What could have been: The F3000 champion whose Champ Car move turned sour

The success of Formula 3000 champions Juan Pablo Montoya, Bruno Junqueira and Sebastien Bourdais in Champ Car meant there was great expectation on the shoulders of 2003 king Bjorn Wirdheim when he headed Stateside in 2005. A money shortfall at his HVM squad, which couldn’t afford to go testing, and the lack of an experienced team-mate to learn from meant Wirdheim was effectively on a hiding to …Keep reading