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Why did Michael Schumacher have his pole position (and the rest of the grid) moved back at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in 2000?
Hi Carol, thanks for the question.
They were concerened about the reduction in traction when crossing the line of bricks that are sunk into the track at the Indianapolis circuit (marking the days of yesteryear when the whole track was of bricks, hence the track being called "The Brickyard").
Traction at the start of an F1 race is very important and Schumi thought he would be disadvantaged as his car would have got away slower than those behind him.
Adam
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Adam
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I`m a big F1 fan and have been since the early 80s. I read weekly European specialist F1 press and keep on top of what`s happening in F1, such as results and testing, team politics, what drivers are saying etc. I`m especially a follower of the French Prost (formally Ligier) team and am also involved in karting and sports car racing in England.
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Writing accounts of the performance of the (then)Ligier team during Grand Prix meetings. Organinsing karting competitions for 300+ drivers and of course being an Allexperts Formula One expert
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