Brian Sullivan: Auto RacingF1, CART, etc.BAR and the manufacturers group- April 29, 2005 Rumours that BAR if found guilty of being underweight at Imola in the upcoming inquisition could face exclusion from F1. Since the accusers and judges are the same anything is possible. I am guessing this is a pressure tactic to try to force BAR to join Ferrari and Bernie and leave the "manufacturer's" group that has been threatening to start a parallel F1 championship. So I wouldn't be suprised at some point to see an announcement that BAR had mysteriously crossed the floor using some...http://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/04/29.html#a302 Zanardi in a Williams F1 car- April 28, 2005 There is a strong possibility apparently that Alex Zanardi will again drive a F1 car for Williams. It will be just a taste for fans and him (probably a demonstration at the U.S. Grand Prix) but impressive none-the-less. Forza!http://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/04/28.html#a301 Imola- April 24, 2005 Well that was one of the most entertaining races in a long time. A lot of great efforts - Raikkonen on the pole and with early pace, Alonso controlling the race, skillfully fighting off Schumacher at the end and Schumacher coming from the back to finish second (what exactly was he doing early on in the race I wonder). Villeneuve finished a solid 6th and looked quite strong - so maybe my call for him to hang up his overalls was premature. But the TV coverage sucked -- (TSN's version of the.http://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/04/24.html#a298 Ferrari in a hole- April 3, 2005 It looks Ferrari and Schumacher may have dug themselves a pretty deep hole by introducing their 2005 car at the Bahrain Grand Prix(maybe they were in such trouble anyway that it didn't matter). A calculated risk that didn't pay off it seems. The car was almost fast enough but just not reliable and since there is no going back (at least not without further penalty), they are stuck with what they have. Unreliablity in one race has a negative impact on qualifying for the next race (and if severe...http://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/04/03.html#a282 |