The Formula (10 Feb. 2010)

The team tries to figure out who rigged a race car to go up in flames and leave its legendary driver in critical condition.

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Ann Donahue (creator),

Stars:

Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Gary Sinise	...	Mac Taylor
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Stella Bonasera
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Danny Messer
Anna Belknap	...	Lindsay Monroe
Robert Joy	...	Dr. Sid Hammerback
A.J. Buckley	...	Adam Ross
Hill Harper	...	Sheldon Hawkes
Eddie Cahill	...	Don Flack
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tyler Ashman	...	Young Mac
Mannie De Castro	...	Lookie Loo (as Mannie Sousa)
Erik Eidem	...	Reece Turnball
Bjorn Geske	...	Reporter
Kevin Kilner	...	Dwight Bernard
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Conner Wells
Danica Patrick	...	Liza Gray

Storyline

Two days before a Grand Prix Race, when a racing legend dies in a car explosion on the streets of Manhattan, the CSIs discover that car tampering is the cause; however, the investigation leads viewers through the professional racing community and beyond.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

It Was No Accident

Real-life auto racer Danica Patrick guest-stars in this crime story involving Formuula 1 (Grand Prix) drivers.

The story is about an exhibition match race held in the city just prior to the "New York 400." The exhibition race results in one of the drivers - a famous hard-driving type - having his car blown up and him critically injured.

Police discover he had received a handful of death threats recently, so the CSI team knew this was no accident. Plus, they knew enough about these cars to know they don't just explode like that "Mac" leads the investigation not just because he's the boss, but we learn he's a big racing fan, as well. Thus, this case really intrigues him.

The auto - what's left of it - is patiently put back together by the CSI team and they find some starting facts. We'll leave it at that, story-wise.

Patrick, meanwhile, had no lines for almost the first half of this story but she did finally begin to speak, she did a nice job of delivering her lines with realism.