F1: alpine Boss Briatore making Waves Again

But are we really surprised by this Italian’s panache for Controversy?

 

Once again, the man knowing no boundaries for controversy, HMS Monogram, aka Flavor Flav, nee Flavio Briatore is making waves again…

 

Recently, in the long running kerfuffle over the outcome of this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, with Alpine having first successfully appealed Alpine F1 driver Pierre Gasly being stripped of third place. Subsequent appeal by rival Formula 1 teams McLaren and Red Bull saw Gasly’s reinstatement overruled prior to this year’s Italian Grand Prix.

 

The row centers over Gasly having had two five second time penalties for speeding in pitlane overturned on appeal by Alpine, being the only team to do so, albeit multiple teams were handed speeding penalties, regardless of apparent technical issues with monitoring equipment…

 

The ever colourful Briatore, best known for incurring a lifetime ban from F1 over Renault’s infamous Crashgate, before being overturned. Extraordinarily accused one of the FIA’s International Court of Appeals (ICA) judges of being “very linked” to McLaren.

 

Stating we have a very nice photo of American judge Filippo Marchino speaking at a McLaren Special Operations (MSO) function in Beverly Hills, California while holding up a picture. And then claiming that McLaren had given two, or three McLaren cars to His foundation.

 

Naturally, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella seated next to Briatore during the FIA press conference found Briatore’s accusatory comments inflammatory and totally denied such nonsense!

 

While subsequently, the ICA has hit out at Briatore’s accusations by saying it was very odd that Alpine hadn’t raised such allegations twice during the initial appeals process.

 

FIA Court says Alpine raise no objections to Appeals panel list

 

With the ICA having overruled Alpine’s appeal, Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar was reinstated as finishing third at Monaco, with Gasly dropping to seventh. A swing of nine points. With Alpine being sixth in the F1 Constructors Championship as of the Italian Grand Prix with 62 points, 13 behind now fifth place Racing Bulls with 75.

 

F1 Points standings after Monaco ruling – Alpine loses out

 

On a happier note, Pierre Gasly scored a shock, maiden F1 pole at Monza on His 189th Grand Prix start! The second longest streak for starts before a first pole. Surpassed only by Sergio Perez’s maiden pole on His 215th start at Jeddah in 2022, then driving for Red Bull.

 

Yet Gasly was swiftly overtaken by front row starter George Russell in the superior Mercedes and ultimately faded to seventh by race’s end.

 

The pole position at Monza’s renown “Temple of speed” was also Alpine’s debutante pole, in the guise of its latest team name. Since “Team Enstone” has a long, glorious and controversial history. Having won four F1 Drivers titles and three F1 Constructors crowns as Benetton and Renault, all under Briatore’s leadership.

 

Gasly was ranked 10th in the drivers’ standings following Monza with 41 points. His best finish being sixth at Shanghai International circuit. (China) With a total of eight top-10 finishes. (As of Round 13)

 

Teammate Franco Colapinto was 12th with 21 points. Also, with a best finish of sixth at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. (Montreal) With a total of seven top-10 finishes. (As of Round 13)

 

As Colapinto finished seventh at the new Madring circuit at Madrid a week later, with Gasly P12. Where thankfully, HMS Monogram’, (Briatore) kept his “Piehole” shut! And hopefully will just let the Monaco ruling stand and move along without stirring the pot any further this season… 

Red Bull’s Junior Drivers programme gets new “Minder”

As who’ll be the next to graduate to Formula 1?

 

Old news now, but couldn’t carve out a spot in the No Fenders rotation for this riveting prose, Y’all…

 

Upon Formula One’s summer break commencing, Red Bull announced that Gwen Lagrue will join the Milton Keyes operation in 2027. Arriving from Mercedes to become its next Director of Red bull’s vaunted Junior Driver Academy.

 

Lagrue reportedly has spent the last decade at Mercedes in the same role, instrumental in Shepherding the likes of Curious George (Russell) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the team’s current driver lineup.

 

Lagrue inherits the role that Der Helmut’, aka Helmut Marco ran for some two decades before His ouster, err retiring in 2025…

 

The Red bull Junior Team has enabled the likes of Christian Klien, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Daniel Ricciardo, Alexander Albon, Daniil Kvyat, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar making it to the Big Bulls’, aka Red Bull Racing.

