 thread where you discuss other motorsport series outside of Formula 1 and Formula E for example, IndyCar, NASCAR, V8, BTCC, WRC, WTCC, DTM.

 

Indycar schedule for the year

 

 

1 March 15 St. Petersburg, Florida

2 April 5 Birmingham, Alabama

3 April 19 Long Beach, California

4 April 26 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

5 May 9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Indiana

6 May 24 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

7 May 30 Detroit, Michigan

8 May 31 Detroit, Michigan

9 June 6 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

10 June 21 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

11 June 27 Richmond, Virginia

12 July 12 Toronto, Ontario

13 July 18 Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

14 August 16 Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio

15 August 22 Gateway Madison, Illinois

16 Sept 6 Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon

17 Sept 20 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

 

Rounds 6, 9, 11, 13, 15 are Ovals.

 

 

It'll be interesting to see how McLaren get on, and Fernando Alonso has stated his intention to race at Indianapolis once again this year. Full driver lineups are yet to be announced

The female-only W Series will feature on the Formula 1 support-race bill for the first time this year.

 

Races at the United States and Mexican Grands Prix in 2020 will be the climax to the W Series' second season.

Some kangaroos decided to have a go a being the safety car in Bathurst.

 

Fernando Alonso's proposed deal to contest the 2020 Indy 500 with Andretti has been called off by Honda.

 

Honda has vetoed against a deal that would have seen two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso contest this year’s Indianapolis 500 with Andretti Autosport.

McLaren have unveiled their challenger for the Indycar season.

 

 

Nice livery and the Red Bull Aeroscreen is more aesthetically pleasing that the Halo device, personally

Fernando Alonso will be racing at the Indy 500 for McLaren, his third attempt in the face as he seeks to secure motorsports 'Triple Crown'.

This Sunday's Indycar season opener at St Petersburg is currently still going ahead but both behind closed doors and with a condensed schedule

The opening 4 races of the season are now cancelled/postponed

The Le Mans 24 Hours, scheduled to take place on 13-14 June, has been postponed and rearranged for 19-20 September.

Extreme E teams will field one female and one male driver during races when the new climate-aware racing competition begins in 2021.

 

The series said it wanted to promote "gender equality and a level playing field" within motorsport.

Ferrari have again suggested they may be on the verge of entering Indycar, most likely as an engine supplier. In this way they can retain their employees following F1's cost cap.

 

They were on the verge of doing so back in 2018 until Marchionne passed away and the annuncement was put on hold.

 

https://www.racefans.net/2020/05/14/ferrari-indycar/

Non virtual, open-wheel motor racing finally gets underway for the year later today when the 2020 Indycar season kicks off in Texas. It's live on Sky F1 and Sky Main event in a condensed format with practice and qualifying on Saturday and the race commencing in the early hours of Sunday morning.

 

Been looking forward to this for far too long

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In case you missed it. Not the most exciting race ever but just good to have any racing back.

 

After a few laps you don't even think about the lack of fans much

That's the thing with motorsports, during the races themselves i don't hear or take any notice of the fans like I would in football, boxing or darts for example. I think of all the sports its the least likely to negatively affected the event *itself* tho of course before/after environment will be noticeably different.

Hospital update confirms Alex Zanardi is now undergoing surgery for a severe head injury following a crash in Italy.

Alex Zanardi is having surgery on a head injury after an accident during a handbike relay in his native Italy.

 

The 53-year-old was involved in a crash with a lorry in Pienza on Friday.

 

He was taken by helicopter to Siena's Le Scotte, where the hospital said he was in a "very serious" condition and "undergoing a delicate neurosurgery".

 

Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 Cart race at Lausitz, Germany, in 2001.

 

He has since become a four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist.

 

"You have never given up and with your extraordinary fortitude you have overcome a thousand difficulties," said Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Twitter.

 

"Come on Alex Zanardi, don't give up. All of Italy is fighting with you."

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Full respect to all on this clip after the horrifying, disgusting news of a noose being found in the garage of Bubba Wallace.