It has been a very constructive test given how little time we had to prepare for it following the team's entry into the A1 Grand Prix series, and we leave Paul Ricard with a pretty good idea of how the car works and reacts to set-up changes. Ralph drove well and with strong consistency, which is essential at this, level, and it's clear we are in the mix towards the front of the field, which is where we aim to be. Michael Devaney did a very solid job given that this was his first outing in the car and he had very limited running. The series is going to be very competitive and when you look at the quality of the driving talent you can see that in terms of competition to win races this is going to be quite a battle.
Quotes about prix (16 Quotes)
Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.
For years, winning Key West has been one of the greatest achievements in U.S. sailing. Now the competition at Miami Race Week is just as stiff in several one-design classes. Winning the Acura Grand Prix Trophy shows a tremendous level of excellence. To put forth a consistent performance at two major regattas is not an easy feat.
I go to see grand prix every year, and I watch every race on TV for sure. I probably go to three or four CART races and three or four Formula One races.
I had a very good package for Phoenix, but at other tracks we do not have the power. The Brazilian Grand Prix was maybe closer to the reality.
Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.
On behalf of the Grand Prix Foundation, I'd like to congratulate and thank Mr. Naito for stepping up to the plate and winning this auction. As in past years, net proceeds from this year's events, including this auction, will benefit local charities. We are grateful for his participation this year.
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
I think A1 Grand Prix will attract a new audience to motor racing thanks to nations racing one another, rather than teams or manufacturers,
We'll experience a different side to Melbourne this year. The Australian Grand Prix isn't the first round of the championship this season and the race has been put back a month into the Australian autumn. The city always gives Formula One an extremely enthusiastic welcome though and I'm sure we'll all be won over by the atmosphere again in 2006.
The Grand Prix Foundation board was unanimous in its approval to team with the Boys Girls Clubs of Long Beach and Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A. to put on the 2007 Charity Ball. We look forward to a long and prosperous alliance with those two great organizations to benefit local charities.
There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.
That is our current problem. At the moment, I assume that the German grand prix will go ahead as planned in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
We have had more sales for this year's grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in that by the fact that Jenson had 10 podiums last season and looks like a winner. It is good for British motor racing if he is there and doing well.
The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.
It started when I raced in the Long Beach Celebrity Grand Prix. It changed my life. Racing proved to me that, even if I start with baby steps, I can learn to do anything.