McLaren Calls for F1 Return to Indy

[cosworth151]

Zak Brown, the Executive Director of McLaren, has called for F1 to return to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

"Formula 1 at IMS works," Brown said. "I think they've changed the configuration of the track a little bit. I think it makes sense for Formula 1 to be at the world's greatest racetrack. I think the city of Indianapolis is well-catered to take care of Formula 1, just like it did in the past, and Super Bowl.
 
"I think the drivers like it. I think Indianapolis is easy to get to geographically. I realize it may not have the glamour of some of the other markets that are being spoken about, but it's here, it's ready to go. I think economically, given that (new F1 owner) Liberty (Media) is taking a different view on some of their future partnerships, I think there is an opportunity there. Personally, I'd like to see it happen."

I couldn't have said it better myself. 

http://autoweek.com/article/indy-500/why-not-indycar-formula-1-doubleheader-indianapolis-motor-speedway

[Jericoke]

Besides, Indy is just like fan favourite Brazil, where the drivers will need armed guards!

[cosworth151]

Not at all. One incident with a couple of juvenile delinquents doesn't compare at all.

[J.Clark]

I may be a bit biased, having grown up only 40 miles from Indy and having been there for the 500 many times, along with all but one of the Formula 1 races there.  We missed the Michelin "event" thank goodness.

Indy is a race enthusiast's must see destination though, F1 race aside.

The changes to the circuit have made it much more of a challenge for drivers I think, and the banking is all but removed completely.

[Dare]

Besides, Indy is just like fan favourite Brazil, where the drivers will need armed guards!

Any city has a section where you'd best stay out of it....especially
after the sun goes down

[Scott]

I beg to differ.  Zurich, Bern, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa are all the cities I am very familiar with and have walked through comfortably in the early hours of the morning without even a moment of being nervous or have the slightest concern of which part I happen to be in. 

[cosworth151]

I've often done the same in Indy over the years I traveled there for my company.

[Dare]

I've often done the same in Indy over the years I traveled there for my company.

I guess Dixon should have walked to Taco Bell then.I find it hard to
believe there are citie around the world you can stroll thru without
any worries of crime.

[Alianora La Canta]

I've often done the same in Indy over the years I traveled there for my company.

I guess Dixon should have walked to Taco Bell then.I find it hard to
believe there are citie around the world you can stroll thru without
any worries of crime.

Some cities can be deceiving. Take Sheffield, where I studied for quite a while. Most of the city centre is perfectly safe to walk through at night... ...except for one small road that visitors usually overlook (Frog Walk). Student residents are warned away from that one because it seems like an entire city centre's worth of crime happen there after the sun starts to set, including an average of one rape per semester. But most casual visitors never go near the place since it's not particularly near the shops (it's basically the fastest route between some of the student housing and the pub quarter).

I'm guessing that Indy Taco Bell is in a somewhat larger version of that effect - most visitors to the Indy track (at least at the wealth level of those drivers) wouldn't have any true need to be in that sector, locals know to avoid it, but not everyone has local knowledge of small crime hotspots.

[Scott]

I like to think of Taco Bell as a crime all by itself