Posts Tagged ‘Rubens Barrichello’

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Some news tidbits involving the world of Formula 1: Barrichello To Decide Possible IndyCar Switch ‘Soon’: The likelihood is rising that Rubens Barrichello will switch from Formula One to IndyCar for the 2012 season. Left without a race seat after 19 consecutive seasons of Grands Prix, the 39-year-old Brazilian has been testing this week in [...]

Barrichello Admits IndyCar Switch Possible

Rubens Barrichello is not yet writing off his Formula One career. But the veteran Brazilian, who has lost his Williams race seat on the eve of his 20th consecutive season, has admitted he might emerge on the 2012 IndyCar grid. Regarding F1, he told Brazil’s Jornal Nacional: “If it happens, it will be a great [...]

Barrichello Mum On Formula One Future

Rubens Barrichello is so far refusing to comment after losing his Williams race seat this week to countryman Bruno Senna. The news looks set to end F1‘s longest-ever driver career, with the only other vacant seat for 2012 — at HRT — expected to go to the highest bidder. O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper contacted [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula One: Patrick Head leaves Formula One This week news emerged Williams will lose their title sponsor AT&T, but perhaps even more important was last week’s announcement former team owner and co-founder Patrick Head will now definitively leave Formula One. Head has stepped down from the Formula One [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Lotus Eyes Same Driver Lineup For 2011 – Gascoyne: Lotus will announce its 2011 driver lineup “pretty soon,” according to Mike Gascoyne. Although there are rumblings the Malaysian-owned team could be considering its Kuala Lumpur born test driver Fairuz Fauzy for a race seat, the team’s [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Renault Eyes July To Retain Kubica: With regard to Robert Kubica’s future, July 15 could be a significant date for the Pole. An Italian report said earlier this week that the 25-year-old, who currently drives for Renault, has signed some sort of “option” with Ferrari. The [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Sponsor Insures Alonso’s Thumbs For 10m Euros: During an event for Spanish team sponsor Santander on Monday, it was announced that Fernando Alonso’s thumbs have been insured. The bank said the Ferrari driver’s life as well as his thumbs – presumably to safeguard his ability to [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: GP2 Team To Run In Renault’s F1 Colors: A GP2 team will also bear the distinctive colors of Renault’s new Formula One colors in 2010. The French team DAMS will be a partner of Renault’s driver development program this year, running the F1 reserve drivers Ho-Pin [...]