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16 Sep 2013, 15:34 (Ref:3304717) | #1 | |
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Juan? Well, 2014 it is...
Juan Pablo Montoya has sealed his Indy return with Penske next season...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109914 ... |
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16 Sep 2013, 16:08 (Ref:3304725) | #2 | ||
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And you laugh because?
This is great news. |
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16 Sep 2013, 16:12 (Ref:3304726) | #3 | |
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16 Sep 2013, 16:32 (Ref:3304736) | #4 | ||
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Great for John Paul and great for the series.
Now time for JPM to hit the treadmill in the off season. |
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16 Sep 2013, 17:06 (Ref:3304744) | #5 | ||
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Well, that's a surprise.
I hope he doesn't come back like Zanardi and flatters to deceive on pace. On the otherhand, he could begin anew like another ex-McLaren man, Fittipaldi, and be a revitalised force. |
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Good luck to him, I hope that he's competitive and does a lot better with the opportunity than Allmendinger did.
He's put on a bit of weight since he left F1 though hasn't he? If we're losing Kanaan to Nationwide then this at least could go some way to making up for it. btw with the exception of the last race I've really liked this season, just a shame that the profile of the series hasn't been raised, well, at all. |
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16 Sep 2013, 18:21 (Ref:3304789) | #7 | |
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Top racing driver seals seat with top racing team. Hilarious!
I am quite disappointed he is going to Indycar again in a way as I wanted him to carry on with another NASCAR team, but nonetheless very interested to see how it pans out. I suspect he is a bit too old maybe, but let's see. |
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16 Sep 2013, 18:33 (Ref:3304796) | #8 | |
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This time, the big news really is Big News. Montoya is a great addition to Team Penske.
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Great to see JPM on IndyCar again.
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Nice to have some good news for a change! I'm sure Juan will do well. Yet another returning 500 champion.
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This is fantastic! Planning my trip to Indy already and got this news.
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Surely this is great news. I hope that JPM is up to IndyCars still. Be interesting to see him back in that formula.
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Brilliant! Next year, IndyCar will be even more competitive.
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16 Sep 2013, 23:11 (Ref:3304924) | #15 | ||
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^^ That's what Will Power said too, I'd wager.
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17 Sep 2013, 00:41 (Ref:3304946) | #17 | |
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I am really surprised by Penske since it sounded like JPM and Andretti were finding it hard to get sponsors for the full season and we all know Penkse doesn't spend his own cash to race. Any word on who his sponsor(s) would be for 2014 yet?
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17 Sep 2013, 07:18 (Ref:3305019) | #18 | |
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None yet for Juan's car.
Just goes to show that the guy is still box-office. |
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The sponsor package on Mr Allmendinger's #2 this year have been IZOD, Shell and various Penske entities. Presumably this could be maintained into season 2014. Perhaps Mr Penske is thinking of the sport overall by bring back a drawcard? |
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Great coup for the series in JPM signing up, although like Knowlesy i'm disappointed he didn't continue in NASCAR, although he will always excel in a single seater.
Part of me was hoping (straw clutching ) at a shock return to F1 in the Lotus seat Kimi vacated but that would never happen unless Bernie got involved! The other part of me would like to see him come to the WEC with a manufacturer team and have a good few years shooting at the Le Mans spoils to add to his excellent CV! There's still some decent drivers in Indycar, Helio has for my money always been a world class driver, as is Dixon and a few others so it will be very interesting to see how Juan gets on there... Maybe I need to ensure I get access to the UK coverage again from 2014? |
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It's funny because he's fat!
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