The Real Culprit
Over that past few weeks, the United States Grand Prix fiasco has been blamed on Michelin, the FIA, Bernie Ecclestone, Ferrari, and even the drivers themselves. Karl Ludvigsen, however, believes the real culprit has been overlooked
Everybody's been blamed for the problems that produced such a sham of a United States Grand Prix. Michelin took a big hit, as did the Michelin-shod racing teams. The FIA has been blamed for not bending its rules to allow a chicane to be built. Bernie's been in the firing line for not engineering some kind of compromise that would permit a real race to be run. Even the drivers have been blamed in some quarters for not being more helpful in the crisis that was Indy.
But the real culprit hasn't been named. The party most to blame hasn't even been mentioned. Most responsible of all for the charade that was the US Grand Prix was the track itself. The Indianapolis track is a dangerous joke.
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