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Kyle's F1 Look Ahead: Hungary
Written by Kyle, on 26-07-2009 02:07
Kyle’s F1 Look Ahead: Hungary
By Kyle Lavigne
“I did a 22.5, what did you do?”
“I did a 21.5”
“What?
That little exchange between Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button just about explains it all. In one of most bizarre incidents F1’s has seen recently (at least on the track), the timing and scoring at the track stopped working for the final minute, leaving us all wondering about the qualifying order (drivers included); in fact, Alonso resorted to asking each driver for his time as they pulled into parc ferme, which even got Mr. Ecclestone to chuckle. But, it all proved to a light and humorous to observe, and did well to relax everyone after Felipe Massa’s frightening crash. For the record, Massa is said to be stable, but is in a local hospital and will not race this weekend.
So, now that we have that mess sorted out, what are we left with? A jumbled grid! A Renault is on pole, a KERS Mclaren is in fourth (well within reach of grabbing the lead on the start), and Jenson Button’s Brawn is down in eighth. Oh my, what a day we might have in store!
Big things might have been promised for the Rexall Edmonton Indy, especially after the usually bland Toronto race produced one of the most exciting of the year. Now, with a track that is much wider and very inviting to bold overtaking moves), we just might be in for another thriller (and having Paul Tracy close to the front doesn’t hurt either).
Given the comparisons to Cleveland (which always produced exciting races for CART/Champ Car), it comes as no surprise that Edmonton is expected to give the same. After all, last year’s race was unpredictable and saw new leaders the series wasn’t used to seeing (namely A.J. Foyt IV, who led his first road/street race last year).
So, who is on point this weekend and poised to win?
A good weekend of racing saw Formula 1 back at the Nurburgring in Germany and the Indycar series was in Toronto, Canada. Mark Webber gets his first pole and his first win, with a very strong victory. Sebastien Vettel came in second, and Team Red Bull is looking like they are going to be a very strong team in the second half of the season. Brawn salvaged a 5th and 6th after a day of tire problems. Over in Toronto, Dario Franchitti claimed the victory, after getting a gift in the pit stops over some questionable officiating. The big news was that Paul Tracy was back, and had a great run going until he was taken out by Helio Castroneves. Other former champ car stars Alex Tagliani, Will Power and Justin Wilson had good days at times on a track they are very familar with. We also talk a bit of F1 and Indycar news. You can contact us at
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