Brian Sullivan: Auto RacingF1, CART, etc.A1 is A1!- September 26, 2005 I just watched the 1st A1 race from Brands Hatch. It has a lot going for it if this is what it is going to be like. Standing starts, slicks, close racing, passes, attempted passes, recognizable cars (and yes an occasional crash), great television coverage (I watched a Dutch feed and didn't understand a word except for the occasional English that seemed to creep in but still watched to the very end) are among the huge positives. Nelson Piquet (racing prowess certainly seems genetic...http://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/09/26.html#a364 Can Williams survive- September 14, 2005 Williams F1 certainly has been battered lately, losing the BMW engine, connection and sponsorship money with BMW buying Sauber, dealing with the ongoing Button driver fiasco, announcing a change to Bridgestone tires. This morning there is the announcement that HP will end sponsorship at the end of the season. The once mighty team is already in the also ran class this year -- can they survivehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0127028/categories/autoRacing/2005/09/14.html#a352 |