IndyCar, after just two races, is suddenly rife with rumors about driver free agency with its biggest month coming up. Blame it on a mountain bike trail out West and a mistake by David Malukas back in February.
The Arrow McLaren driver dislocated his wrist and tore tendons in a mountain biking crash a month before the IndyCar season opener that was supposed to be his debut race with his new team. At the time, McLaren officials thought he would miss the first two races of the season.
Unfortunately not. When the 22-year-old Malukas misses Sunday’s race at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabam, he will have been out of the car for six outings that includes an exhibition race and an Indianapolis 500 test.
McLaren has no idea if he will remain part of the team’s future. The team announced Tuesday that reigning F2 champion Theo Pourchaire will race this weekend at Barber after finishing 11th in his IndyCar debut at Long Beach.
Supreme Court will hear Trump’s immunity claim. Here’s what to know
Israeli military says troops captured hundreds of fighters in Gaza hospital
Builders hope Resource Management Act change will speed up papakāinga developments
Why Meghan's podcast has hit a snag before it even begins: Duchess's much
Progress in Gaza truce talks in Cairo, Egypt's Al Qahera news says
Chinese state media demands British Museum return 23,000 cultural relics
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer detained in China fears he will die in jail
Talling in love! Alison Hammond joins cohort of celebs couples with notable height differences
Israel to open three humanitarian routes into Gaza