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David Malsher-Lopez
David Malsher-Lopez is Motorsport.com’s U.S. editor, covering the NTT IndyCar Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Since completing journalism college in 1994, he has worked for Autosport, TRMG, Motor Sport, Autosport (again) and Racer, before joining Motorsport.com in 2015… where he has found himself enjoying a third spell writing for Autosport. Over the course of those 27 years, he has served as a journalist, sub-editor, features editor, deputy editor and editor. In 2015, he also wrote Will Power’s biography. David lives with his wife Sophia in California and when not writing about racing, he will be found reading about planes and classic cars, attending airshows, listening to a wide variety of music or watching cop shows from the ’70s. He intends to one day own a grand piano, an Airedale terrier and a vintage Pontiac. He doesn’t do Facebook and doesn’t understand Instagram but can be found @DavidMalsher on Twitter.
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Latest articles by David Malsher-Lopez
Alex Zanardi: The man whose name is a synonym for “hero”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Alex Zanardi: The man whose name is a synonym for “hero”
Remembering Michele Alboreto: F1 ace, Le Mans winner and a good man
Formula 1
Formula 1
Remembering Michele Alboreto: F1 ace, Le Mans winner and a good man
IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Porsche for victory
IMSA
IMSA
Laguna Seca
IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Porsche for victory
O’Ward, Rossi impressed by McLaren’s “massive step forward”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
O’Ward, Rossi impressed by McLaren’s “massive step forward”
Palou surprised rivals didn’t use his winning tire strategy
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Palou surprised rivals didn’t use his winning tire strategy
IndyCar GP Indy: Palou perfect, beats McLaren drivers, Lundgaard
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar GP Indy: Palou perfect, beats McLaren drivers, Lundgaard
Indy NXT Indianapolis: Nannini holds off Foster for victory
Indy NXT
Indy NXT
Indianapolis
Indy NXT Indianapolis: Nannini holds off Foster for victory
IndyCar GP Indy: Ericsson leads Rossi in warm-up
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar GP Indy: Ericsson leads Rossi in warm-up
IMSA Laguna Seca: Campbell puts Porsche on top in FP1
IMSA
IMSA
Laguna Seca
IMSA Laguna Seca: Campbell puts Porsche on top in FP1
Lundgaard on GP Indy pole: “I can finally call this home”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Lundgaard on GP Indy pole: “I can finally call this home”
IndyCar GP Indy: Lundgaard beats Rosenqvist, Palou for first pole
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar GP Indy: Lundgaard beats Rosenqvist, Palou for first pole
IndyCar GP Indy: Palou tops second practice, RLL shines again
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar GP Indy: Palou tops second practice, RLL shines again
IndyCar GP Indy: O’Ward leads first practice, RLL star
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar GP Indy: O’Ward leads first practice, RLL star
IndyCar on Indy road course: Start time, how to watch, entry list
IndyCar
IndyCar
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
IndyCar on Indy road course: Start time, how to watch, entry list
GTP tire challenges allow drivers to “make a difference”
IMSA
IMSA
Laguna Seca
GTP tire challenges allow drivers to “make a difference”
Ex-F1 racer Stevens joins Tower Motorsports for Watkins Glen
IMSA
IMSA
Watkins Glen
Ex-F1 racer Stevens joins Tower Motorsports for Watkins Glen
Power unveils student-designed murals for 2023 Detroit GP
IndyCar
IndyCar
Detroit
Power unveils student-designed murals for 2023 Detroit GP
Tim Cindric, Tony George to be inducted into IMS Hall of Fame
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Tim Cindric, Tony George to be inducted into IMS Hall of Fame
2023 Indy 500 practice, qualifying, race, activity schedule
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
2023 Indy 500 practice, qualifying, race, activity schedule
Foyt reveals special ABC Supply livery for Indy 500 to support charity
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Foyt reveals special ABC Supply livery for Indy 500 to support charity
Happiness and frustration at RLL as Lundgaard stars at Barber
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
Happiness and frustration at RLL as Lundgaard stars at Barber
O’Ward “on wrong strategy… That’s the roll of the dice”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
O’Ward “on wrong strategy… That’s the roll of the dice”
Grosjean: Fifth runner-up finish “hurt” after leading so much
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
Grosjean: Fifth runner-up finish “hurt” after leading so much
McLaughlin wins with “happy driver strategy”, Newgarden rueful
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
McLaughlin wins with “happy driver strategy”, Newgarden rueful
IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin beats Grosjean for fourth win
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin beats Grosjean for fourth win
Indy NXT Barber: Rasmussen dominates, leads 1-2-3 for HMD
Indy NXT
Indy NXT
Birmingham
Indy NXT Barber: Rasmussen dominates, leads 1-2-3 for HMD
IndyCar Barber: Rossi leads Herta in raceday warm-up
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar Barber: Rossi leads Herta in raceday warm-up
Grosjean seeing effort from he and Andretti team paying off
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
Grosjean seeing effort from he and Andretti team paying off
IndyCar Barber: Grosjean wins his second pole of the year
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar Barber: Grosjean wins his second pole of the year
IndyCar Barber: Ganassi’s Palou leads Penskes in second practice
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar Barber: Ganassi’s Palou leads Penskes in second practice
McLaughlin: Barber in IndyCar demands same commitment as Bathurst
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
McLaughlin: Barber in IndyCar demands same commitment as Bathurst
IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin tops incident-packed first practice
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar Barber: McLaughlin tops incident-packed first practice
1963 Indy 500: When Jones beat Clark and paused a revolution
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
1963 Indy 500: When Jones beat Clark and paused a revolution
IndyCar at Barber: Start time, how to watch, entry list, etc.