 

The likes of Scott Speed, Sebastien Buemi, Jaime Alguersuari, Brendon Hartley, Jean-Eric Vergne, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Arvid Lindblad have driven for the various iterations of the ‘ill bullz’, i.e.; Scuderia Toro Rosso, Scuderia AlphaTauri and Racing bulls.

 

Obviously the two most successful members of the Red Bull Junior programme are ‘lil Syd Vidle’ and Circus Maximus, aka Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.

 

As both drivers are four-times Formula 1 World champions. Verstappen being the sport’s third most successful driver with 73 wins and 50 poles to His credit, following the Singapore GP weekend.

 

Whilst Vettel currently ranks fourth overall with 53 wins and 57 poles scored between 2008-2019, before retiring at season’s end, 2022.

 

The third most successful Red Bull Junior Team member is DannyRic’, aka Daniel Ricciardo, with the Aussie scoring seven of His eventual eight career F1 wins at Red Bull.

 

While Pierre Gasly gave the junior team Racing Bulls its second and most recent Grand Prix victory at Monza in 2020.

 

Thus, Lagrue will have His work cut out for Him to add to this staggering promotion of Junior Drivers. Although his latest two Silver Arrows graduates aren’t exactly slouches…

 

Meanwhile, just announced, was the signing of somebody named robin Raikkonen to the Red bull Junior Team. With the 11-year-old son of 2007 formula 1 World champion Kimi Raikkonen set to begin His Junior programme next year in Karting.

 

Robin Raikkonen joins Red Bull Junior Team 

New stricter IndyCar licensing rules throw Spanner into the Works

Not taking into consideration mechanical maladies jeopardizing Drivers careers…

 

 

Just when we thought we knew where everyone was going in IndyCar for 2027, the series introduced its strictest ever rules criteria for graduating to IndyCar on September 3rd.

 

IndyCar sets new driver licensing criteria for 2027

 

A quick perusal of these new guidelines for Indy NXT driver advancement allow for only the top three finishers or drivers having won two or more races in the past 24 months the ability to graduate to the Big Boyz’ series.

 

This regulation change directly affects Portland, Oregon’s Josh Pierson’s plans to graduate to IndyCar as the new chauffeur of the No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises entry next year, regardless of his reported $25m Dowery…

 

Pierson, in His fourth Indy NXT season driving for Andretti Global, ultimately came up just short of making the cut anyways at Laguna Seca.

 

Pierson has won races in the Asian Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship.

 

His first Indy NXT season with HMD Motorsports saw Him miss five races due to His FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP2 commitments, driving for United Autosport. Winning that year’s 6 Hours of Portugal LMP2 category with co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Giedo van der Garde.

 

Pierson spent three years at HMD Motorsports, with a best overall finish of sixth last year; scoring His first two series podiums at Laguna Seca. Third in Race-1, and second in Race-2.

 

Pierson scored His maiden Indy NXT pole at Milwaukee, and led the first 54-laps before it all unraveled in turn 2. Spinning into the wall while being hounded by eventual race winner Max Garcia.

 

A week later, Pierson made a clean sweep of Race-1 at Laguna Seca. Leading wire-to-wire from pole, along with setting the fastest lap enroute to His maiden Indy NXT win.

 

Starting second in Race-2, ironically Josh was punted by the hapless Garcia! Even though initially IndyCar Radio driver analyst Davey Hamilton thought Garcia had just lost His mind and rammed Pierson! Receiving a Drive-true penalty for avoidable contact. Before later, Pierson told pit reporter Alex Wolff that the car had bogged down upshifting from fourth to fifth gear. Causing Pierson to have to lift off, leaving Garcia with nowhere to go…

 

Thus, in what I’m dubbing the Josh Pierson Rule. Is it fair that Pierson won’t be able to graduate to IndyCar in 2027 due to a mechanical malady? Or for making one tiny mistake on an Oval? As how many IndyCar drivers have crashed into Mother Speedway’s walls during the Indianapolis 500?

 

I understand IndyCar’s desire for having talented drivers over the nebulous “Pay Drivers” finding their way into the series in years past.

 

But I think a more measured approach would have been to emulate the FIA Super License points system instead. Where former IndyCar driver Colton Herta with second (2024) and seventh place finishes (2025) only needs to finish eighth to secure the necessary Super Licence points to graduate to Formula 1.

 

While I’m left uncertain if the two or more wins over 24 months is just for Indy NXT competitors, or anybody, including Formula 2 drivers wishing to come Stateside instead…

 

Certainly, IndyCar wouldn’t deny a FIA Formula 2 Champion unable to find a seat in Formula 1 the opportunity to race in their series, would they?

