JUNE 19, 2005

Chaos and incredulity in Indiana

With half an hour to go before the start of the United States Grand Prix there is no sign as to what is going to happen. Our understanding is that if there is no chicane 18 of the cars will stay in the garages and only Ferrari will take up its grid positions. If there is a chicane, so goes the theory, Ferrari will not be there. There is talk that the race will be run as a non-championship event but at the moment nothing is clear and the crowd of 160,000 is innocently waiting hoping to see a motor race.