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Team will see action in both Pro Mazda and USF2000

The sunshine was out for Opening Day of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season. The four drivers that make up the Andretti Autosport team hit the pavement of the streets of St. Petersburg early this morning for a quick practice before turning laps to qualify this afternoon. Qualifying for Race 2 will begin tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. ET before the drivers grid for the first time in 2018. Race 1 will go green at 1:05 p.m. ET. Follow along with live timing and scoring at racecontrol.indycar.com.

With a new series, new car and new team keeping him busy in the offseason, Robert Wickens continues to have difficulty lying down on the job, but not for the reason you might think.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Chip Ganassi didn’t need to see long-time sponsor Target leave his Verizon IndyCar Series and NASCAR teams after last season to realize that every relationship, no matter how successful, expires eventually.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – As a race car driver or a cultural icon, there’s no question racing legend Mario Andretti means so much to many people across the world. But perhaps none more so than 63-year-old Kenneth Acton.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Ninety minutes of practice does not a proper evaluation make, but certain themes could be drawn from today’s first day of a new era:

Kris Meeke threw down the gauntlet to his Rally Guanajuato Mexico rivals by winning Friday morning’s opening dirt road stage to lead this third round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Another sports car team with a championship pedigree will make its Verizon IndyCar Series debut in the Indianapolis 500.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Granted, it was just the first practice session on a green street circuit, but both manufacturers had reason to crow this morning after a slippery but damage-free session to open the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg weekend.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – As INDYCAR prepares to launch the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, it was fitting to look back one last time at a thrilling 2017 campaign.

Will Power isn’t much for reflection, which explains his answer when asked where his 32 career Indy car victories rank on the all-time, open-wheel list.

His golf game isn’t the same, but Sebastien Bourdais rationalizes that’s a reality he can accept.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – This has all so far seemed like the right thing to do, or at least the rightest thing given all the variables to consider for Helio Castroneves.

It looks sharp, accentuates the skills of drivers, and has been well received during offseason test sessions. But the unanswered question of this weekend’s season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is straightforward: How will it race?

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Sebastien Bourdais wasn’t satisfied with the current bid on the firesuit he wore when he won last year’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It was one of a kind, he noted in commandeering the auctioneer’s microphone, because the only other of these red Dale Coyne Racing models had been cut off him after his crash during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 last May.

Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya / 4.655 kmDriver: Marcus EricssonWeather: sunny/cloudy and dry; air 10° – 17°C, track 14° – 26°CChassis / engine: C37-02 / FerrariLaps today: 148 laps, 688.940 kmFastest lap: 1:19.244 min (P7, hypersoft tyres)

Zachary Claman De Melo shares his life story visually on his body.

With the start of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season comes a fresh new podcast from two of its most popular drivers.