My thoughts are with Alex Zanardi tonight. He has defied the odds his whole life, always done the seemingly impossible. When we raced against each other I realised there was never a point in any race that in his mind he was beaten.
I’m praying for another Zanardi miracle 💪🏼💔
Maximum respect to the marshals on the scene and the medical car team for diving straight in to help
@RGrosjean
.Thanks you Jackie Stewart, Sid Watkins, Dr Trammell, Dr Olvey and all the motor racing safety pioneers.
#F1
Not a classic GP by any means but the fact that no one can pass doesn’t diminish the skills required by the
@F1
drivers to keep the car between the barriers for 78 on the limit laps of Monaco.
Waited 3 christmases for this. Meet the Indy commission
@singervehicles
“Dixon“ bronze paint, Connoly nubuck interior (no jeans allowed!)
The team at Singer were mega to work with. To say I’m delighted is an understatement.
Just need decent weather so that I can drive it.
These late changes of direction on the Straight are going to kill someone…
@fia
time to sort this behaviour out once and for all. It has bled down to the junior formula too.
Beyond relieved that
@robertwickens
is awake and alert. wishing all the best to him and
@Hinchtown
It’s at moments like this that the amazing AMR
@IndyCar
safety team come into their own.
Congratulations Indy 500 winner
@Ericsson_Marcus
! What an absolute mega job today 👌🏼
I cannot tell you how hard he works along with BG & the 8 crew to use every resource
@CGRTeams
has to make them better.
What a team effort this month, 5 amazing groups, 5 fast cars. 1 winner!!
Not enough time to get home to the UK so there’s nothing for it but to take a road trip from St Louis to Portland. What a wonderful country the US is. 🇺🇸👌🏼
If we’re being completely honest here... early in qualifying my foot missed the brake pedal , I braked 100 yards later than on any other lap and still made the corner. So I discovered that the braking point was 100 yards later and gained a load of time 😂
#betterluckythangood
#driverschoice
w/dario '99 Surfers - It was the second to last race of the year.
@jpmontoya
already had one shot at the title and here is another.
This race was all about JPM vs
@dariofranchitti
and Dario struck first nabbing the pole while Montoya struggled to find grip.
Caught up with an old friend today at the
@CGRTeams
HQ.
It’s exactly as it finished the 2012 500, every detail of the set up, every part on the car exactly the same. It even has all the seat mods that were made for it’s very particular (fussy) driver!! ❤️❤️❤️
#Indy500
#Indycar
It’s been one hell of a ride TM! We’ve been through some tough times together but we’ve also had fun along the way.
What a way to retire, still competitive and with a big chance of winning the Indy 500 (again!!)
Thanks for being my wing man, it was my pleasure to be yours. Xx
Made it to Le Mans! An epic road trip today with great friends and fantastic cars.
My Daytona Spyder, a LWB Cal Spyder and GTO
#3387
(which raced here in 62 so nice to see it back).
36 cylinders sounded pretty mega!!
#Ferrari
#250GTO
#250CalSpyder
#DaytonaSpyder
#LeMans
Today is the 13 year anniversary of first win and 10 years on from my third win at the Indianapolis 500. Thanks everyone who helped make them happen. I still get stressed watching this clip even today 🤦🏻♂️
Yeah, who wants to watch a series with overtaking +drivers making a difference...🤦🏻♂️ there’s a big difference between some spec parts +“dumbing down”. Anyway, isn’t the Haas car built and developed by others? seems Steiner’s only qualification is making misinformed comments
36 years of friendship with
@allanmcnish
&
@therealdcf1
,as a kid I followed in their footsteps and they inspired me. We were fortunate to have the careers we did, mostly due to the sacrifices by our parents and the guidance of David Leslie (Snr & Jnr) and Jackie Stewart.
At the end of 95 I drove the McLaren MP4/10 as part of my young driver test. The brakes, acceleration and fast corner grip on a different level to anything I’d driven before 😍
Seemed to go well, a job offer as test driver came 18 months later but I’d already committed to the US
Happy birthday
@MarioAndretti
!!!
You know that we all look up to you, you are a legend, our legend.
Thinking about you today on your first birthday without Aldo. 💔
Great to see my pal Parnelli Jones today at
@IMS
. One of the all time greats, they don’t make drivers any tougher than him.
Thanks
@jdouglas4
for the 📸
#Indy500
Rest in peace Robin, you were one of a kind. I’m not sure anyone has loved Indycar or the speedway more than you.
