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Domenicali ‘still believes’ in title bid
May 30th, 2011
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says his squad must keep believing that it can turn the title battle around, despite Fernando Alonso suggesting that Sebastian Vettel is getting out of reach in the championship race after pulling 74 points clear of the Spaniard with victory in Monaco. Vettel has only been beaten once in 2011, while Alonso’s second place in Monte Carlo was only his second podium of the year – leaving the double champion pessimistic
Pirelli: Ban red flag tyre changes
May 30th, 2011
Pirelli has called for a change to the red flag rules in Formula 1 to prevent teams from changing tyres if a race is stopped – after feeling fans were robbed of a great finish to the Monaco Grand Prix. The battle for victory in Monte Carlo was finely poised between Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in the closing stages of the race, with all three running around on tyres that were at very different stages of their wear life. But with their individual situations set to create a thrilling climax to the race, the battle came to a premature end when a late-race red flag, caused by Vitaly Petrov’s accident, meant they were allowed to change rubber
Red Bull not taking title for granted
May 30th, 2011
Red Bull Racing is refusing to believe that the world championship is now its to lose, despite Sebastian Vettel having won five of the opening six races of the campaign.
Stewart criticises Hamilton’s outburst
May 30th, 2011
Former world champion Jackie Stewart believes that Lewis Hamilton was wrong to openly criticise the race stewards over the penalties he received in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Rally organisers given fine
May 30th, 2011
The organisers of Rally Argentina have been fined $5,000 for an irregularity in the road book for the event. The stewards of the event received a protest from the Ford team in relation to a junction towards the end of the El Condor stage. The junction was a traffic roundabout.
Tagliani confused by race slump
May 30th, 2011
Alex Tagliani admitted he was puzzled by how his pace tailed off in the Indianapolis 500 after his strong challenge for the lead in the opening stints. The surprise polesitter had maintained his practice and qualifying form at first to fight for the lead with Ganassi’s Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti. But following the third pitstops Tagliani’s Sam Schmidt Motorsports car fell off the pace and he tumbled to 19th place before eventually crashing out
Wheldon thrilled to win for Herta
May 30th, 2011
Dan Wheldon said winning with Indianapolis 500 with his long-time friend Bryan Herta’s young team made his second victory in IndyCar’s premier race particularly sweet. Without a full-time drive for this season, Wheldon teamed up with Bryan Herta Autosport for Indianapolis – which would be only the second ever IndyCar race for the team co-owned by Herta and engineer Steve Newey. The Wheldon/Herta combination was a frontrunner all month, and ended up winning when JR Hildebrand crashed out of the lead at the final corner.
Hildebrand most upset for team
May 30th, 2011
JR Hildebrand said he was more upset for his Panther Racing team and its sponsors than he was sad for himself after crashing out of the Indianapolis 500 lead at the very last corner of the race. The rookie driver looked set to pull off a shock win as he made his last tank of fuel go further than anyone else and emerged in the lead with three laps to go
Drivers still angry over restarts
May 30th, 2011
The IndyCar Series’ double-file restart rule came in for more criticism after the Indianapolis 500, with championship leader Will Power and top-10 finisher Marco Andretti vehement in their condemnation of the system. Indy was the first oval race at which the new format – which has provoked controversy in the road and street races held so far this season – was used, and Power felt the wild racing that it led to after caution periods was completely unsafe. “At the back, it was just unbelievably dangerous,” he said
Kanaan doubts he could have won
May 30th, 2011
Tony Kanaan said he never felt he would be able to win the Indianapolis 500, despite managing to twice charge from the field from outside the top 20 to reach the top six. After a low-key qualifying effort, Kanaan started only 22nd, but he managed to claw his way into sixth during the first two stints. He then lost 20 places at a pitstop when he overshot his pit dodging around Pippa Mann’s Conquest car, before fighting back once again to finally finish fourth
Patrick: Strategy gamble right call
May 30th, 2011
Danica Patrick said she was pleased she gambled on fuel strategy and managed to lead the Indianapolis 500 even though her tactics ultimately did not pay off. The Andretti Autosport driver finished 10th, but had led from lap 179 to 188 as she stayed out hoping that she might be able to stretch her final tank of fuel to the finish. Although she arguably had the pace in the closing stages to take a better result on a conventional strategy, Patrick felt the gamble had been worthwhile.
