Formula 1 is expanding in the USA, with a race in Miami added to the one in Austin prompting speculation that the hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) will also host also.
Since Roger Penske acquired the world's most famous oval race track, there has been talk of a return of a Grand Prix to the venue.
At the time, March last year when the COVID-19 was spreading around the globe like a wildfire, Penske was upbeat about the prospect of F1 at Indy: “My son Greg has met with Chase Carey and had some preliminary discussions. Is it time to re-look at an F1 race? I don’t know yet if the economics make sense but we wouldn’t look at doing it before 2022.”
More recently, in an interview with IndyStar The Captain shed doubt on a F1 race happening any time soon: “I don’t see Formula 1 for the foreseeable future.
"If there’s an opportunity for us, but we haven’t had any serious discussions right now. I’ve talked with [F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali] personally, and we would like to run it, but I think it’s going to come down to the economics.
"There’s got to be a window for us to run it. We have to be stable, and then you’d invest in hosting one. It’s not all about getting a sponsor but about how does it all fit within the total package?” added Penske.
Before Penske owned the place, IMS hosted F1 from 2000 to 2007, Sebastian Vettel making his Grand Prix debut for BMW_Sauber in place of Robert Kubica. In 2005 the Michelin tyre fiasco, resulting in a race with six cars scarred the sport in the eyes of American fans.
Nevertheless, history shows that Michael Schumacher won the race five times, including the infamous 2005 race, with Mika Hakkinen (2001), Rubens Barrichello (2002) Lewis Hamilton (2007) sharting a win each at the Brickyard, going clockwise (instead of anti-clockwise, through the half of the Indy 500 oval and a section that meanders through the infield
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