England’s Justin Wilson won the IndyCar Grand Prix of Watkins Glen on Sunday, bringing car owner Dale Coyne his first victory in the series after a quarter-century of frustration.
Coyne, a former IndyCar racer who often struggled to sustain a low-budget operation, finally saw one of his drivers take a checkered flag after 557 prior races that ended in frustration.
“It took too long,” Coyne said with a smile.
Wilson, whose only other IndyCar win came last year at Detroit, moved past …Â Details
“It shows that the push of FIA for the safety, you know, to the teams and that they crash-test everything, it has been a big improvement,” Kubica said a week after the crash.
All is fair in love, war, and racing… the little Fiat gets a major head start, followed by sexy sister Ferrari 550 rolling out next. Big brother Ferrari Shell Oil sponsored Formula One car heads off the starting line last, driven by Michael Schumacher. All that is missing from this little Fiat Group behind the scenes racing show is an Alfa Romeo (the 8C Competizione being the latest apple of our eye when it comes to red cars with modern classic status) and a Maserati — the new Quattroporte S would do.
Make your best bet and then click play to see who finished up the race first, second, and last …Â Details
Bulgarian officials are set to meet with Bernie Ecclestone next week in the hope of securing a place on the 2011 Formula One calendar.
Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation president Bogdan Nikolov said that grand prix organising committee chief Rumen Petkov will meet with F1’s commercial rights controller at next weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Nikolov, who announced Bulgaria’s plans to host a Formula One race last December, was hopeful a contract could be signed.
He said the BMF had two projects for a circuit and were waiting to hear Ecclestone’s opinion. The track is likely to be near the northern town of Pleven… Details