 

Or haw about reigning five-times IndyCar Champion Alex Palou, winner of 25 IndyCar races to date.

 

Although Palou won three races in the Japanese Formula 3 series and finished third overall in 2017. By today’s standards He wouldn’t have been eligible to compete in IndyCar!

 

Having won from Pole at Fuji Speedway in Japan’s Super formula in 2019. On pole for the final round at Suzuka, Palou looked to be the favourite to win. Yet a problem with a ventilation duct slowed His car and the Spaniard finished P19, dropping to third in the final championship standings before coming Stateside to race for Dale Coyne Racing in 2020. Having amassed only one Super formula win, would IndyCar have said Palou was eligible to drive after the obligatory evaluation test?

 

Not to mention thee Great Santini’, ergo Santino Ferrucci, Eh? Who most definitely wouldn’t meet today’s stricter eligibility guidelines!

 

Ferrucci made His Formula 2 debut in 2017 with a best finish of ninth driving for Trident. Then in 2018 He was banned for four races after intentionally crashing into teammate Arjun Maini at Silverstone. Fined $60,000 Euros and ultimately fired by Trident!

 

Before the Woodberry, Connecticut native made His IndyCar debut for Dale Coyne Racing at Detroit in 2018, and the rest as they say, is history…

 

Marshall Pruett points out how its G-R-r-REAT! That IndyCar wants to improve the talent quality of its drivers. But should they be doing that at the expense of cash strapped teams? Especially when they’ll need to come up with $6-8 million for new Dallara IR28 chassis in 2028!

 

Whilst For the Love of Indy’s r. Hando goes into even greater detail over how Indy NXT might not be the greatest “Feeder series” leading to IndyCar…

 

IndyCar’s Talent Evaluation: Be Careful of What You Wish for 

Is it Thanksgiving yet?

Yuhs know, when Dale Coyne starts ponderin’ His next year driver selections…

 

In what’s become a reoccurring theme her upon thoust mystical island of Nofendersville, once again it seems a very, very long time ago when the annual IndyCar silly season erupted over Father’s Day weekend at Road America! Yet as typical, I was late to thee party, having missed the memo. And am still playing Ketsup!

 

Has IndyCar silly Season finally Started?

 

As prior to the Road America race, the scuttlebutt over driver movement seemed to center around Felix-the-Cat’, which seemed a bit odd since Rosenqvist had just won the Indianapolis 500! With the other Swedish Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson also potentially being on the move.

 

Playing Ketsup’, I tuned into my first Marshall Pruett the Week in IndyCar podcast in a very long time. Being Uber amused over Pruett mentioning how His head was about to explode trying to wrap it around the rumour of the Cat’ and Scotty thee Iceman 2.0’ Dixon’s impending movements. Which I scribbled about sometime afterwards confirmation of Dixon leaving Ganassi for another rival team. Uhm, where’d I put that No Fenders story, eh?

 

IndyCar, World cup and lots of smoke

 

The Fourth ‘O July weekend at Mid-Ohio was celebrated with the news that Rosenqvist and Dixon would both be joining Arrow McLaren next year alongside McLaren’s Golden boy Pato O’Ward, all seemingly for Pato’s sake…

 

With the next major domino falling; being Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s (RLLR) sale of its third IndyCar charter for $13m, and the first in the league’s history – to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. With DRR becoming a one car entity, albeit we’re just Ah-Waitin’ confirmation of its technical alliance wit RLLR. Effectively becoming the satellite squad racing with Conor Daly, and switching to Honda engines for 2027.

 

As RLLR’s third entry created in 2022 with Jack Harvey, and then Pietro Fittipaldi and Sparky’, aka Devlin DeFrancesco, before Mick Schumacher’s arrival this year has never blossomed into a certifiable midfielder, and instead just a drain upon the organization’s resources…

 

As the entry looks set to miss out upon the vaunted Leaders Circle prize fund of now $1.65m for a third time in five seasons, with Pietro Fittipaldi’s finish of 19th being its best season finish.

 

As of the Nashville weekend, there were seven drivers on the Hot-seat for next year. Both Foyt and Dale Coyne Racing drivers. Along with at least one Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) driver, With the two biggest names of drivers potentially looking for new seats being the sacked Christian Lundgaard and JHR’s Rinus VeeKay.

