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Fernando Alonso says his shock failure to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 is disappointing, but concedes McLaren was simply not “fast enough” to deserve a spot on the grid.

James Hinchcliffe escaped injury in a hard crash in his qualifying run for the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

Felix Rosenqvist claimed his first NTT IndyCar Series pole and led a Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2 in qualifying for the IndyCar Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.

IndyCar rookie driver Patricio O’Ward has been signed to the Red Bull Junior Team. O’Ward, who currently sits 17th in the 2019 standings on 56 points after contesting three races, joined Carlin at the second round of the season at the Circuit of the Americas, where he finished eighth.

Colton Herta is refusing to be awestruck by Fernando Alonso’s presence at this year’s Indianapolis 500, saying the two-time Formula 1 world champion is “coming into our playground” against the regular IndyCar grid.

Fernando Alonso’s experienced a difficult return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday as wet weather and an electrical issue on his car limited his test running ahead of next month’s Indianapolis 500.

A full-time entry to the NTT IndyCar Series remains a serious consideration for McLaren in the near future, with group racing CEO Zak Brown saying it seems like “more of a when than an if” it expands its racing interests.

JR Hildebrand will return to Dreyer and Reinbold Racing for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

McLaren’s entry to the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 is a “totally different experience” to its most recent effort in the race two years ago, according to the group’s racing CEO, Zak Brown.

Will Power’s rough start to the season got a little coarser following the 45th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The two-time winner at Long Beach started the 85-lap contest from third place and held that spot for the duration of the opening stint.

Fernando Alonso hit the track for his first Indy car oval running since May 2017 on Tuesday at Texas Motor Speedway, kick-starting preparations for his second entry to the Indianapolis 500 later this year.

Takuma Sato shut out the field to win the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park after taking the pole on Saturday.

The starting lineup for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park 1. Takuma Sato JPN Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

With the Formula 1 and MotoGP seasons now underway, attention turns to the early part of their championship fights through April on opposite sides of the globe - but there’s also action in IndyCar, Super Formula and the British Superbike Championship to tune in to.

Marcus Ericsson says there are more "proper fights" and wheel-to-wheel racing in IndyCar than Formula 1 thanks to the lack of DRS, which encourages safe overtaking.

Colton Herta became the youngest winner in IndyCar history after taking a shock victory for Harding Steinbrenner Racing in the inaugural IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday.

Full race results for the IndyCar Classic, round two of the NTT IndyCar Series season at the Circuit of The Americas. 2019 IndyCar Classic - Race Results

Will Power prevailed in the very last second of the Firestone Fast Six to take the pole for the inaugural IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of the Americas.

Josef Newgarden picked up where he left off at St. Petersburg two weeks ago by pacing opening practice for the IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of the Americas.

Josef Newgarden battled his way to victory in the NTT IndyCar Series season opener in St. Petersburg after seeing off the challenge of Team Penske teammate Will Power, defending champion Scott Dixon and debutant Felix Rosenqvist on Sunday.

Full race results from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the opening round of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season. 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Race Results

All of the ingredients seem to have aligned for Patricio O ‘Ward and Carlin Racing as they start their journey together.

Ryan Hunter-Reay was the fastest cat in the alley again during the final NTT Data IndyCar Series practice session before this afternoon’s qualifying session on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

Ryan Hunter-Reay led an American-dominated second practice for the NTT Data Indycar Series’ season opener at St. Petersburg.