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F1 News & Discussions => Pit Pass => Topic started by: PG_Gabriel on July 07, 2011, 12:13:48 AM

Title: Alexander Rossi
Post by: PG_Gabriel on July 07, 2011, 12:13:48 AM

This is a good video/interview done by CNN. Good info, and I really hope Rossi makes it! seems like hes the first real hope for Americans in a while

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2011/07/05/riddell.rossi.lotus.cnn?iref=allsearch (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2011/07/05/riddell.rossi.lotus.cnn?iref=allsearch)

In the end they say Andretti is the only ever American F1 WDC, I guess they forget about Phill Hill...

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on July 07, 2011, 04:25:02 AM

Phil Hill was a great champion, and a true gentleman. Intelligent, witty, a great writer, he really deserves better.

Lonny

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: cosworth151 on July 07, 2011, 12:55:22 PM

I agree, Lonny. Hill was one of the best. I loved the reviews of classic cars that he used to write for Road & Track. He also won Sebring and Le Mans each three times.

I wonder if they noticed that the film they had of Mario at the end was in an Indy car?

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: PG_Gabriel on July 07, 2011, 05:18:17 PM

I noticed that to, at one point the 500 was apart of the championship, but i dont know when that ended

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on July 08, 2011, 05:22:50 AM

Makes you wonder about the accuracy of their other stories, doesn't it?

Lonny

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: cosworth151 on July 08, 2011, 12:44:11 PM

Quote from: PG_Gabriel on July 07, 2011, 05:18:17 PM

I noticed that to, at one point the 500 was apart of the championship, but i dont know when that ended

That ended in 1960, wel before the mid-engined cars shown. The first road course U.S.G.P. was in 1959 at Sebring.

Title: Re: Alexander Rossi
Post by: PG_Gabriel on July 09, 2011, 05:40:23 AM

Thanks Cos!

Quote from: lkjohnson1950 on July 08, 2011, 05:22:50 AM

Makes you wonder about the accuracy of their other stories, doesn't it?

and no not really. CNN doesn't do sports, if autosport.com was to do an article on politics you would take it with a grain of salt