Allowing significant sharing between the navy program and the commercial world would give us an immediate, multi-lap advantage over all other competitors in a world wide market for commercial shipping using nuclear instead of diesel.
The following year, Ryan qualified fifth fastest and was next to Steve Plater on the grid, posting a lap at over 121mph, but the bike was plagued with electrical problems and two blown engines on raceday made it a miserable weekend.
Home hero Fernando Alonso in his Renault claimed fifth while Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth in his Ferrari, despite running out of fuel on the final lap and coasting over the line.