Thank you for everything, the laughs, the history lessons, the Jim Clark memorabilia, even the occasionally disagreements… but mostly your friendship. Xx 💔
On my way to
@IMS
so an Indy 500
#TBT
seemed in order.
2012
@TonyKanaan
and I catching up on some sleep pre race in the green room. I was multi tasking and practicing my levitation skills at the same time 😉
@CGRTeams
@IndyCar
I disagree
@MassaFelipe19
,
@IndyCar
has worked very hard and continues to do so. That being said all series need to keep pushing to make racing safer.
When you see all the accidents that happens in
@F1
and
@IndyCar
in the last years . We can say that
@F1
is always trying to improve with (HALO , Track Changes , virtual safety car etc to improve safety ) and
@IndyCar
is not doing much ...
An honoured to induct Dr Trammell and Dr Olvey into the Motorsports Hall of Fame. They have repaired and saved many
@IndyCar
drivers over the years and have contributed massively to improving safety in all motorsport. fair to say my life would look different without their care. X
Honoring the life of three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Unser, who has died at the age of 87.
Two years ago, we got the chance to speak with the racing legend.
So sad to hear the Charlie Whiting has died. A lovely man who was an integral part of F1, he’ll be greatly missed by the sport and especially by his many friends.
Thanks everyone who made it possible for
@elliefranchitti
and I to have such a great time
@fosgoodwood
. Wonderful friends, fantastic cars and a brilliant crowd. Jackie presenting a rose to his sweetheart Helen was one of the most touching and memorable things I’ve ever seen ❤️
Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Please spare a thought for the teams and drivers who are trying to get into the Indianapolis 500 today. I was there in ‘02 & it sucks! Way more stressful than going for the win on the last lap in ‘12. they’ll all be on or over the limit 😳
99 Reynard Honda was only small changes from 98. This car in qualifying trim was like riding a firework!!
1st pic surfers Paradise, one of my best races on one of my favourite tracks, pole by 9/10ths and won. This car is now with me at home.
@jpmontoya
and I battled all season
Two years since Dan Gurney left us and he’s greatly missed. Here’s Parnelli, the Big Eagle & I at AAR in 2015. One of the best things about winning a few races is that it has allowed me to become friends with some of my heroes. Both these guys are at the top of that list
Well that was quite a decade... Won a couple more championships &500s to start it, had a bit of a bump in the middle (2nd pic) moved home, met an amazing and clearly crazy girl, we had 2 kids and I’ve almost got some real jobs.
Unfortunately we lost some great friends too 💔
Here’s one for my fellow OCD people!!
The underside of my Ferrari Daytona Spyder… still looking pretty clean despite it being 5 years since restoration
#FerrariDaytonaSpyder
#FerrariDaytona
Yesterday was 6 months since my accident. I’ve known I could do this for a week or so, but I wanted to surprise
@itsKarliWoods
! One of my goals through this recovery is to dance at our wedding in September. This was a massive confidence boost that my goal could become a reality.
Alex Zanardi takes center stage at Daytona, inspiring his fellow drivers as he prepares for a return to the track at the
@Rolex24Hours
“It is just another chapter of a very fortunate life.”
More from
@jennafryer
:
I was surprised by some of the F1 drivers comments. I always felt that bumps increase the challenge and add a whole new dimension to any circuit but if you can get over them better than the competition then you gain an advantage...
That is why
@scottdixon9
is a 6 time
@IndyCar
champion… and all the reply that is needed to all the “is it time to retire” jokers.
Fabulous job by the
@PNCBank
group and all the men and women at
@CGRTeams
too 💪🏼
For many reasons I really wanted to get this interview right. JYS... hero, legend, mentor, friend. It was wonderful that Helen was celebrated too, she is the glue that has held everything together.
Turn 1 at
@IMS
, still the hardest and scariest corner I’ve ever gone through. Lap after lap it never failed to capture your attention!!
Always fun to be at the speedway, two days of
@IndyCar
testing ahead with the
@CGRTeams
5.
#Indy500
#Indianapolis500
#indycar
I have a friend called Nicholas, he’s an exceptional drummer and he has a sense of humour which he proved by letting my brother marry his daughter... and he let me drive his 250 GTO at
@fosgoodwood
.
It is brilliant in all ways and so much more than just it’s price tag. ❤️
6x
@indycar
championships... I cannot say enough about the job that
@scottdixon9
continues to do. 19 years he’s been at it and his determination to win is as strong as ever.
Another fantastic job by the 9 car crew and the whole of
@CGRTeams
too.
#BankOnThe9