Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello has expressed his desire to return to Formula 1, saying he is motivated and prepared for a new challenge. The 40-year-old said Monday he could still compete at the top level despite finishing a disappointing 12th in his debut IndyCar season with KV Racing this year, reports Xinhua. "I have to be careful about what I say because people will say that (a...
10:09 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Formula One discarded driver Rubens Barrichello is considering his options ahead of the next season. The 40-year-old Brazilian, who was dropped by Williams at the end of last season, is currently competing in the IndyCar series with KV Racing Technology. A number of IndyCar teams have shown their interest to take the services of Barrichello, one of the most experienced drivers in the F1 circuit. The Brazilian too has showed...
07:26 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Lotus must improve its qualifying performances if it aims to win its first race of the Formula One season, says reigning GP2 champion Romain Grosjean. We need to qualify better, that is not our strength this season but we are working on it, said the Frenchman. If we are able to have a strong weekend from the beginning, we are able to fight for the podium and even for victory,...
11:37 AM, Jun 19, 2012
Sao Paulo: IndyCar driver Rubens Barrichello remains open to a return to Formula One (F1) and would drive for Ferrari if the Italian team offered him a contract. Barrichello, who joined IndyCar this season after failing to keep a spot in F1 after 19 years in the series, said he has to be prepared if a top team comes asking for him to return. "I'm completely open (about it), it...
02:15 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Sao Paulo: Rubens Barrichello is bringing his Formula One (F1) experience to IndyCar in 2012, and the veteran Brazilian driver can't wait to start his rookie season in the series. After 19 years and a record 325 races in F1, the 39-year-old Barrichello announced on Thursday he has joined KV Racing Technology on a one-year contract. He will make his IndyCar debut at the season opener on March 25 in...
11:33 PM, Mar 02, 2012
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Lahore: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the first two Tests between Pakistan and England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi this month. According to the list of officials announced for the Test, ODI and T20...
09:51 AM, Dec 06, 2011
London: Force India and Williams were among four teams to have no drivers named on an entry list for next year's Formula One world championship, published by the governing FIA on Wednesday. Williams had been expected to include at least well-funded Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado as one of their drivers but the former champions left both spaces blank, with names to be confirmed at a later date. Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, Williams's...
05:22 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Paris: The contrast between these two veterans couldn't have been sharper. While one is probably going to bid farewell to Formula One this weekend, the other is starting his career afresh, securing an extended run as a driver after almost a decade. The 40-year-old Pedro de la Rosa seems to have revived his racing career by signing a two year contract with HRT while for Rubens Barrichello, who turns 40...
03:00 PM, Nov 23, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Force India's Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta showed promise ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, setting the eighth and ninth-fastest time in the second free practice session on Friday. Germany's Sutil finished eighth with the fastest lap time of 1m 40.951s, just ahead of di Resta, who clocked 1m 41.021s to finish ninth in the incident-packed practice session. Sutil had managed a seventh-place finish...
11:07 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Abu Dhabi: Lewis Hamilton drove mistake-free to edge McLaren teammate Jenson Button in the second practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday, while Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel was unhurt when he slid into a wall. Hamilton clocked 1 minute, 39.586 seconds on the 5.5-kilometer Yas Marina circuit, 0.199 seconds quicker than Button, who was fastest in the first practice. The solid run by Hamilton was in stark...
10:15 PM, Nov 11, 2011
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06:49 AM, Nov 11, 2011
London: Rubens Barrichello's Formula One future looks increasingly uncertain after a major Williams shareholder said the team were talking to 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen about a possible comeback. Austrian Christian 'Toto' Wolff told the Kronen Zeitung that the Finn, who won his title with Ferrari, was one of several names on their list of possible drivers for next season. "We are in conversation with Raikkonen," he said. "But he is...
03:02 AM, Nov 08, 2011
London: Pastor Maldonado's hope of scoring points in next week's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took a knock on Tuesday when Williams said the Venezuelan would have to collect a 10-place penalty on the starting grid. The Formula One rookie retired from last Sunday's inaugural Indian Grand Prix with a gearbox failure that damaged his engine. Maldonado will now have to use his ninth engine of the season in the penultimate...
04:20 PM, Nov 02, 2011
London: Brazilian Rubens Barrichello has cast doubts on his future with Williams, saying the Formula One team must raise their game if he is to stay next year. The former champions have yet to score a point in four races this season and recently announced changes in their technical department. "Williams must improve a lot for us to reach an agreement for next year," the 38-year-old was quoted as saying...
06:08 PM, May 12, 2011
