USA: A difficult compromise

By Honda Racing F1
June 29 2006

The Honda Racing F1 Team heads south from Canada to the United States this week for Round Ten of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The second race in the mid-season double-header will take place on Sunday at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the second oldest venue in the F1 calendar.

Following the events of the 2005 United States Grand Prix, all of the Formula One teams will be keen to put on an exciting show for the thousands of motor racing fans who will be attending over the weekend.

Gil de Ferran
Sporting Director
Honda Racing F1

"Whilst we were obviously disappointed with our result in Canada, we have less than a week now to prepare and optimise our package for the United States Grand Prix this coming weekend. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a very challenging circuit, where the tight infield sections lead into the oval and one of the longest open-throttle sections of any of the tracks on the F1 calendar, calling for a difficult compromise between car set-up, aerodynamics and gearing. Besides my strong personal emotional connection with the place, we all enjoy the very special atmosphere of Indianapolis and very much look forward to returning there this year for what I’m sure will be a great race."