IndyCar

Dan previews IndyCar's action at Phoenix, Round 2 of 18 in the 2026 IndyCar calendar.

Hope reports on the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg, the opening round of the IndyCar season.

Behind the dominant Álex Palou, Scott McLaughlin claimed an impressive second-place finish at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg after securing the first pole position of the season.

Qualifying third, Dennis Hauger delivered a stunning IndyCar debut in St. Petersburg. This is the inside story.

It’s hard to have a good weekend when Palou is on track. But what teams and drivers stood out, and who fell short of the 2026 debut they were hoping for? Let’s take a look at some of this past weekend’s winners and losers.

DIVEBOMB unpacks the key events and stories from the opening weekend of the 2026 Indy NXT season.

St. Petersburg marked a new IndyCar season but the headlines were taken by the same Álex Palou, who's 2025 form showed no sign of stopping in the Florida streets. DIVEBOMB IndyCar Correspondent, Dan Jones, graded all 25 drivers' performances during the St. Petersburg weekend.

Álex Palou started his quest for an IndyCar four-peat with an emphatic win in St. Pete. So is he really still getting better again?

Anyone who doubted that Álex Palou's generational run of form could continue into 2026 was proven wrong as he swooped in to take the win at the IndyCar season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

After a self-described year of frustration and disappointment in 2025, Marcus Ericsson's 2026 season could not have gotten off to much of a better start after qualifying second for IndyCar's season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

Scott McLaughlin and Penske secured the first pole of the IndyCar season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, as the New Zealander successfully defended his pole position of a year ago.

As he looks to rebound from a disappointing 2025 season, “execution” is very much the watchword for Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin heading into the new campaign.

With Doug Boles at the helm, IndyCar continues to make significant moves towards a more promising future.

Romain Grosjean marked his return from a year absent in IndyCar with a steady run to 13th place in the opening practice session for this weekend's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, in his first session back at Dale Coyne Racing.

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin has finished quickest in an incident-marred opening practice session of the 2026 IndyCar season on the streets of St. Petersburg.

Álex Palou is finally free of the contractual dispute which has marred him for three-and-a-half years after a settlement was reached between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren Racing.

After a busy start to the season in Daytona, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, James Roe took the time to speak with DIVEBOMB Motorsports Magazine about his IndyCar test in October, venture into Sportscar racing, future plans and more.

INDYCAR. IS. BACK. Dan previews IndyCar's action at St. Petersburg, Race 1 of 18 in the 2026 IndyCar season.

Tymek Kucharczyk is already used to a fanfare from his teenage years. Now, he plans to put Poland on the IndyCar map via Indy NXT.

Louis Foster signed a new two-year deal with RLL this off-season. So why has he committed his long-term future to the team?