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O’Ward admits Arrow McLaren may “go backwards to go forwards” in IndyCar
Pato O’Ward has conceded his Arrow McLaren team may take a step back before they are able to regularly threaten IndyCar’s benchmark teams in a championship fight.

Archie O’Reilly
4 days ago4 min read


Rossi, O’Ward & the relationship with crashing at Indianapolis
Alexander Rossi suffered injuries in a heavy Indy 500 practice crash - including a secondary collision with Pato O'Ward - on Monday. But such is the way racing drivers are wired, they are scarcely bothered by these moments...

Archie O’Reilly
May 227 min read


Rossi, O’Ward & Grosjean involved in first Indy 500 crash of 2026
The first crash of the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 came in Monday practice, with a spin in Turn 2 for Ed Carpenter Racing’s Alexander Rossi collecting multiple cars.

Archie O’Reilly
May 184 min read


O’Ward’s relationship with Indy 500 like “your first love”
Pato O’Ward has opened up about his complicated relationship with the Indianapolis 500, which has seen him bitterly come close to but lose out on victory on multiple occasions.

Archie O’Reilly
May 132 min read


Qualifying reaction: Palou’s Indy GP dominance, O’Ward’s big turnaround & aggro again
Álex Palou has hailed his “really, really fast” No.10 car after a dominant Grand Prix of Indianapolis qualifying, while Pato O’Ward overcame a “miserable” Friday in an impressive turnaround. The pair also butted heads again over the latest push-to-pass controversy.

Archie O’Reilly
May 96 min read


“You know the rule” - Rivals clash over IndyCar push-to-pass saga
IndyCar drivers were at amicable loggerheads in a Thursday press conference over 12 drivers having used push-to-pass at an unavailable point during April’s Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Archie O’Reilly
May 75 min read


Was IndyCar’s tweaked single-car Fast Six qualifying a success?
Last month in Arlington, IndyCar debuted a one-shot, single-car format for its Fast Six round of qualifying. It was refined for Long Beach... successfully so?

Archie O’Reilly
Apr 194 min read


What are the goals of IndyCar’s Phoenix open test?
Ahead of the series’ first race at the track since 2018, IndyCar returns to Phoenix Raceway for a two-day full-field test on the mile-long oval this week.

Archie O’Reilly
Feb 176 min read


O'Ward on "competitive" IndyCar field and 2026 title fight
Pato O'Ward discusses the 2026 title fight and preparing to battle Álex Palou once again.

Morgan Holiday
Feb 84 min read


IndyCar Monthly: Catching up, court cases and confirmations
There's a lot of catching up to do on this weeks IndyCar Weekly as Dan gives you all the IndyCar and Indy NXT news between the 7th December and 23rd January.

Dan Jones
Jan 2435 min read


McLaren lock in Fornaroli and O’Ward as Reserve Drivers for 2026
McLaren name F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli and IndyCar star Pato O’Ward as reserve drivers for 2026 strengthening depth for a new F1 era ahead now.

Kavi Khandelwal
Jan 152 min read


IndyCar Weekly: Productions, practices and Phoenix
Dan gives you the round-up of all IndyCar and Indy NXT news between the 30th November and 6th December including the penultimate driver confirmation heading into 2026, even more Daytona announcements as well as insights into Indianapolis.

Dan Jones
Dec 7, 20256 min read


IndyCar Weekly: Testing, transfers and technical alliances
Dan gives you the round-up of IndyCar and Indy NXT news between the 18th and 25th October including testing, Indy NXT driver transfers and new Indy NXT teams

Dan Jones
Oct 25, 202516 min read


What clicked for IndyCar runner-up O’Ward in 2025?
While the season has been dominated by Álex Palou, the driver-team combination behind the Spaniard in the championship have quietly forged a career year in IndyCar.

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 30, 20257 min read


O'Ward steals pole position from Malukas in Music City Grand Prix Qualifying
In a close qualifying session at the Nashville Superspeedway, Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward took pole position for the 2025 IndyCar season finale.

Morgan Holiday
Aug 30, 20254 min read


Palou secures sixth Pole Position of the season in dominant fashion
Álex Palou would once again prove to be the class of the field as not even a warm Wisconsin afternoon would faze the 2025 Champion who achieved a sixth Pole Position of the season in dominant fashion

Evan Roberts
Aug 23, 20254 min read


Winners and Losers: Grand Prix of Portland
Will Power became the fifth race winner of the 2025 IndyCar season after taking victory in the Grand Prix of Portland last weekend. He took the win over Christian Lungdaard and Álex Palou, who sealed his fourth IndyCar title with two races still to go.

Morgan Holiday
Aug 12, 20255 min read


Arrow McLaren “breaking curses” in IndyCar - Portland qualifying reaction
IndyCar’s final road course qualifying session of 2025 has ended with the same team leading the way that headed the field for the first road course event of the season. DIVEBOMB details the reaction from the lead drivers

Archie O’Reilly
Aug 10, 20259 min read


Palou relishing battle with closest IndyCar rival O’Ward
Álex Palou's IndyCar championship lead has edged back to 100 points ahead of Pato O'Ward after taking Laguna Seca pole. But the pair are relishing a late-season battle.

Archie O’Reilly
Jul 26, 20255 min read


Palou and O'Ward battle for pole in qualifying at Laguna Seca
Álex Palou took his fifth pole position of the year and his second consecutive pole position at the Laguna Seca track for the Grand Prix of Monterey.

Morgan Holiday
Jul 26, 20254 min read
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