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Lotus HVM Racing gets new team manager
Simona de Silvestro's HVM Racing team has announced that Shane Seneviratne will be the team's new manager with immediate effect, following the departure of Vince Kremer.

Wheldon auction raises over $600k
An online auction of entertainment and sporting memorabilia has succeeded in raising over $600,000 for the Dan Wheldon Family Trust Fund, organisers revealed on Friday.

Tagliani joins Bryan Herta Autosport
Canadian driver Alex Tagliani has signed a race deal with Bryan Herta Autosport for 2012

Dates for your diary: IndyCar 2012 calendar
Here's the current provisional calendar for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship and for the Firestone Indy Lights series.

Title win 'sinking in' for Dario
Dario Franchitti won his fourth IZOD IndyCar Series Championship in 2011, but it was overshadowed by tragedy at Las Vegas. Only now is the series success sinking in, he says.

Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart race a great success
"Gentleman, start your engines."

Franchitti looks to future with new DW12
Dario Franchitti has set aside questions about whether he might quit the sport after Dan Wheldon's death, and instead is focussing on developing the new 2012 car.

Back injury diagnosed for Will Power
Will Power, one of the drivers sent to hospital after the crash at Las Vegas that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, had been diagnosed with a compression fracture to his back.

Memorial celebrates Dan Wheldon's life
IndyCar staged a public memorial service to celebrate the life and times of Dan Wheldon on Sunday, which included contributions from Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Bryan Herta.

Mourners say farewell to Dan Wheldon
Family and friends have paid a tearful farewell to Dan Wheldon at a funeral service in his adopted American home town of St Petersburg in Florida on Saturday.

Wheldon family touched by tributes
Dan Wheldon continues to receive tributes from the wider motorsport community following Sunday's accident in Las Vegas.

Vegas: just what exactly happened?
IndyCar worked for months to make the 2011 season finale a fitting climax and affirmation of a series on the way back. No one could know it would end up being its darkest hour.

Hopsital update: Power cleared; Mann and Hildebrand held
In the aftermath of the devastating crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, three more drivers were also sent to University Medical Center.

Dan Wheldon: 1978-2011
Tributes pour in for Dan Wheldon, following his death at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

34 cars set to race at Vegas
A record field of 34 cars is set to take the green flag at the IZOD IndyCar World Championship season finale at Las Vegas next weekend.

Dillon Battistini lines up at Kentucky
Conquest Racing has confirmed that it is putting British driver Dillon Battistini onto the grid for his IndyCar series d?but in this weekend's race at Kentucky.

Castroneves slams Barnhart over officiating
Helio Castroneves is far from calming down over the harsh penalty he received at the end of the race at Motegi, and has labelled race director Brian Barnhart "a circus clown".

Suspension over Baltimore 'near catastrophe'
A member of the Holmatro Safety Team who was driving a truck head-on into the oncoming cars at the start of the Baltimore Grand Prix on Sunday has been suspended.

Pippa Mann ruled out of New Hampshire after crash
Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Pippa Mann has been ruled out of Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after a major crash in practice on Saturday afternoon.

Scheckter re-teams with SH Racing for Baltimore
SH Racing have announced that they will be entering the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix in September, and will be joining up again with their Indy 500 driver Tomas Scheckter.

Wheldon to help develop new online racing sim
Dan Wheldon has signed up to help develop a new generation of online gaming software that will deliver highly accurate and realistic simulator-grade racing competition.

Franchitti tops practice as Power struggles
Dario Franchitti topped both of the extended Thursday practice sessions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while Will Power struggled and Pippa Mann crashed in the afternoon.

Justin Wilson sidelined with back injury
Justin Wilson fractured a bone in his back during practice on Saturday morning and will need to be flown back to Indianapolis for further tests and evaluation regarding treatment.

Travis Pastrana wants in on $5m challenge
X Games superstar daredevil Travis Pastrana has confirmed that he's making a bid for one of the five 'guest' spots in the season finale in Las Vegas - and a shot at the $5m jackpot.