 

Prior to the Portland weekend, the 2026 silly season seemed to be in a virtual Holding pattern, with the biggest seat on the grid being the second Meyer shank Racing (MSR( No. 66 entry. Although the No. 9 chip Ganassi Racing seat was still publicly open. It seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the series lone Dane’ had landed the coveted drive.

 

Fast forwarding to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. weekend; Uhm, it Ain’t no Grand Prix Y’all! That was being run in Zandvoort instead, ironically the very same day, but I digress…

 

A team-by-team analysis reveals that after Marcus Ericsson rewarded Andretti Global for His one-year contract extension by winning at Markham. Andretti, Arrow McLaren, ECR, (Ed Carpenter Racing) RLLR and Team Penske’s lineups are set for next year.

 

AJ Foyt enterprises appears set to retain thee Great Santini, aka Santino Ferrucci for a fifth season in the No. 14. While Portland, Oregon’s Josh Pierson, rumoured to have a $25m budget to offer, Say What! Will replace Caio Collet in the No. 4 for the next two years.

 

Won’t even bother on trying to predict what Dale Coyne will do? With both drivers on the bubble…

 

Juncos Hollinger Racing’s protracted break-up between Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger is slowly creeping forwards. As Hollinger’s ready to find new investors and rekindle His alliance with Zak Brown.

 

Pruett predicts the team will sign VeeKay to a multi-year extension. While collet with a rumoured $6m budget will replace Sting Ray Robb. Implying the team is more interested in quality drivers, since reportedly, Robb has a $15m budget.

 

Yet Robb and Nolan Siegel, who also supposedly has major funding to offer don’t appear to feature in any IndyCar teams futures.

 

That just leave MSR to confirm its second driver, albeit Pruett’s money is upon Mick Schumacher filling the seat. Even with the recent kerfuffle made over Yuki Tsunoda’s name being mentioned as a candidate for the #66 ride.

 

Thus, that just leaves us with the two Coyne seats to be confirmed, which I can “See” a few scenarios including Nolan Siegel taking one of the seats. And being joined by either Dennis Hauger or one of this year’s top three Indy NXT title Contendahs’. With Enzo Fittipaldi’s names coming to mind…

 

The only other major unknown is the whispered possibility of Andretti Global dropping its Honda lumps’ in favour of switching to the Bowtie’. Which make some sense since its parent company TWG Global owns the Cadillac F1 Team. Even if Mark Walters Delaware Life and Guggenheim Partners are under Federal investigation for potential fraud.

 

Questions mount for Andretti global Owner as Federal probe targets TWG Global 

F1: Drivers left fighting over Crumbs

As who’ll pick up the few remaining seats?

 

The Formula 1 summer break feels like such a long time ago. When the annual Silly Season “officially” kicked off, albeit not knowing what goes on behind the scenes, Err closed doors…

 

Are we really surprised that Circus Maximus decided to stay put at Redl Bull? The Dutchman having signed a contract extension that runs until the 2030 F1 season.

 

Although naturally, you’d have to Assume that Verstappen’s contract extension is loaded with its typical performance-based escape clauses. While I don’t understand why there’s any speculation over His Wingman Isac Hadjar retaining His seat next year.

 

Hadjar’s done a great job in the second Red Bull despite allegedly breaking a bone in His wrist when boxing during training. As it seemed odd to Mwah to elevate Racing Bulls Liam Lawson as His replacement at Zandvoort. Ironically where the Kiwi’ substituted for DannyRic’ (Daniel Riccardo) who’d broken His wrist at the same circuit…

 

Was this some sort of tryout for Lawson? Whilst Red bull reserve driver Yuki Tsnoda, who’s name was making waves in IndyCar just days earlier deputized for Lawson at the ‘lil bulls.

 

Williams, which forever will be Team Willy’ to me saw both drivers ultimately sign contract extensions. Alex Albon jumping first, and then Carlos Sainz Jr. apparently? Reluctantly re-signed with the Grove squad, albeit rumours of performance-based escape clauses were also mentioned for the Spaniard.

 

Speaking of Spain, the biggest “fish”, Err seat apparently left on the market as of Zandvoort was Frederico Suave’s cockpit at Aston Martin. With the 45-year-old Alonso rumoured with a return to Alpine making little sense to Mwah. Arse-sumedly Fernando would be punting out once touted Franco Colapinto – whom I’m pretty sure is still on loan from Williams…

 

If Alonso did leave, who replaces Him at the steadily improving Aston Martin, now with a brand-new Honda power unit in its backside. Perhaps a straight swap with Colapinto? Or could Checo’, nee Sergio Perez return to His former F1 team?

