Ben Kingsley is the instinct-squelching teacher, who passes his own fear and loathing about winning and losing to his student, while Laurence Fishburne is the intuitive one, a Washington Square Park speed-chess freak who inspires exuberant invention.
McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya was sent to the back of the grid last year when he dropped his speed from 278kph on the previous lap to a mere 86kph on the fast approach to Casino Square.