Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran back at the Brickyard

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway F1 course that snakes through the infield also utilises part of the fabled Indianapolis Speedway oval, home to the famous Indy 500. It’s a race that Honda has won for the past two seasons and which Gil de Ferran, Sporting Director of the Honda Racing F1 Team, has won in the past.

“Besides my strong personal emotional connection with the place, we all enjoy the very special atmosphere of Indianapolis and very much look forward to returning there this year for what I'm sure will be a great race," confirms de Ferran who is hoping Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button will be back fighting for points in the US after a failing to score in Canada.

"Whilst we were obviously disappointed with our result in Canada, we have less than a week now to prepare and optimise our package for the United States Grand Prix this coming weekend,” he warns. “The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a very challenging circuit, where the tight infield sections lead into the oval and one of the longest open-throttle sections of any of the tracks on the F1 calendar, calling for a difficult compromise between car set-up, aerodynamics and gearing.”