Battistini quits Panther

[seppefan]

Wow great racing all weekend. The main race was excellent with lots of three car side by side battles and people like Visio and Foyt running near the sharp end for a while ( 5th & 6th ). Going back to ther thread title I see Battisitni went 7th on the grid with a new team and was on the white line going into turn one under 5th & 6th when Herrington slid down and took him off Short race but he was going for it as usual.

[Colin]

It's easy to get emotional over a popular driver and all around good guy like Vitor, but business is business. ....

Vitor will be alright . I'm thinkin'

I agree, I like Vitor cause he seems like a fair guy and can be quite quick at times. However, I sort of view him like Patrick Carpentier, Alex Tagliani, and even Oriel Servia. Good solid drivers that never seem to catch that elusive 'something' that moves them up a notch to the status of a Tracy, Hornish, Andretti (Mike or Mario). Is it a 'fire in the belly' or luck to get on the right team or a combination of both?