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In Indianapolis last week Tony George (above) and the IRL announced they are convening an industry roundtable to determine the new IndyCar formula for 2011. The roundtable will be headed by retired Ford racing executive Neil Ressler and will kick-off on June 24 with discussions with engine manufacturers, car builders…
Archive for May, 2008
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May 30 2008
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May 28 2008
The tales behind Neil Trundle
It is not always easy to judge the mood within the long grey corridors, and long white tunnels, of the McLaren Technology Centre. This quite extraordinary building, designed by Sir Norman Foster with a great deal of input from Ron Dennis, is eerily quiet, strangely still, despite the presence of nigh…
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May 28 2008
Monaco goes super-glam
It was that time of year again… the Monaco Grand Prix. The most glamorous race of the season. This is where the millionaires come to play on their super yachts and jewels are worn for breakfast, even if the weather is more reminiscent of Slough than the Riviera.
So here we…
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May 27 2008
Who needs overtaking?
If I was given a pound every time someone told me that they ‘didn’t watch Formula 1 because it is just an expensive procession’, I would now be in a position to buy a two-seater F1 car and send them out for 5 laps with Raikkonen around Spa. Until that…
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May 27 2008
Monaco Grand Prix – by Nigel Roebuck
After qualifying, McLaren looked to be on the back foot. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen had qualified third and fourth, which was hardly a disgrace in itself, but one and two were the Ferraris, with Felipe Massa once again ahead of World Champion Kimi Raikkonen. Given the fact that overtaking…
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May 25 2008
Grand Prix Special, Monaco Qualifying
It’s all change from last year when the Ferraris struggled to match the pace of the McLarens, as Massa took pole with his team-mate alongside him.
It looked like the front row would have been made up of the Kimster and Hamilton, however, a blisteringly quick lap by Massa, late on…
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May 23 2008
Sage words from Rick Mears
The 92nd running of the Indy 500 takes place on Sunday with Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon favoured to score Chip Ganassi’s first win at the ‘Brickyard’ since Juan Montoya turned the trick in 2000. Dixon and Wheldon will start from the pole and the middle of the front row…
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I believe that the best ’50s Grand Prix racer is the Maserati 250F, would you agree?
Paul Chenard
