Rubens

[truefan72]

drivers should stay away from CARt until they reduce the ovals to like 1 race the indy 500
its too dangerous imo, and not worth the risk
ovals are a relic of the past century, at least for open wheel racing

[longisland]

Apparently the Indy 500 might be on now so theat would mean three races not being done on ovals. I wouldworry for him if he went to the US not because he might crash, but because he might get caught up in someone else's. Generally F1 drivers have taken well to ovals. They might not win straight off but they get there pretty quick. Ie Zanardi, JPM, Blundell, etc

Apart from Blundell, I believed both Zanardi & JPM came from CART/INDY to F1 and not the other way round.

[ShiftingGears]

Apart from Blundell, I believed both Zanardi & JPM came from CART/INDY to F1 and not the other way round.

Zanardi was in F1 before he was in CART. His initial stint in F1 was 1991-1994, and his first CART appearance was in 1996.

[call_me_andrew]

drivers should stay away from CARt until they reduce the ovals to like 1 race the indy 500
its too dangerous imo, and not worth the risk
ovals are a relic of the past century, at least for open wheel racing

That's exactly what CART did. You wouldn't believe how that turned out if I told you.

[ShiftingGears]

That's exactly what CART did. You wouldn't believe how that turned out if I told you.

CART failed at least partly because they didn't let their own teams compete in the Indy 500, which gave the IRL traction in the first place. So no, that's not exactly what CART did.

[Mark]

Rubens Barrichello says F1 not a closed chapter for him despite no 2012 deal - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Ruby needs to let the idea of F1 go. He's had a good run; the longest in fact. Time to move on.

That's sad really. He's had a fantastic career of which he can be proud. Time to retire with dignity from F1.

I'm sure LeMans beckons!

[Tazio]

Barrichello enjoying Sonoma test | Page 1 | IndyCar News | Feb 2012 | Crash.Net

"I like Infineon, it's a great track," said Barrichello, adding that it was "steeper and more demanding" than he'd expected. "It's like European tracks, such as Spa and Donnington. Here I know where to brake, but not where to turn in the blind corners."

But he admitted that he'd been hitting the limiter all morning and that "It takes laps to get used to the new car."

There's still no news on when and if Barrichello will be formally signing up for IndyCar, but no one was playing coy about the direction of travel anymore. "It's my wish and the team's wish, I think, so we're working on it," he said."I watch IndyCar all the time, so I'm very happy," he added, saying that the opportunity opening up in IndyCars was the positive on the other side of the negative of being ousted from F1.

A sponsorship announcement is possibility as soon as this week, Barrichello hinted. He also revealed that he would be testing again with the KV team at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.

Sounds like he still has the racing bug. Let the kids play!

[zako85]

Heh. I can see why he would hit the rev limiter often. IndyCar engine rev limit is about 6,000RPM below the F1 rev limit.

[Tazio]

Rubens lands in IndyCar «
That is a pretty good thiple threat. I think Rubens will succeed at this, with speeds known to aproach 240 miles per hour. This freakin' guy has always had the cojonas to really haul @ss. mokin:

[DexDexter]

Good luck for him. I hope we don't hear any comments (from him) about pay drivers ruling in F1 since according to reports he brings a budget with him.