The Heroes of Denver
Last weekend, Champ Car enjoyed its best race of the season, with more overtaking seen in the Grand Prix of Denver than in an entire Formula One season. Why was the race so entertaining, and who were the heroes of the day? David Malsher recaps the action from Colorado
Last Sunday, Champ Car had its best race of the season, in Denver, Colorado, with more overtaking than seen in an entire Formula One season.
The reason was that Bridgestone's ultra-sticky street-course red-walled tyres simply weren't up to the task of dealing with Denver's bumpy mix of asphalt and concrete for a sustained period of time. To quote the winner AJ Allmendinger, they 'turned to junk' after 10 or 12 laps. To be fair to Bridgestone, though, they hadn't brought alternate tyres to Denver last year so they had no experience of the 1.657-mile course's tyre-shredding tendencies.
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