One thing is certain when IndyCar rolls in to Canada’s largest city – rough and tumble. I can’t remember the last time the Toronto event didn’t offer up some sort of clash/controversy stretching back to 2009 and Helio Castroneves’ unwise decision to play hard with local hero Paul Tracy. I thought the fans would lynch…
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IndyCar: Grand Prix of Alabama ‘hot and not’ list
The drivers, teams and standouts that impressed and embarrassed in equal measure at the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. Hot Josef Newgarden – kept his head when the big moment came. Finally hooked up a consistent, fast weekend which combined with decisive overtakes early in the race, made the Tennessee native a contender for the win….
F1: Chinese GP ‘hot and not’ list
The drivers, teams and standouts that impressed and embarrassed in equal measure at the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix. Hot Lewis Hamilton – in imperious form in China. Did not look like being troubled all race and had time to ‘mess’ with his team mate (allegedly) for a bit of fun. Kimi Raikkonen – showing why…
F1: stats that prove McLaren-Honda is on the up
At face value, McLaren-Honda’s start to the season is the stuff of nightmares. A once mighty and feared partnership reduced to battling with the perennial tail-enders. The gushingly upbeat comments regarding the potential of the ‘size zero’ experiment and Fernando Alonso proclaiming the good times are coming seems at odds with reality. For McLaren fans…
IndyCar: Miles talks international expansion (again)
Mark Miles is talking about expansion. In Florida for the season-opener – a few weeks after the 2015 season should have started in Brazil – the IndyCar boss was laying out another vision for overseas expansion. This time it’s by becoming an alternative to F1. Miles’ logic is sound in principle: IndyCar can provide a…
IndyCar: post-race St Petersburg notes
Sunday’s season opener was a mixed bag which answered some questions about the 2015 Verizon IndyCar season, but mostly created a whole load of new ones. The wrong head-to-head In part 2 of my season preview I talked about the prospects for the Will Power/Simon Pagenaud rivalry to re-ignite as team-mates at Penske. Power, for…
IndyCar 2015 Preview – Part 3
In the final part of our 2015 season preview we look at the enigma that is Marco Andretti, the merger of SFH and Ed Carpenter Racing and the new, improved Tony Kanaan. Marco the enigma One of the puzzles in recent IndyCar seasons has been Marco Andretti. Definitely talented and driving for one of the…
F1: Melbourne Grand Prix preview
The opening race of the 2015 F1 season could be more about what is happening off the track and less about Sunday’s excitement. Sauber, Fernando Alonso and the return of Manor/Marussia are the hot topics ahead of the Melbourne weekend. Race predictions Mercedes are expected to romp home in Melbourne. Little from pre-season testing suggested…
F1: Could Raikkonen upstage Vettel in 2015?
Make no mistake, Ferrari are pinning the hopes for the next 3-5years on Sebastien Vettel. Pre-season testing suggests Ferrari could surprise us in 2015 but the greatest surprise could actually be Kimi Raikkonen upstaging his 4-time Champion team mate. Vettel moved to Ferrari for two reasons: one, to address the lack of enthusiasm he felt…
A better way to help F1’s small teams
News emerged today that Marussia’s attempt to re-enter F1 has been rejected. Despite the depth of feeling regarding F1’s pluckiest team, it is a good thing for the sport. It would have been just another ‘band-aid’ approach to one of the sport’s core issues. The best solution however for the sport’s minnows will not be…
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