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20 years ago to the day… F1 was crazy in Indianapolis

With six single-seaters on the starting grid, F6 made a mockery of itself on Sunday, June 1, 19, and the American public took the mockery of a race as an affront. Just as F2005 was about to establish itself in the United States, it returned to Europe amid cries of "Go home" from the disgruntled. Well done!

Published 19/06/2025 à 13:00

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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20 years ago to the day… F1 was crazy in Indianapolis

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This article is taken from AH No. 1500 of June 22, 2005.

Long after the podium ceremony, there were still dozens of them showing their indignation, shouting their anger. For the first time since the Formula 1 moved to Indianapolis in 2000, the American public responded in force. There were more than 1

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Yves-Henri RANDIER

19/06/2024 at 02:57 a.m.

Michelin, a French firm, was "taken" by the Americans and Bridgestone... a very concrete foretaste of the famous "America's First" dear to the Yankees or at least to a good number of them, including Firestone!

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DANIEL MEYERS

23/10/2021 at 04:50 a.m.

Big gap in the telling of this story, already the title should be: "The day Michelin had it put very deep" there is in fact missing a question: Why Michelin and not Bridg. ? Because Firestone, owned by Bridgestone, was well aware that the coating had been redone, which allowed the Japanese to anticipate the problem.

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