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.
Reigning Champion Scott Dixon has taken his first race victory of the 2009 season; the New Zealander claimed the win from fourth on the grid as the IndyCar Series visited the tri-oval at Kansas. Long Beach winner Dario Franchitti's afternoon ended in disappointing fashion, however, with a trip into the wall.
With contrasting fortunes for the Target Chip Ganassi team-mates, Dario Franchitti closes up on championship leader Scott Dixon courtesy of an all-important win in Sonoma County.
The Newman/Haas/Lanigan team enjoyed a perfect day in Kansas on Saturday as final results of qualifying placed Graham Rahal and Robert Doornbos first and second on the grid for Sunday's race.
The Force India team revealed the VJM03 via the internet on Tuesday as Adrian Sutil hopes for another improved season on the back of a successful 2009. The German is the first to drive the Mercedes-powered car, in this shakedown at Silverstone.
Following an F1 career which spanned 160 races, Johnny Herbert has remained a popular figure in the paddock. We spoke to the Romford man about the return the of Michael Schumacher, the 2010 in-house McLaren rivalry and this year's ban on mid-race refuelling.
As predicted for several years, Fernando Alonso is now a Ferrari Formula 1 driver and has only one aim this season. The Spaniard talks of his relationship with team-mate Felipe Massa, the return of Michael Schumacher and reveals his four favourite teams for the title challenge of 2010.
The Toro Rosso team have unveiled the first car to be fully developed by the squad since taking over from Minardi for the start of the 2006 season. Sébastien Buemi is partnered once again by Jaime Alguersuari to confirm the youngest driver line-up in the pit lane.