F1 back "home" again in Indiana?
Another win for the "tifosi" (Ferrari fans...whose near fanaticism makes the average NASCAR fan's look like a passing interest) @ the Brickyard...Perhaps a win for American Formula One fans.
Anton H. "Tony" George must be a magnet for public negotiations...The major domo of 16th St & Georgetown road is chatting with Formula One's "el supremo" a/k/a Bernie Ecclestone...who has a penchant for negotiation by bomb-throwing in public (witness the statement that F1 didn't need America)...and cast iron flexibility in private.
I did not expect 120-thousand fans at Indy. You cannot estimate the F1 crowd by the numbers of fans in the stands lining the front straight. My suspicion: Neither Tony nor Bernie expected the crowd they saw, given the "sturm und drang" of the 2005 Michelin tire issue. IMS sources tell me yes, they are talking...and something is likely to come of those talks in a couple of weeks.
As for F1 in Vegas--an interesting concept...the town has more than enough to hold the interest of El Supremo, Flavio Briatore, et al. But we won't likely see any of the casinos pony up land and build garages.
Tony George has the infrastructure in place.
My comment: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Both Bernie and Tony ought to take a cue from that perspicacious labor analyst, "Larry the Cable Guy."
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