Hamilton Makes The Indy 500 Field Sunday For Dreyer & Reinbold; Andretti, Conway Have Wall Contact During Practice Runs
INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2009)– Veteran driver Davey Hamilton, driving the No. 44 HP Kingdom Racing Honda Dallara, qualified for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Sunday in the second day of Time Trials at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
But two other Dreyer & Reinbold Racing competitors — John Andretti and Mike Conway — were not as lucky, as they suffered practice incidents in Turn One in morning and afternoon sessions…Â Details
That would be what most ppl would now ask you; if u owned a Ferrari!
One of the biggest goof ups by the jokers at Ferrari ensured that they sealed a possible podium finish for Massa who made no mistake for the entire race and drove brilliantly with a well set-up car.
What could be termed as next worst thing after Ron Dennis did similar tom foolery with Senna’s McLaren back in 91 when his car stalled before the finish line and Mansell had to give him a “liftâ€
Like Ron said, “to finish FIRST, first you need to finishâ€.. how ironic!
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Toyota is threatening to pull out of Formula One from 2010 because of a dispute over a proposed budget cap.
Team president John Howett said Sunday that unless the teams and governing body FIA could reach an agreement over next season’s cost-cuts, the Japanese team could not guarantee its future in the sport.
“From Toyota’s perspective, there are a number of concerns that really need clarifications before we commit to the future,” Howett said ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. “We want to be here. (But) I would say it is very likely we won’t …Â Details
Helio Castroneves will start his ninth Indianapolis 500 from a familiar spot. Castroneves scored his third Indianapolis 500 pole position and Roger Penske’s record 15th pole position with a four-lap average speed of 224.864 mph (2 minutes, 40.0967 seconds cumulative time) on the 2.5-mile oval. It was the Brazilian’s 27th career IndyCar Series pole and his first of the season.
Teammate Ryan Briscoe made a late attempt to unseat Castroneves in the six-hour session, withdrawing his second-best qualifying time, but came up short (224.083). He’ll be in the middle of Row 1, with 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti (224.010) on the outside in the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car. The first 11 spots of the 33-car field were set on Pole Day. Positions 12-22 will be set May 10… Details