Ida Wood

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TJ Speed's Ariel Elkin wins chaotic USF Pro 2000 opener at Indianapolis

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 TJ Speed’s Ariel Elkin won a chaotic first race of USF Pro 2000’s triple-header on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. The Israeli started on pole alongside Velocity Racing Development’s Max Taylor, with Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas and points leader Max Garcia on row two of the grid. It was three-wide for third place going into the opening corner of the race, while Douglas made a big lock-up as he tried to go around the outside of Elkin for the lead.
Munoz makes it three poles out of four in French F4 with Dijon double

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

4 Alexandre Munoz continued his strong start to the French Formula 4 season by topping qualifying for round two at Dijon. An unusual free practice session preceded qualifying, as only nine of the 30 drivers set a flying lap and just 13 in total completed a timed lap of any description. Arthur Dorison was fastest, a 1m17.612s set on the sixth of his nine tours of the track putting him 0.273 seconds ahead of Niccolo Pirri.
Elkin edges Taylor at Indianapolis to USF Pro 2000 race one pole

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 Ariel Elkin narrowly beat Max Taylor to pole for the first USF Pro 2000 race of the weekend on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. Qualifying took place in warm conditions, with 20 minutes of green flag action that drivers could make use of. Elkin was already quickest five minutes in, the TJ Speed driver setting a 1m21.4288s to lead Pabst Racing’s Max Garcia by 0.3845 seconds.
Douglas quickest in USF Pro 2000 practice at IMS as grid gets fresh look

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

1 Jacob Douglas edged Pabst Racing team-mate Max Garcia to first place in USF Pro 2000 practice on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. It was an interesting Thursday for the paddock, with two test sessions and then free practice for round three of the season. Joining only for the test was Seb Murray at Jay Howard Driver Development. The Scot came 18th in GB3 last year, and is currently 17th in Indy Nxt, the step above USFP2000.
Musella on top, McNeilly absent and Sikes returns in USF2000 at IMS

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 Teddy Musella topped USF2000 practice on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, as 2023 champion Simon Sikes made a surprise series return. Sikes, now aged 24, raced part-time in USF2000 with Legacy Autosport from 2020 to ’22, claiming four podiums from 26 races. He then joined Pabst Racing for a full-time attack and took the title with six wins, which led to him stepping up to USF Pro 2000 with the team last year.
FIA creates Formula 4 World Cup for 2025 Macau GP support bill

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 It has been announced that this year’s Macau Grand Prix will include Formula 4 support races that will award the inaugural FIA F4 World Cup title. The iconic street race, held on the Guia Circuit in the micronation of Macau, actually ran for F4 cars from 2020 to ’22 when it was part of the Chinese F4 championship. F4 South East Asia had a non-championship round at the track two years ago.
Juan Manuel Correa joins the Indy Nxt grid with HMD Motorsports

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

1 Juan Manuel Correa has made a surprise move to Indy Nxt with HMD Motorsports, after meeting the team last weekend. The 25-year-old American-Ecuadorian will debut in this week’s double-header on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, then contest six further events and two tests. It has not been confirmed which car he will drive, but it should be HMD’s #24 entry.
Colapinto "as ready as possible" to replace Doohan following Monza test

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

1 Franco Colapinto says he is “as ready as possible” for his Formula 1 race return with Alpine, taking over Jack Doohan’s seat, after testing with the team. A month ago, Alpine and Williams conducted a two-day test at Monza using their 2023 chassis, which is regulated via F1’s Testing of Previous Cars programme. Williams ran its juniors Luke Browning and Victor Martins, while Alpine evaluated its reserve drivers Paul Aron and Colapinto.
Alpine swaps its F1 race and reserve drivers Doohan and Colapinto

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced a swapping of roles for its race and reserve drivers Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto over the next five rounds. It follows a difficult start to the season for Doohan, and also a management change as team principal Oliver Oakes resigned on Tuesday and executive advisor Flavio Britatore – a staunch supporter of Colapinto – has assumed his responsibilities.
Papasavvas calls debut podium "unbelievable" after leap up to Indy Nxt

1 week ago | formulascout.com | Ida Wood

2 Evagoras Papasavvas has called the runner-up finish on his Indy Nxt debut “unbelievable” after making a double step up the single-seater ladder last weekend. The 17-year-old has spent the last three years in USF2000, IndyCar’s fourth-tier support series which has cars that are more reliant on mechanical grip than downforce, and won three races in that time as well as coming fourth in the standings twice.