IndyCar
IndyCar
Birmingham
IndyCar at Barber: Start time, how to watch, entry list, etc.
IndyCar Detroit GP to feature a free day again
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500 open test
IndyCar Detroit GP to feature a free day again
BorgWarner honors Indy 500 ace Johncock with ‘Baby Borg’
IndyCar
IndyCar
BorgWarner honors Indy 500 ace Johncock with ‘Baby Borg’
Aitken joins second Ganassi-run Cadillac line-up for Spa
WEC
WEC
Portimao
Aitken joins second Ganassi-run Cadillac line-up for Spa
Abel Motorsports confirms Indy 500 entry with RC Enerson
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Abel Motorsports confirms Indy 500 entry with RC Enerson
Indy 500 test: Newgarden tops Day 1 speed charts at 227mph
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500 open test
Indy 500 test: Newgarden tops Day 1 speed charts at 227mph
Indy 500 test: Rookie, Refresher programs almost complete before rain
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Indy 500 test: Rookie, Refresher programs almost complete before rain
Indy 500 test: Ericsson leads Castroneves in first session
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500 test: Ericsson leads Castroneves in first session
Revised schedule for this week’s Indy 500 open test
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Revised schedule for this week’s Indy 500 open test
Dreyer & Reinbold, Cusick unveil Wilson’s Indy 500 entry
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Dreyer & Reinbold, Cusick unveil Wilson’s Indy 500 entry
Can Kirkwood become America’s next truly great IndyCar driver?
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Can Kirkwood become America’s next truly great IndyCar driver?
Arrow McLaren unveils livery for Kanaan’s final Indy 500
IndyCar
IndyCar
Indy 500
Arrow McLaren unveils livery for Kanaan’s final Indy 500
Juncos explains Long Beach team errors to soothe angry fans
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Juncos explains Long Beach team errors to soothe angry fans
Ericsson on Long Beach: “I think we had the pace to win”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Ericsson on Long Beach: “I think we had the pace to win”
Latest GP Long Beach “resounding success” says president
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Latest GP Long Beach “resounding success” says president
Long Beach runner-up Grosjean rues inability to use push-to-pass
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Long Beach runner-up Grosjean rues inability to use push-to-pass
O’Ward unrepentant over Dixon clash, admits second shunt was “stupid”
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
O’Ward unrepentant over Dixon clash, admits second shunt was “stupid”
“I needed this win,” says Kirkwood after Long Beach victory
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
“I needed this win,” says Kirkwood after Long Beach victory
IndyCar Long Beach: Kirkwood scores first win, leads Andretti 1-2
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
IndyCar Long Beach: Kirkwood scores first win, leads Andretti 1-2
Bamber: Cadillac “a step closer” to Toyota in WEC after Portimao
WEC
WEC
Portimao
Bamber: Cadillac “a step closer” to Toyota in WEC after Portimao
Lexus revels in “epic start to the year” after Long Beach win
IMSA
IMSA
Long Beach
Lexus revels in “epic start to the year” after Long Beach win
IndyCar Long Beach: Newgarden leads race day warm-up
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
IndyCar Long Beach: Newgarden leads race day warm-up
Ericsson: Focus on qualifying improvements have paid off
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Ericsson: Focus on qualifying improvements have paid off
Michael Andretti on Kyle Kirkwood: He’s the real deal
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Michael Andretti on Kyle Kirkwood: He’s the real deal
IndyCar Long Beach: Kirkwood takes first series pole, Ericsson second
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
IndyCar Long Beach: Kirkwood takes first series pole, Ericsson second
Ilott, Carpenter irritated by lack of communication over track changes
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
Ilott, Carpenter irritated by lack of communication over track changes
IndyCar Long Beach: O’Ward leads Kirkwood, Grosjean in FP2
IndyCar
IndyCar
Long Beach
IndyCar Long Beach: O’Ward leads Kirkwood, Grosjean in FP2
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Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
3 h
Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Indonesian GP
3 h
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
3 h
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride