The 2005 United States GP Review
The United States Grand Prix will go down as one of the most bizarre and controversial events in sporting history. On Sunday, Formula One embarrassed itself with a fiasco booed by the hundreds of thousands of fans that travelled to Indianapolis. Will Gray reviews the events and results from the ninth race of the 2005 season
Debacle. Fiasco. Shambles. Tragedy. Farce. All words used to help people around the world describe one of the most embarrassing events in Grand Prix history. But just was the Indianapolis 'race that was not a race' as crucially catastrophic as its critics claimed?
The race was, of course, complete comedy. The sight of six cars on the grid roaring off the line as if it mattered was enough to send fans from the stands and make television viewers switch channels but for once Ferrari, given a lack of competition, actually put on a race.
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