Formula One Flop

In a move that speaks volumes for one of the most presumptuous racing bodies on earth, 14 of 20 cars pulled out of the US Grand Prix at the hollowed walls of the Indianopolis Motor Speedway this weekend. Due to a safty concern over poor tires, the owners and drivers tried to come to a 11th hour concession of adding a chicane to slow drivers on the corner in question, but the blokes in the Ferrari pits joyfully abstained, crushing any chance of a good showing.

Fans booed, and threw water bottles onto the track, this was Indianapolis - not Philadelphia right?

After reading around a bit this morning I have found an editorial that sums it up here. I have been to the track for the 500 nearly every year since 1990, and I know the true feel of Indy. That said, having gone to the inagural US Grand Prix several years ago, it was one of the most bland, cold, unwelcoming events that I have ever attended, and looks like it will struggle to right itself on this debacle.