 

And speaking of Cadillac, team CEO Dan Towriss says both drivers, most notably Checo’ aren’t going anywhere next year, which seems to make Colton Herta’s pursuit of a FIA Super Licence somewhat moot, ci?

 

The main two seats that reportedly are in play are at Haas and Racing Bulls.

 

Scuttlebutt suggests that Esteban Ocon will not return to Haas next year, reportedly three drivers in the frame. McLaren F1 reserve driver, and reigning Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is reportedly in pole position. And I’ve heard McLaren IndyCar team principal Tony Kanaan say Formula 1’s the Italian’s focus and He’s free to sign with any other team.

 

Former Alpine F1 driver Jack Doohan reportedly has a TPC (Testing of Previous Car) outing with Haas after Madrid’s inaugural grand Prix. And think also Ferrari Academy and current Formula 2 driver Rafael Canara’s name was mentioned.

 

Although I’d already forgotten that Doohan is Haas’s reserve driver this year, so probably His TPC drive is related to that, instead of Ocon’s seat?

 

Prior to this year’s summer break, Formula 2 points leader Nikola Tsolov was being mentioned as Lawson’s replacement at Racing Bulls next year, and I have to Arse-sume Tsolov is still on the Faenza squad’s radar…

 

Oh, regarding Cadillac and getting a Yank’ on the F1 grid. I’ve got no idea how much further forwards Herta would need to finish during a second F2 campaign; guessing ideally in the top three?

 

As I accidently ran into the name of Ugo Ugochukwu back at the end of July. As the 19-year-old Yank is currently making waves in the Formula 3 championship. So, might He make a better choice than Herta? 

Markham Syrup

Now if I could only find some Canadian Bacon to put on my Flapjacks…

 

Yeah, I could try scribblin’ something clever about the Jersey barriers Cleco fasteners being in inches instead of millimetres or visa versa. Or those barriers getting held up in traffic on the Gordie Howe Bridge, or victims of our never ending deluge ‘O Tarif’s et al…

 

So I won’t spend any time upon Friday’s disappointment of being cancelled due to track completion issues, which has been covered ad nauseum!

 

Adding insult to injury, reportedly fans would miss the first thirty minutes of qualifying Saturday, unless they had the FS1 App, Seriously?

 

What happened to IndyCar being a priority for FOX! Yuhs know, one third owner of IndyCar, Buh-Buh-Believable!

 

As I’ll agree with The Pit window’s Mike Silver that this is inexcusable!

 

Marcus Armstrong’s prediction of Qualie’ being a red flag derby certainly proved correct! As when’s the last time we’ve seen thee Surgeon’, aka Alex Palou making a mistake and tearing up all four corners of His racecar after hitting the wall on both sides!

 

As Palou’s claims about the track being Wicked certainly played out over the weekend! Telling IndyCar Radio that the track felt like a road course, but the walls were waiting to get you!

 

Yet prior to Palou’s up close and personal liaison with the walls, Will Power did so during Saturday’s second practice session. Sliding wide in Turn 10 and Whamo! Tore off the right side of His Dallara.

 

A.J. Foyt’s Caio Collet also tagged the wall in practice two. As both Collet’s and Power’s crew had to scramble to replace their floor, bell housing )hybrid) and right side suspension, front and rear in time for qualifying.

 

But the mayhem was just getting started! As Will Power added insult to injury by spinning 180-degrees during His first round qualifying session, bringing out a red flag if I remember correctly? As DJ WillyP’ would ultimately start Shotgun on the field in P25 after a six place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change.

 

As several drivers were dolled out six place grid penalties for having their engines replaced. Including both ECR drivers Alexander rossi and Christian Rasmussen. Meyer shank Racing’s Marcus Armstrong is in a terrible funk. Having had tree engines replaced in the last four races, including the previous Portland race, Youch!

 

Power’s Andretti Global teammate “Kirk” Kirkwood joined the party, along with McLaren’s Pato O’ward. Seeing six drivers with new engines at Markham.

 

Collet’s misery continued, also bringing out a red flag during Round 1 Qualie’, reportedly having run out of fuel, Yikes! Before Josef Schlick’ Newgarden slammed the wall during Group 2’s first round qualifying session, Wham!

 

When  the dust settled, it was Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Louis Foster securing His second career IndyCar pole, with McLaren’s Bad Boy Christian Lundgaard alongside the Brit.

