| With the first race on North American soil coming | | | | winner at the circuit who will be racing on the 17th |
| up, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is preparing | | | | of this month. Hakkinen retired after his win at |
| to host the 2007 Formula One season. While the | | | | the famed speedway in 2001. |
| first North American race will be the Canadian | | | | The win that Barichello had on the United States |
| Grand Prix, the track is already being prepared for | | | | Grand Prix is filled with controversy since |
| the fastest cars in the world. The Grand Prix du | | | | Schumacher obviously slowed down to let his |
| Canada is scheduled to take place at the Circuit | | | | then teammate take the win. The said move is |
| Gilles Villneuve in Montreal on the tenth of June | | | | said to be payback for Barichello since he was |
| while the United States Grand Prix is scheduled on | | | | ordered to let Schumacher win the Austrian |
| the 17th of the month. | | | | Grand Prix to solidify his grasp on the lead at the |
| This year's United States Grand Prix will have no | | | | driver's championship during the 2002 Formula |
| defending race winner since last year's winner, the | | | | One season. The incident at the Austrian Grand |
| seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, retired | | | | Prix forced the FIA to take steps to prohibit |
| after last year's season. The German driver has | | | | teams from implementing team orders. |
| the record for the most wins at the Indianapolis | | | | This year's United States Grand Prix will be |
| Motor Speedway. His last team before he retired, | | | | hosting a different cast of drivers since Formula |
| Ferrari, holds the most number of wins at the | | | | One drivers have changed teams after the |
| said race at nine victories. | | | | retirement of Schumacher. After the departure |
| Of all the seven races held at the Indianapolis | | | | of the iconic driver, Kimi Raikkonen left McLaren |
| Motor Speedway, Schumacher won five and | | | | to join Ferrari. He joined Felipe Massa who was |
| Rubens Barichello and Mika Hakkinen each with | | | | the runner-up in last year's United States Grand |
| one win. This year, only Barichello will be the past | | | | Prix. |