Lotus driver Tony Kanaan overcame an horrendous crash in the morning warm-up and long odds to finish third today in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix on the 2.04-mile, 13-turn downtown temporary street circuit in Baltimore, Maryland.   E. J. Viso and Takuma Sato finished 15th and 18th respectively.  Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, had a horrendous accident in the morning warm-up when his brakes failed.  The damage was so extensive that the entire KVRT – Lotus team including Kanaan himself, team co-owner Jimmy Vasser and General … [Read more...]

Lotus driver Tony Kanaan finished fourth today in the Edmonton Indy on the new 2.256-mile, 13-turn Edmonton City Centre Airport temporary street circuit in Edmonton, Canada.  Teammate E. J. Viso was running in the top-10 when he was involved in an incident and finished 20th.  Takuma Sato, who started on the pole, was competing for the win when he was hit by another competitor and ended up 21st. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, started 11th.  He drove a smart patient race and was sitting in ninth place when he pitted for the first time during … [Read more...]