Tony Kanaan won the Milwaukee 225 after both Penske cars suffered dramatic rear wing failures late in the race. Helio Castroneves was leading with less than 25 laps to go when his rear wing collapsed, throwing him into the wall. Then team mate Sam Hornish slowed as his wing bent out of position, though he … Continue reading IRL Milwaukee: Kanaan profits from Penske’s problems
Month: June 2007 articles archive
British F3 Snetterton 2: Asmer back to the front
Posted onMarko Asmer won the second British F3 race at Snetterton commandingly from pole position. It was as if his disappointing first race performance hadn’t even happened. Alberto Valerio and Sam Bird were second and third in a reversal of their finishes in the first race, after Valerio sliced past Bird on lap seven. Bird dropped … Continue reading British F3 Snetterton 2: Asmer back to the front
British F3 Snetterton 1: Breen leads Carlin podium
Posted onNiall Breen headed a Carlin 1-2-3 in the seventh round of the British F3 championship at Snetterton. Team mates Sam Bird and Alberto Valerio followed him home. Bird leapt up the field with a magnificent start put pole sitter Atte Mustonen had a terrible getaway and was swamped by the field. He eventually retired with … Continue reading British F3 Snetterton 1: Breen leads Carlin podium
WTCC Pau 2: Farfus wins under pressure
Posted onAugusto Farfus was chased around every millimetre of the Pau circuit by team mate Andy Priaulx. The Briton had to settle for second – though it gives him the lead in the championship. Although the start was fairly clean the racer was neutralised by an early safety car period. This followed a multi-car crash involving … Continue reading WTCC Pau 2: Farfus wins under pressure
WTCC Pau 1: Menu miles ahead
Posted onAlain Menu dominated the first WTCC race at Pau, scorching into the lead from pole and never looking back. Yvan Muller took a useful second but never looked likely to pass the Chevrolet driver. The world’s top touring car racers put in an impressively disciplined show on the narrow Pau streets – making for a … Continue reading WTCC Pau 1: Menu miles ahead
BTCC Croft 3: Good luck for Giovanardi
Posted onFabrizio Giovanardi’s number came up when the grid was partially reversed for the third BTCC race at Croft. It placed him fourth on the grid but with the slower cars of John George and Jason Hughes on the front row, and Tom Onslow-Cole alongside him. None provided any great challenge to the Italian, who was … Continue reading BTCC Croft 3: Good luck for Giovanardi
BTCC Croft 2: Synchronised Seat finish
Posted onJason Plato let team mate Darren Turner past within sight of the chequered flag to let his team mate score his first ever BTCC win. It came after Turner had earlier let Plato past to score the bonus point for leading a race. Seat got their chance to manipulate the results after a chaotic race … Continue reading BTCC Croft 2: Synchronised Seat finish
BTCC Croft 1: First BMW win since ’96
Posted onColin Turkington made the most of his BMW’s rear wheel drive to give the German marque its first BTCC win in 11 years. He dashed past pole sitter Gordon Shedden and kept the Team Halfords Honda driver behind for the rest of the race. But Turkington’s team mate Tom Onslow-Cole was involved in a collision … Continue reading BTCC Croft 1: First BMW win since ’96
Soapbox: The Blue Flag Debate
Posted onRegular commenter Clive Allen has something to say about the blue flag rule. Got a gripe of your own? Get in touch and tell us what you want to write about. Anthony Davidson’s penalty at Monaco this year highlighted a problem with the rules governing blue flags. “Three strikes and you’re out” has been the … Continue reading Soapbox: The Blue Flag Debate
“Formula One 1973: Reign of Stewart” (DVD)
Posted onThe fourth in the Brunswick series of DVDs covers Jackie Stewart’s final championship victory – and final season. It was a year punctuated by some brilliant drives and some horrible accidents. Roger Williamson and Francois Cevert both lost their lives. But this excellent documentary presents even the more harrowing footage objectively and responsibly.
WTCC Pau: Pole for Menu
Posted onAlain Menu stormed to pole position around the streets of Pau. He squeezed in late lap to improve his own time before the session was stopped due to a spectacular crash by Augusto Farfus. Yvan Muller will line up alongside him. Farfus had taken third but had already incurred a ten-place grid penalty at the … Continue reading WTCC Pau: Pole for Menu
Lausitzring race points cut
Posted onPaul di Resta’s lead in the DTM championship has been halved after reduced points were awarded for the Lausitzring race.
F1 in the blogs 30: McLaren and Hamilton
Posted onDid McLaren make a mistake by running Lewis Hamilton this year? One blogger thinks so… Plus the French Grand Prix is set to change venues, two world champions argue, and why Nico Rosberg is having a good season.
Green F1: Right idea, wrong approach
Posted onMax Mosley is on a mission: F1 must became the vanguard of environmentally friendly car technology. Mosley wants F1 to be a showcase for the world’s car manufacturers to display their environmental credentials. And he wants a radical set of F1 rules for 2011 to enshrine that. It’s deeply divisive and controversial. I agree with … Continue reading Green F1: Right idea, wrong approach
This week’s F1 alternative: Indy car Milwaukee
Posted onThere’s no F1 race this weekend but there’s a whole world of F1 alternatives to choose from. The Indy car race at the Milwaukee Mile was traditionally held the weekend following the Indianapolis 500. That tradition has been restored this year as the IRL cars return to Milwaukee this weekend – following the prestigious Indy … Continue reading This week’s F1 alternative: Indy car Milwaukee
F1 in the news 37: Safety car racers
Posted onIn the F1 news this week the safety car drivers that race each other every F1 weekend. Plus the fallout from 2005 United States Grand Prix is still in the air, Lewis Hamilton’s little brother gets an F1 trophy, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed is coming up.