Justin Wilson drove a strong race to achieve an historic first victory for the Dale Coyne team at Watkins Glen, beating Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon. Dario Franchitti had a bad day, however, and loses his championship lead after retiring from the race.
Seven thousandths of a second is all there was between Scott Dixon and race winner Ryan Briscoe at the finish in Chicago on Saturday night. The two championship contenders went wheel-to-wheel on the oval as the Australian eventually came out on top as thirteen cars finished within a second of first place.
The 2009 IndyCar championship saw a triangular shootout go right down to the wire. Briscoe was the first man to win in the year although Franchitti stole the title from Champion Dixon in the last knockings. There were plenty of thrills and spills along the way in what has been a truly epic season.
The 2009 IndyCar Series begins on the streets of St. Petersburg this weekend as Graham Rahal looks to repeat his sucess of last year. GPUpdate TV will be bringing you all the action, so here's a taster as to what's in store.
Ferrari may have suffered an unaccustomed season which saw it finish outside the top three this year although, with a brand-new line-up, Stefano Domenicali has every confidence that 2010 will be able to tell a positive story.
This year saw the Williams team improve by one position in the Constructors' Championship but, with a brand-new line-up for 2010, Technical Director Sam Michael is quietly confident about the upcoming campaign.
Mercedes has revealed its buyout of the Champion Brawn GP team on Monday. Following an announcement from the German manufacturer, Nico Rosberg is likely to be the lead driver for the outfit to be labelled 'Mercedes Grand Prix'. We caught up with the company's motorsport chief, Norbert Haug.
Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, discusses the team's brilliant performances of 2009 and their affects ahead of the 2010 season.