Whoever wins though, the 2006 United States Grand Prix will need to be something of a classic if it is to go anywhere near to banishing the memories of
that race.
FIA F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS:
Having seen
Giancarlo Fisichella take a valuable seat off the market when he re-signed for
Renault ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix,
Jarno Trulli looks to be on the verge of doing the same after admitting he is set to race for at least one more year at
Toyota.
Although the Italian?s form this year has been disappointing, it seems Toyota bosses are keen for continuity and having seen Trulli claim his first points of the year in Montreal, they will hope it will be the start of a good run for the struggling team.
Christian Horner meanwhile has hinted that he may ditch his
Ferrari engines in favour of Renault units after he claimed he was eager to claim the quickest and most reliable units on the market.
Although the French team has been coy on providing customer engines in the past, they have admitted that they would if the deal was right and rumours suggest that the deal would be sweetened for them if there was a seat made available for Renault prot駩
Heikki Kovalainen in return. The Ferrari engines, which have not proved the most reliable this year in the back of the
Red Bull, would meanwhile be used by
Scuderia Toro Rosso.
On the eve of the race in which their credibility took a damning blow, Michelin confirmed that they will not put in a bid to become the sole tyre supplier in 2008, seemingly suggesting that their decision to quit at the end of this year looks to be for the long-term.
NEWS FROM THE TEAMS:
Renault ? Fernando Alonso (#1), Giancarlo Fisichella (#2):
The ?Fernando Alonso steamroller? continued apace in Canada, with no immediate end in sight to the Spaniard?s domination of the 2006 Championship. Sublime in qualifying and equally controlling in the race, Alonso may not have looked the quickest car at times on the way to his fourth consecutive win in Canada, but unlike his rivals, he did not put a foot wrong.
