This weekend’s Goodwood Competition of Pace could have a novel crossing of worlds as Juncos Hollinger Racing co-owner Brad Hollinger is sporting an IndyCar presence in West Sussex whereas additionally that includes two legendary Williams automobiles from Method 1.
A former shareholder and board member at Williams, Hollinger is now in his third full 12 months as a crew proprietor alongside Ricardo Juncos in North America’s premier open-wheel championship.
The FW19, the Renault-powered Williams machine that Jacques Villeneuve drove to the 1997 F1 title, will likely be on show for onlookers. Nonetheless, it’ll be the BMW Williams FW26 from the 2004 season that’s set to be run, primarily by authentic pilot Juan Pablo Montoya, who will likely be adopted together with his son Sebastian additionally getting behind the wheel.
Montoya, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and seven-time race winner in F1, beforehand set the fastest-ever lap at Monza within the FW26, producing a lap at 1m19.525s across the 3.6-mile circuit in 2004, a season that noticed him take one win (Brazil), three podiums and two quickest laps en path to ending fifth within the championship.
“It’s acquired a BMW V10 and redlines at about 18,000rpm,” Hollinger instructed Motorsport.com, of the FW26. “Yeah, so Juan Pablo goes to drive it and his son goes to drive it, and Karun Chandhok goes to drive it on the primary day [sadly, the car broke down on its Friday afternoon run].
“And Juncos Hollinger Racing goes to have a presence there and cross promote.”
Hollinger shared how distinctive of a possibility it’s for JHR to assist promote IndyCar on the well-known British pageant of racing.
“We thought it might be an effective way to advertise the place IndyCar is, that we’re an up-and-coming group,” he stated. “We now have nice racing and there’s loads of cross-pollination really.
“You already know, it’s nonetheless racing, only a completely different form of car, that’s all.”
Certainly one of Juncos Hollinger Racing’s tents will likely be arrange, with an opportunity to open up not solely the game but in addition, maybe, intrigue potential new companions.
“The thought is clearly to realize extra sponsorship for JHR,” Hollinger stated. “Clearly, various who’s who in racing will likely be there, so we’re hopeful that actually helps as properly.”