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Firestone extends series deal to 2018
The IZOD IndyCar Series has extended its single-supplier deal for tyres with Bridgestone Americas' Firestone brand through to the end of 2018.

Lotus confirms end of IndyCar involvement
Lotus has been released from its contract as an engine supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series and will not return to the competition in 2013, it's been confirmed.

De Silvestro signs with KV Racing
Simona de Silvestro will join KV Racing Technology for the 2013 season of the IZOD IndyCar Series, alongside new team mate Tony Kanaan.

Mugello a possible addition to IndyCar line-up
Reports from Italy suggest that IndyCar officials are talking with the management of the Mugello circuit in Italy about hosting an event in the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Edmonton pulls out of 2013 Indy season
The city of Edmonton will no longer be hosting an IZOD IndyCar Series race in 2013, after the decision by the local prompters to no longer stage the event citing disappoining attendance.

Drivers support Conway's choice to quit ovals
Mike Conway's decision to step down from his race seat at AJ Foyt Racing because he no longer felt comfortable racing on ovals received broad support from his fellow racers on pit lane on Friday.

Hunter-Reay crashes during Fontana test
Ryan Hunter-Reay didn't get off to the best of starts at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana when he spun the #28 Andretti Autosport car and crashed early in testing on Wednesday.

IndyCar will reinstate Baltimore chicane
Organisers of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Balitmore have said that they will reintroduce a chicane on the frontstretch, after cars were launched into the air over railroad tracks.

Push-to-pass delay dropped for Baltimore
The unpopular delay on activating the push-to-pass overtaking system used on road and street courses has been dropped for the Grand Prix of Baltimore, IndyCar has announced.

Dragon team owner Jay Penske arrested
Local newspaper reports say that the owner of IZOD IndyCar Series race team Dragon Racing, Jay Penske, was arrested early on Thursday morning along with his brother Mark.

No extra race to replace China, says IndyCar
The IZOD IndyCar Series will not be replacing the abandoned China street race and will instead remain at 15 races for the 2012 season, organisers have announced.

China round dropped - replacement being sought
IndyCar's historic first race in China on the streets of Qingdao planned for August has been cancelled, leaving the series scrambling to find a replacement.

Wheldon model goes on sale
A model of the car Dan Wheldon used to win the 2011 Indy 500 goes on sale

Indy 500: Lotus flops with Alesi early exit
There was no hiding just how poor the performance of the Lotus engines was on ovals at Indianapolis, with Jean Alesi and Simona de Silvestro both ordered into the pits on lap 9.

Indy 500: Franchitti, Sato row over crash
The Indianapolis 500 was decided by a controversial crash at the start of the final lap of the race; did Franchitti cause it intentionally, or was it a case of red mist from Sato?

Indy 500: Guerrieri wins Freedom 100
Estaban Guerrieri won a narrow victory in the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100, the traditional weekend support race to the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Hinchcliffe boosted by Greg Moore tribute
James Hinchcliffe was able to pay tribute to one of his all-time sporting heroes during Indy 500 qualifying, by taking a pair of Greg Moore's race gloves on his qualifying lap.

Dallara makes safety modification to DW12
Dallara has been making a change to the new DW12 IndyCar chassis, after crashes during practice and qualifying suggested the car could be tending to get airborne.

Indy 500: Fast Friday boost tops 227.5mph
Marco Andretti blitzed the field on Fast Friday, hitting 227.540mph on with the assistance of the additional turboboost that all the drivers got to use for the first time.

Reports: Dragon 'suing Lotus for contractual fraud'
Dragon Racing's relationship with engine supplier Lotus is reportedly ending with legal action by the team, citing "contractual fraud" by the manufacturer.

Dollar General backing Sarah Fisher at Indy
Sarah Fisher's former longtime sponsors Dollar General are to return to the IZOD IndyCar Series in a one-off deal to back her team at Indianapolis next month.

Probation for Rahal after Long Beach
IndyCar has placed Graham Rahal on a six-race probation, following an accident at Long Beach that saw Marco Andretti's car launched into the air.

Extra test time, no rookie of the year for Barrichello
The IndyCar officials have stuck to their decision not to give F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello full rookie status in the US series, but will allow him extra track testing time.

New yellow flag caution rules introduced
New race director Beaux Barfield is introducing changes to the way that full course cautions and restarts are handled in the remaining races of the 2012 season.