 

Row 2 saw Penske’s ScottyMac’ (McLaughlin) third, with Andretti’s Marcus Ericsson fourth. Dale Coyne Racing rookie Dennis Hauger an impressive fifth and Junco Hollinger Racing’s Rinus VeeKay sixth.

 

Although I walked round Thy bungalow-by-the-Sea muttering what a Shit show during the flurry ‘O

full course cautions! I must say it was the most entertaining race overall! Even with the five, or was it six; “Well do Yuhs feel Lucky Punk?” Err however many full course cautions Thar’ were…

 

As Markham’s foreboding walls snatched many competitors, including pole sitter Foster, who got too excited trying to pass eventual race winner Marcus Ericsson. Along with others like Mick Schumacher and Kyle Kirkwood.

 

Marcus Ericsson charges to first win with Andretti at Markham

 

According to For the Love of Indy’s R. Hando, Ericsson’s victory drought of 63 races was the fifth longest. As not surprisingly, Graham Rahal has the longest at 124 races. Followed by Johnny Rutherford’s 97, Marko Andretti’s 77, and Grandpappy Super Mario’, aka Mario Andretti’s 73.

 

Best part of race was hearing Ericsson’s pit strategist saying Go Get ‘Em! Which the Swede dually complied. Even with a somewhat momentarily tense “cozy-up” with Andretti teammate Power when the two brushed wheels during Marcus’s pass for then third place.

 

Next Ericsson passed second place Alex Palou before tracking down and passing Romain Grosjean for an eventual 7.6 second win with five laps remaining.

 

And as much as I was happy with Ericsson’s win, I have to admit I had two sets ‘O fingers crossed for Grosjean. Who wryly commented afterwards something about it being a pretty good day when you’re ahead of the No. 10!

 

Yet Grosjean was in a massive fuel save mode the final 15-plus laps and couldn’t use any of His remaining 94 seconds of Push-to-Pass (P2P) extra horsepower. As IndyCar Radio pit reporter Joel Sebastianelli said one of Grosjean’s crew had told Him He felt sick when asking if Grosjean had enough fuel to finish the race…

 

And Nicky Salt’ Yeoman read out the crazy statistic of it being 5,469 days since Grosjean had won a race, Youza!

 

As I loved Romain’s reply to David Land afterwards. Saying Yes! I was in formula 1 for ten years – where if you don’t have the car, you don’t win!

 

As I do still remember Romain giving chase to ‘lil Syd viddle’ at the 2013 U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit Of The Americas. With the Lotus driver being the “sausage” in the Red Bull bun with Sebastian Vettel winning and Mark Webber third.

 

David Land also said that IndyCar’s Kirk Cavin pointed out that Marcus Ericsson finished fifth in Grosjean’s 2011 Hungaroring GP2 win. And ironically, Ericsson’s last win three-and-a-half years ago at St Petersburg. (2023) Was just three races before Romain’s last runner-up finish at Barber Motorsports Park.

 

Further irony over the two former formula 1 pilotes history being intertwined, is the fact that Ericsson replaced Grosjean in the No. 28 Andretti Global entry for 2024 after Grosjean’s rocky, two year tenue…

 

Grosjean now has six runner-up finishes to date, moving one ahead of David Malukas. Now tied with Geoff Brabham for second most career runner-up finishes without a victory, and possibly could be His last in IndyCar? 

Local Bicyclist pedals from Canada to Mexico in Seven Days!

Don’t even want to try figuring out how many miles per day that is! Or how many Saddle sores on gets…

 

Have been sitting Youch! On this story awhile, trying to figure out when to put into thoust rotation of No Fenders Mobius strip. As I’ve never been real good at back-timing Blob’ stories…

 

Nice to know that not everyone was wrapped-up in World Cup Fever. Is it over yet? And did Y’all get your signature, collectible Messi Duracell batteries, eh?

 

Having ran across the following story in my sorta’ local newspaper, Whale’ the closest local city upon my Newsline for The Blind’s telephone service. Since Eugene’s only 50 miles east of Mwah as the Seagulls fly. Although not sure they fly that far inland, Oh Never Mind!

 

Although He didn’t break the current riding time record overall. Its amazing hearing Him discuss how it probably wasn’t the wisest decision Sleep-pedaling down mountain hills before finally stopping to catch some much needed sleep, aye Karumba!

 

Cyclist bikes Pacific Coast from Canada to Mexico border in Seven days