It's been 10 years since the split, and you're not going to repair that overnight. But we've got good teams and good partners and the spirit of willingness and cooperation, which is great. |
Nine-tenths of the crowd that turns out Sunday wouldn't go to a regular road race. |
now we're Canadian residents. |
One promise I had to make to Katherine was that I did not drape her over a car. |
Open Wheel Racing Series intends to ... [keep CART] in its current format of ovals, road races and street courses, ... It is our intention that [CART] will be the premier open-wheel racing series of the Americas. |
Open Wheel Racing Series intends to ... [keep CART] in its current format of ovals, road races and street courses. It is our intention that [CART] will be the premier open-wheel racing series of the Americas. |
The important thing is that she be a professional driver and, in her case, she'll be a very professional lady driver. |
The issue is, everyone would agree, that it's a very, very good thing to do. It's not about getting an agreement to merge. It's about what we will have in year one, year two and year three. |
The loss of the Champ Car series would mean the teams - all based in the United States - would close down, resulting in the loss of hundreds, maybe thousands, of American jobs, ... As we've said before, the IRL wants to bury, OWRS wants to build. That's the difference. |
The numbers speak for themselves, |
The only way it can happen is if everyone goes away and leaves us alone. |
The situation is that if the City Council approve, then we are there. |
There is no letter of intent, and absolutely, completely no deal. We met in Paris at the Race of Champions and on a couple of occasions since, socially. Certainly I expect there will be more meetings in the future. I quite enjoy (George's) company. |
This is going to be a steep learning curve. It's going to be hard, it's going to be tough. The guys certainly are not going to give her one inch. There won't be any 'After you, Madam,' out on the race course. |
Tony and I have made a lot of progress in getting to know each other and understanding each other's viewpoints. We're trying to build bridges for the future. |