Racing News

Nick Heidfeld grabs his first pole position ever in the Williams-BMW for today's European GP at the Nurburgring:

First it seemed that Toyota were on course for their first pole position, then Mark Webber. But in the end it was Nick Heidfeld - one of the stars of Monaco - who pushed his Williams into the prime starting slot for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Europe.

It seems with the new rule changes regarding engines and tires, the 2005 Formula One season has shown us a few things: The field is wide-open now; Renault's Fernando Alonso has been a forceful presence thus far; and defending multi-time uber-god, Michael Schumacher, and Ferarri (and Bridgestone tires...a-hem) have only shown brief flashes of brilliance, having not fully adapted to the new rules...yet. Don't count them out.
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Tomorrow's Indianapolis 500 should be a bit more interesting than usual at the very least due to the presence of one young lady, Danica Patrick, who sits on the second row for the start of the race. Having just this year stepped-up from the Toyota Atlantics, a development series, Danica is an IRL rookie, and she shows great promise at 23 years of age.

Here are some predictions from insiders and other experts:
Robin Miller's analysis (the page is screwy; scroll about halfway down and you'll see the article.)
Jeff Olson gives his picks.
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And now, I've got to go watch the Australian V8 Supercars from Eastern Creek. They usually have a race on Saturday, so I don't check the results until I watch the delayed coverage on Sunday. Now the question is whether or not they will show today's race live, also, or make us wait until next week...