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8th September 2008, 18:10 #1
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AGR to A1GP?
I've posted this over in the A1GP forum ( http://www.motorsportforums.com/foru...d.php?t=129333 ) but as very few post there and it is also semi relevant to the IRL I thought I'd post it here as well....
On last nights Sky Sports coverage of Chicagoland Christopher Tate, who was an in studio guest, claimed that there is a possibility of AGR taking over the running of Team USA in A1GP this season (starts october) and that they plan to run Marco and Danica in the race seat.
* not saying that the story is true, that is just what he claimed on the TV last night
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8th September 2008, 18:38 #2
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It's possible, I know Buddy Rice runs a couple A1GP races as well. The A1 calendar is only 9 confirmed races and only 1 or 2 that run into the IndyCar season. Based on 08, Danica and Marco could certainly use more track time.
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8th September 2008, 19:07 #3
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Please not Danica. If she runs there we will have DF posting about what a great job she is doing and how she is going to blow off (careful ) all the other drivers. hplease:
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8th September 2008, 19:36 #4
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More experience could do them both some good.
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8th September 2008, 20:05 #5Originally Posted by JSH
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8th September 2008, 20:28 #6
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Might be good - Although not quite sure what is in it for AGR, would have thought they would get better returns for their $$$ spending it American series (Indycar, ALMS etc).
But if it does mean we get to see Danica up against some of the upper level European single seat racers, I'm for it!
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8th September 2008, 20:39 #7
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Originally Posted by nickfalzone
this could backfire on the drivers (if it happens). Some experienced drivers have gone to A1Gp and been embaressed by their young apponants. Buddy Rice, Christian Fittipaldi and Michel Jourdain spring to mind.
Most of the field is made of F3 Euroseries drivers with a sprinkling of GP2 drivers. So its not an experienced field that showed Rice and Jourdain up last year.
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8th September 2008, 22:23 #8
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Originally Posted by BobGarage
If this in any way suggests F1 aspirations, well then obviously that's crazy. But I doubt very much that it is.
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8th September 2008, 22:43 #9
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Originally Posted by nickfalzone
Originally Posted by nickfalzone
Michael will not be able to get the team "top notch cars" for the reasons stated above. It is not the same as IndyCar where they can buy cars direct from Dallara and make their aero/mechanical developments. AGR will never see this car in their own shop just on race weekends and will get what they are given by the series which will be the same car as every other team each race weekend.
And testing is restricted/impossible as the teams do not own/keep their carts so AGR's drivers would get no extra seat time over and above what anyone else gets.
Buddy Rice ran last year at the back of the field in 4 races. Jonathon Summerton took over from him and in the exact same car with the same team he ran up front and won races.
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9th September 2008, 02:00 #10
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If they do, I hope Versus picks up A1GP again. It would be good off-season promotion for the ICS and American fans would probably feel a better connection with Marco and Danica than they do a Jon Summerton thus creating more interest here in the States.
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