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Author Topic: USA Circuit at Risk  (Read 1785 times)

Offline Wizzo

USA Circuit at Risk
« on: June 29, 2006, 04:55:30 PM »
It was one of the lowest moments in recent Formula One history, when 14 cars ducked off the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a boycott of last year's United States Grand Prix.

The drivers were concerned about the safety of their Michelin tires, which had several failures during race preparations. When no solution was offered and no compromise could be agreed upon, they refused to race.

"The problem was just too much of a safety issue," driver Giancarlo Fisichella said. "The best thing to do was just go home."

When they walked out the back gate at Indy, they may have permanently tarnished F1 in America.

As F1 returns to the USGP in Indy this weekend, the series' future is at a crossroads in the only country yet to embrace it. The contract with the Speedway expires after this event, and no one is 100% sure it will be back.



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