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An assertion from Kiwi driver Marcus Armstrong that the series he competes in is becoming universally recognised as the best motorsport product in the world

An assertion from Kiwi driver Marcus Armstrong that the series he competes in is becoming universally recognised as the best motorsport product in the world

30 January 2025

The 24-year-old Cantabrian is getting set for his second full season in the IndyCar series in the US - alongside countrymen Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin.

Armstrong says while the popularity Formula One has garnered via its hit Netflix series has helped the strength of IndyCar - there's only one top dog when it comes to the on track entertainment.

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03 Feb: Former Red Bull driver David Coulthard feels opportunity knocks for Liam Lawson during the looming new Formula One season

01 Feb: Kiwi motor racing driver Mitch Evans has fought through the spray at a wet Miami E-Prix to win a record-breaking 15th time in the Formula E Championship

31 Jan: American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has closed in on the overall title with victory in the Saturday race in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series at Highlands

27 Jan: Liam Lawson admits there's plenty to learn after his first drive of the new generation Formula One car

26 Jan: Hayden Paddon has finished sixth in his class and 11th overall at Monte Carlo, the opening event of the World Rally Championship

25 Jan: A positive end to a disappointing third day for Hayden Paddon at the season-opening event on the World Rally Championship

23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo

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