2006 US Grand Prix at Indianapolis

  

This week is exceptionally busy with 3 major events …
- Sunday: July 2nd Grand Prix
- Tuesday: July 4 – Independence Day
- The week, July 1- 9 – “The Taste of Chicago” is on ...

  
[Pix above: race in progress ...]

  
[Pix above: David Coulhard [Red Bull] beats Nico Roseberg [Williams]]

As obvious, this post is on the Indianapolis Grand Prix …
This year was the second time I attended the event, beginning last year. The only motivation to get the tickets … Michael Schumacher!!! He didnt fail me either time!!!

  

2006 results:
1. M Schumacher [Germany] – Ferrari
2. F. Massa [Brazil] – Ferrari
3. G. Fisichella [Italy] – Renault
4. J. Trulli [Italy] – Toyota
5. F. Alonso [Spain] – Renault
6. R. Barrichello [Brazil] – Honda

- Grand Prix began in Indianapolis in the year 2000 and Michael was the winner in the year 2000. He won again in 2003, 2004, 2005 and now in 2006.
- Ferrari duo went on to get the team's first 1-2 of the season.
- M. Schumacher made the fastest race lap time ...
- It started with a 22-car race and ended with only 9 … as the race was full of accidents …

  

First major accident took place in the very first lap … Turn2, when Christian Klien [Red Bull] hit M Webber [Williams] … and this resulted in multiple accident sending 7 drivers out of the race: Christian Klien, Mark Webber, Montoya, Raikkonen, Nick Heidfeld, Scott Speed, and Franck Motagny ….

  

After a few laps with “safety car” the race began and again an accident as Takuma Sato went smashing into Tiago Monteiro. That was two more cars effectively out of the game.
A few laps later Jacques Villeneuve's engine went boom ...
So half the field was gone with 50 laps still to run … However in the end … since M. Schumacher won … and I got no complaints!