Servia hoped for last shot at lead
May 30th, 2011
Oriol Servia admitted that he found it hard to be absolutely delighted with sixth in the Indianapolis 500 having had a shot at winning the race. The Newman/Haas driver, who had started from the front row, ran with the lead group all afternoon and was increasingly strong in the closing stages and led for a spell
Ganassi pair puzzled by strategy
May 30th, 2011
Dario Franchitti refused to criticise his Ganassi team over its strategy in the Indianapolis 500, while admitting that he did not fully understand how he had ended up 12th in a race he had looked set to dominate. The defending Indy winner had led by as much as eight seconds at one stage, but pitted from the lead under yellow on lap 163.
Baguette rues lack of yellows
May 30th, 2011
Bertrand Baguette felt it would have only taken a brief full course yellow for him to pull off a shock victory in the Indianapolis 500 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The Belgian was making a one-off appearance with Bobby Rahal’s squad, and after running near the lead group all day, tried to extend his fuel mileage in the closing stages and get to the finish without a sixth pitstop
Power relieved to keep points lead
May 30th, 2011
Will Power said the fact that he retained his IndyCar Series points lead was the only comfort he could take from a poor Indianapolis 500 for the Penske team. The championship leader finished only 14th in the series’ premier race, having fallen to the tail of the field when he left his first pitstop with his left rear wheel not properly attached. As well as forcing him to do a lap on three wheels under yellow, the incident also caused brake damage that needed repairs.
Rahal not surprised to reach third
May 30th, 2011
Graham Rahal said he was always confident he had the pace to fight for victory in the Indianapolis 500 despite only starting 30th following a fraught qualifying weekend. Mechanical problems on Pole Day left the Ganassi driver to squeeze into the field on Bump Day, but he charged up the order in the race and eventually finished third. Though fellow Ganassi drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti had seemed like favourites for victory early on, Rahal said he was not surprised that he had ended up being Ganassi’s top finisher.
Harvick grabs Charlotte victory
May 30th, 2011
Kevin Harvick burst through to take a surprise NASCAR Sprint Cup race win at Charlotte in a green-white-chequered flag finish. The race had seemed to be coming down to a dispute between Greg Biffle and Kasey Kahne until a late engine failure for Jimmie Johnson caused a yellow and then a two-lap sprint to the finish – which proved to be a fuel mileage disaster for several night-long frontrunners. Dale Earnhardt Jr emerged with the lead going into the final lap, but also ran out of fuel with victory in sight, as Harvick came through to take the chequered flag ahead of David Ragan and Joey Logano
Wheldon takes dramatic Indy win
May 29th, 2011
Dan Wheldon took an incredible second Indianapolis 500 victory in Bryan Herta Autosport’s second ever IndyCar race as JR Hildebrand crashed at the final corner while on course for a shock rookie win. Panther Racing driver Hildebrand had looked set to pull off a breathtaking win after making his last tank of fuel last a surprising 36 laps, which allowed him to sweep to the front as others pitted. But with the win in sight, Hildebrand unbelievably drifted wide at the final corner of the race and slammed into the wall, crossing the line second in his wrecked car as Wheldon swept past to take the win.
Ogier: Pace note error caused roll
May 29th, 2011
Sebastien Ogier has revealed that it was a mistake in his pace notes which caused him to roll while leading Rally Argentina this morning. Ogier started the day 43 seconds ahead, but rolled close to the end of the Ascochinga test. The resultant power steering failure dropped him to third place at the finish
Hamilton met stewards after ‘poor joke’
May 29th, 2011
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says the Monaco GP stewards “accepted” Lewis Hamilton’s explanation of his “poor joke” following the Monaco GP. The angry British driver slated the stewards after being penalised during and after the race. When asked by the BBC why he thought the stewards had been paying attention to his driving, he said jokingly: “Maybe it’s because I’m black




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