Danica fans

[BobGarage]

Charlie was the teams "Rookie" driver last year. So has expierence with the series and drove most of the tracks during the friday sessions last year.

A good choice as he has more expirience in the series than danica

[Damon]

A good choice as he has more expirience in the series than danica

He has more experience than Marco too, who will probably be competing in the series at some point in the 2008-2009 season.

[JTK]

First, she has to get into the race. The British press is suggesting she doesn't have the ride. Read down near the bottom

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/a1gp..._usa_role.html

Even if she would get the ride, expecting any driver in a new car they have never driven , on a track they have never seen, around many drivers they have never raced, and limited practice to do much beyond riding around at the back is stretch.

Everyone can dream and cheer for their favorite drive, but this is a fantasy.

Agree. Will be most surprised if Danica (or Marco) get many podium finishes this season. Announcement that they will drive will certainly give the series a boost, which is needed following the problems the series is having getting everything up and running this year with all the changes.

Also Danica has herself admitted before she is not a good road-course racer, maybe this will help her in her Indy Car career, given the increase in road and street circuits there.

[BobGarage]

danica will drive later in the season.

from a1gp.com

Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti are both set to race in A1GP this season, US team boss Michael Andretti has confirmed.

It was announced earlier this week that American single-seater team Andretti Green Racing would run the US entry in A1GP this season, and team co-owner Michael Andretti flew into Zandvoort this morning to announce to the world’s media his plans for the squad’s driver line-up.

He confirmed that both his son Marco, and renowned female racer Danica Patrick are in the team’s plans to race this season.

Patrick, 26, currently races one of the four AGR entries in the IndyCar Series, and is widely regarded as one of the most popular female athletes in the world. She became the first woman ever to win an IndyCar Series event when she took the chequered flag in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi (Motegi, Japan) in April this season. She will become the first female driver to race in A1GP since the series began in 2005.

Marco Andretti, 21, also races for AGR in the IndyCar series, and became the series youngest ever winner when he registered his first IndyCar victory at Infineon Raceway in 2006, aged 19 years, 5 months. He also finished second in the world famous Indianapolis 500 the same season.

“One of the problems is that they both said they want to do all the races,” quipped Andretti, trying to explain to the world’s media who will race at which event this season. “They are both really excited about the prospect. The patriotic side is such a unique part of this series, and A1GP is so cool in that you are able to carry your national colours.

“There are a lot of things that go into it making the decision on who will race, and one is schedules and things like that. I’m not 100 per cent sure who will race in China next month – it will probably be Marco but we are not totally sure right now.

“[AGR] being involved in A1GP makes a lot of sense and it will help get the brand out internationally. This is a great platform. We are in the racing business, and we have done well in the US and this is the perfect opportunity to get us out there. We are very serious about A1GP and very excited about it.”

Californian Charlie Kimball is racing the team’s car this weekend after being called up only on Wednesday, and could also be in the team’s plans for the rest of the season.

“We called him, asked him to drive and literally in a couple of hours he was on a plane,” Andretti added. “It was nice to have his experience because he has been in A1GP and raced at Zandvoort before.”

[evo5_mat]

i wonder if there be a USA round and there go back to Laguna again now that the andretti's etc are involved, i always thought they should have had a round in the states and laguna would have been a perfect event apart from the date they chose last time.
Alot of my friends who work the track said it was the wrong time of the year when they came last time and it proved they were right.

As for danica racing, well yes it improve the exposure of the series in the states thats for sure, although i cant see her or the team doing much this season. When u think who she be up against, the likes or dornbass, jani and young hot shots, lol wonder if she throw a tantrum if she gets hit off the circuit? as wont be accepted here and can u see that happening if gets hit by that mobile chicane of the korean car and the language there haha should be funny.