Archive for May, 2007
Franchitti’s 500
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500. Did he have the fastest car? No, I think that would have been Tony Kanaan. Franchitti talks about his victory:
“The start of the race, the most important thing is not to stall when you are leaving because that’s pretty embarrassing,” Franchitti [...]
McLaren Investigation
It looks like McLaren are under a little suspicion. It seems they’ve been accused of employing team orders in Fernando Alonso’s victory at Monaco. The FIA will be investigating.
Announcing the probe FIA in a statement said: “The FIA has launched an investigation into incidents involving the McLaren Mercedes team at the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix [...]
Saw this coming…
…from a mile away. Toyota is looking to replace Ralf Schumacher.
31-year-old Schumacher is enduring an abysmal season at the wheel of the TF107, and he found a new low in Monte Carlo when he qualified behind Spyker’s Adrian Sutil in twentieth place.
It is well-documented that Ralf is coming to the end of his current multi-million [...]
Raikkonen’s Error
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen made a slight error in qualifying at Monaco today. He broke his suspension after touching the armco barrirer. He will be starting from seventh on the grid. He had little to say.
“There’s little to say after this qualifying session. I was on my first run with soft tyres when, coming out [...]
Excellent Article
I have to recommend this excellent article by AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg. Yes, the Indy 500 is not what it used to be. Here’s the 2 nut grafs:
But there will also be empty seats, and plenty of them. Both tickets and hotel rooms were readily available in the days before the race, something [...]
Night Racing for Wrong Reason
Has F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone never heard of TIVO?
Singapore, which will host its debut Grand Prix on a street circuit next year, could be the first in the world to hold a race after dark with Ecclestone indicating it was a done deal.
“I think we can stop discussing the possibility of the race during the [...]
