Acting on Impulse
Adam Cooper brings the full story behind Juan Pablo Montoya's switch from Formula One to NASCAR, the chain of events that preceded McLaren's decision to sideline the Colombian, and the views of the central men in the affair
Juan Pablo Montoya was not in a happy mood when he left Indianapolis for his home in Miami on the evening of Sunday, July 2nd. Following on from his abortive outing in Canada, the last thing he needed was a first lap incident in America, his biggest event of the year as far as fans from his home country are involved.
The fact that the shunt involved his teammate did not exactly help. Publicly, Ron Dennis went out of his way not to apportion blame, but what went on behind the scenes may have been a little different.
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