Looking back on when Formula 1 racers took time out for Indy
Ascari missed the Swiss GP for a tilt at Indy in 1952
The post-F1 career of Guiseppe Farina included an Indy 500 appearance in 1956
Juan Manuel Fangio in 1958
Fangio practiced but never raced
In 1961, Jack Brabham contested both the Indy 500 and Monaco GP
Jim Clark in the pits in 1963, when he finished as runner-up
Victory came in his most incredible season, 1965
Stewart’s near miss of 1966 – leading until retiring in the closing stages…
…leaving Graham Hill to take the spoils
Dan Gurney made nine Indy 500 appearances
Jochen Rindt failed to qualify twice
500 pole-winner Peter Revson missed the Monaco GP for Indy in 1972
A power-unit penalty leaves Russell with a mountain to climb in Singapore, and Alonso could prove an unexpected obstacle, Mark Hughes predicts
Isack Hadjar wants them banned, George Russell champions their benefits and Max Verstappen questions their purpose - F1’s cooling vests have become an unlikely source of division
Nigel Mansell’s infamous final-lap failure in the 1991 Canadian GP exposed an unforeseen weakness in Williams’ sophisticated gearbox – and offers a striking parallel with F1’s software-driven problems today
The FIA has explained why cars lost power on the Sepang formation lap, and what Formula 1 will change for Singapore and Austin
