After finding a new girlfriend and being acquitted of tax-evasion charges, the Brazilian driver says he’s learning to keep things like Sunday’s disappointing finish at Infineon in perspective.
Reporting from Sonoma, Calif. – As he raced toward Infineon Raceway’s second turn, Helio Castroneves felt the front suspension of his red and white No. 3 race car snap.
Suddenly, he was careening off the pavement and into the dirt around the track, coming to a stop in swirls of dust. His race over, Castroneves then waited for emergency crews to pick him up.
It was a disappointing end Sunday compared with a year ago…Â Details
Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello won the European Grand Prix on Sunday to claim his first Formula One victory in five years.
The 37-year-old Brazilian took advantage of a costly pit-stop error by Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren team to record his 10th career win – his first since the 2004 Chinese GP – and boost his championship hopes.
Hamilton finished second ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen after having started the Valencia street race from pole position.
Jenson Button finished seventh to have his championship lead cut to 18 points over teammate Barrichello. Red Bull’s Mark Webber finished ninth and is 20.5 points behind Button… Details
Toyota’s future in Formula 1 is not guaranteed after it emerged that their 2010 budget has not been agreed with the team’s Japanese parent car company.
Toyota’s F1 boss John Howett told Autosport that the budget had been submitted but they were not expecting a decision until later this year.
“I am honestly expecting …Â Details
When looking for a driver to replace the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix on Sunday, Ferrari first turned to 40-year-old Michael Schumacher, a seven-time world champion. After he bowed out with neck problems, the Italian team decided its 38-year-old test driver, Luca Badoer, should go to Valencia, Spain, for the race.
Badoer is not only the oldest driver in the race, he is twice the age of Jaime Alguersuari, the youngest driver ever to race in Formula One.
Formula One has trended toward younger drivers in recent years, but …Â Details