Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Wed 04 Apr 2003Upsets, intriques, overtaking
Motorsport: Brazil. Land of Senna, the samba, and the caipirinha, a vicious mixture of cane liquor, sugar and crushed limes that has seen more than one Formula One hack join a snaking conga line to detox over the years. This year, however, we may be deflected from that previosly inexorably swaying course.
For this year the prospect of drowning one's sorrows in a seedy Paulistan bar as yet another season spirals into a set pattern of Ferrari domination is not looming large on the horizon. This year Ferrari has had its worst start to a season for five years.
Choose a Subscription type - required
