More ovals?

While the Milwaukee Champ Car race last weekend was lucky to have 12,000 people in attendance (do NOT believe the attendance figure published as it was a complete fabrication), Sebastien Bourdais and Justin Wilson have called for more ovals on the schedule. In fact every single Champ Car oval race over the past 5 years has been an attendance nightmare, and an embarrassment for the series.

And the amount of cars damaged last weekend had team owners disgusted given the empty grandstands. One told AutoRacing1.com, 'Why come here and destroy all these cars to race in front of so few fans." Despite that some think more ovals are needed.

"We should have more ovals," Bourdais told Autosport.com. "This series has been more about these ovals, and it would make it easier for everybody because when you're a rookie in the field, it's tough.

"We never test in these places. We show up, we hope we have good equipment and everything, but when you're a rookie and the team doesn't have that good a setup and you show up just before the race, it's awful.

"It's just incredibly difficult to figure out. You've got to get to a certain level before you get comfortable. I think it would be a good thing."

Wilson echoed Bourdais' sentiments, saying it was important for the series to race on a variety of tracks.

"It would be nice to see one or two more because historically that's what this Championship has been about, having the variety of circuits, whether it's airport or road or street or short oval," Wilson said.