Talking of rumors, the Mole has an excellent entry to our contest today, almost knocking Steven Roy off his perch as clear winner of the best rumor award of the week. Steven hangs on at the last, purely because his story is totally plausible, so much more likely to be true than the Mole's elegant but somewhat far-fetched example.
Dave Richards of Prodrive
Ignoring the possibilities for rumor manufacture, and befitting its factual and responsible image, Autosport has an excellent interview with Dave Richards in which he relates the entire saga of Prodrive's aborted attempt to enter F1 in 2008. Well worth a read, especially for Dave's understanding of both sides of the problem and his reasoned approach to finding an eventual solution.
Perhaps even more interesting for American fans, however, is another Autosport article looking at the prospects for a return of the Indianapolis GP. We all know that F1 has to return to the States one way or another (and in spite of Bernie's blustering), so it is good news that the Indy circuit owners have not given up hope of a return to their circuit.
The fact is that America really should have more than one Grand Prix if it is ever to impact heavily upon the viewing public. Ideally, there should be three, Indy in the east, perhaps a revamped Laguna Seca in the west and a carefully chosen venue in the mid-west somewhere. In such a huge country, it makes sense to ensure that it has the best chance of attracting race fans from as extended an area as possible.
To some extent, this is dreaming, especially with the cost of F1 races being as high as they are. But you don't get if you don't ask and, if countries such as Serbia can think seriously of hosting a GP, the US surely must be able to afford a few.
Continuing this brief tour of a few F1 sites, I see that Doctor Vee has begun his assessment of the teams competing in 2007. His thoughts so far contrast a fair bit with mine so I will be very interested to see how sorts out the remaining six constructors.
And Ollie White has one of his Caption Contest photos up on BlogF1. The reason I mention this is because, although the photo is just crying out for a snide remark, absolutely nothing came to my mind as I looked at it. There is the famous incident at Spa in the wet, of course, but both DC and MS look far too happy to link the picture to that bone of contention, the paper in David's hand asks to be misinterpreted and the shining walls of the motorhomes also beg for inclusion - but what to say? I confess myself beaten on that one and can only hope that someone else will bring it all together.
Having said that, of course I've just thought of something...
Finally, something unconnected with F1 but posted by Craig, who often writes of the sport - this video, which I thought amusing. It made me laugh, anyway.
Dave Richards of Prodrive
Ignoring the possibilities for rumor manufacture, and befitting its factual and responsible image, Autosport has an excellent interview with Dave Richards in which he relates the entire saga of Prodrive's aborted attempt to enter F1 in 2008. Well worth a read, especially for Dave's understanding of both sides of the problem and his reasoned approach to finding an eventual solution.
Perhaps even more interesting for American fans, however, is another Autosport article looking at the prospects for a return of the Indianapolis GP. We all know that F1 has to return to the States one way or another (and in spite of Bernie's blustering), so it is good news that the Indy circuit owners have not given up hope of a return to their circuit.
The fact is that America really should have more than one Grand Prix if it is ever to impact heavily upon the viewing public. Ideally, there should be three, Indy in the east, perhaps a revamped Laguna Seca in the west and a carefully chosen venue in the mid-west somewhere. In such a huge country, it makes sense to ensure that it has the best chance of attracting race fans from as extended an area as possible.
To some extent, this is dreaming, especially with the cost of F1 races being as high as they are. But you don't get if you don't ask and, if countries such as Serbia can think seriously of hosting a GP, the US surely must be able to afford a few.
Continuing this brief tour of a few F1 sites, I see that Doctor Vee has begun his assessment of the teams competing in 2007. His thoughts so far contrast a fair bit with mine so I will be very interested to see how sorts out the remaining six constructors.
And Ollie White has one of his Caption Contest photos up on BlogF1. The reason I mention this is because, although the photo is just crying out for a snide remark, absolutely nothing came to my mind as I looked at it. There is the famous incident at Spa in the wet, of course, but both DC and MS look far too happy to link the picture to that bone of contention, the paper in David's hand asks to be misinterpreted and the shining walls of the motorhomes also beg for inclusion - but what to say? I confess myself beaten on that one and can only hope that someone else will bring it all together.
Having said that, of course I've just thought of something...
Finally, something unconnected with F1 but posted by Craig, who often writes of the sport - this video, which I thought amusing. It made me laugh, anyway.