http://www.yardbarker.com/formula_one/players/jody_scheckter/76732 Recent articles about Jody Scheckter en-us Tim Wardrop, one of open-wheel racing's most respected engineers, died Oct. 27 after a lengthy illness. He was 62.The British-born Wardrop is probably best known in the United States for serving as the engineer for Arie Luyendyk when two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Luyendyk established the still-unbroken all-time Indianapolis Motor Speedway qualifying speed records. Qualifying on the second day of time trials in 1996 - the final year until 2012 for turbocharged engines - Luyendyk recorded four consecutive laps at an average speed of 236.986 mph and a single lap at 237.492 mph. A couple of days earlier, during practice, Luyendyk had turned an unofficial lap at an astonishing 239.260 mph.A year later, Wardrop was engineer for the historic one-two finish by Treadway Racing with Luyendyk and Scott Goodyear.Wardrop was an ex-Formula One mechanic with both Williams and McLaren, and in 1977 with the independent Walter Wolf team when Jody Scheckter finished second in the world champion... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:22:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/record_setting_indianapolis_500_engineer_wardrop_dies/12137464 http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/record_setting_indianapolis_500_engineer_wardrop_dies/12137464 Record-Set​ting Indianapol​is 500 Engineer Wardrop Dies http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/record_setting_indianapolis_500_engineer_wardrop_dies/12137464 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png (Eds: With AP Photos.) By JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist By moving from McLaren to Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton is taking a gamble that could define his career in Formula One. McLaren is a team that consistently wins races. Mercedes believes it can become such a team, but has yet to prove that on the track. If Mercedes is right, Hamilton will have made the right move. If Mercedes is wrong, Hamilton will end up in F1's no-man's land, trailing other drivers who are winning the world titles he so badly wants for himself. One, but not the only, measure of a great F1 driver is whether he can replicate success with different teams. Michael Schumacher did that. His first two world titles, in 1994 and 1995, came with Benetton. Then he, too, took a gamble, moving to Ferrari, a team that hadn't produced a world champion since Jody Scheckter in 1979. With perseverance, that paid off handsomely. Five consecutive world titles in bright Italian red from 2000-2004 saw Schumacher overtake Juan Manuel Fangio Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:08:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/column_ambitious_hamilton_gambling_with_mercedes/11834590 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/column_ambitious_hamilton_gambling_with_mercedes/11834590 Column: Ambitious Hamilton gambling with Mercedes http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/column_ambitious_hamilton_gambling_with_mercedes/11834590 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/0/a0fdb43e8688b158286b5e776d98d4d3d620ed19/mini/F1_Testing_in_fd2a.jpg Ferrari has honored the 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve's death by having his son Jacques drive one of his old cars. Jacques Villeneuve took to the wheel of the 312 T4 driven by his father in 1979, the season the Canadian and Jody Scheckter ensured Ferrari won the constructors' title. Also at Ferrari's track on Tuesday were other Villeneuve family members, Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, current Ferrari drivers and former mechanics who worked with the elder Villeneuve. Gilles Villeneuve died in a high-speed crash while qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on May 8, 1982. Now retired, Jacques Villeneuve was also an accomplished driver, winning the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One title. Tue, 08 May 2012 08:48:41 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ferrari_pays_tribute_to_gilles_villeneuve/10743749 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/ferrari_pays_tribute_to_gilles_villeneuve/10743749 Ferrari pays tribute to Gilles Villeneuve http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/ferrari_pays_tribute_to_gilles_villeneuve/10743749 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/9342a326a5351932af846b22f0ecb481e61c5377/mini/Canadian_Formula_One_95bc.jpg Following the tragic death of Dan Wheldon during the Las Vegas 300, the Indycar series has received harsh criticism from both within motorsport and from outsiders, suggesting that lessons needed to be learned and that the sport needs to make changes. Guest post from Isabella Woods. Mostly criticism has centered on the circuit, the Las Vegas Speedway, and how a congested field of 34 cars, the largest field outside the Indianapolis 500, was allowed to compete on such a narrow and short oval. But critics have also condemned the sport as a whole, suggesting Indycar racing is generically unsafe. Critics say that tragic accidents, such as the one in Las Vegas where 15 cars piled into each other and resulted in the death of the 33-year-old Wheldon, were inevitable. And these voices are not from outside motorsport either. Former British Formula One driver, Nigel Mansell, who also won the Indycar world title in 1993, said, “In Indy racing, there is simply nowhere to go. When an accident ha... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/new_changes_indycar_should_make_in_wake_of_dan_wheldon/7798831 http://network.yardbarker.com/indycar/article_external/new_changes_indycar_should_make_in_wake_of_dan_wheldon/7798831 New Changes Indycar Should Make in Wake of Dan Wheldon http://www.yardbarker.com/indycar/articles/new_changes_indycar_should_make_in_wake_of_dan_wheldon/7798831 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/4768ff5ca4460b0c149d8b46fddcaa5ee0a403cd/mini/Argent_Mortgage_Indy_bed9.jpg