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24 Oct 2017, 22:57 (Ref:3776270) | #78 | |
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not really, verstappen came 3rd in Euro f3 in his first year and won a load of races. This guy came 9th in us f4 after 2 years. Don’t get me wrong, I thought that verstappen could have done with a year in gp2, but he probably wasn’t going to be completely out of his depth skipping a rung.
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Baltazar Leguizamón seems very well connected.
http://visionauto.com.ar/2017/10/fes...-a-un-indycar/ |
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25 Oct 2017, 22:20 (Ref:3776491) | #81 | |
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Autosport are saying that jones has the second Ganassi seat now
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26 Oct 2017, 03:35 (Ref:3776515) | #83 | |
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That feels like a big upgrade from chilton or Kimball. Maybe not Hartley sized upgrade, but still.
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Chilton was the biggest disappointment in 2016, but wasn't too bad in 2017.
Drivers looking for a ride include Carlos Muñoz, Charlie Kimball, Max Chilton, JR Hildebrand, Conor Daly, Mikhail Aleshin, Esteban Gutiérrez, Sebastián Saavedra, Santiago Urrutia, Matheus Leist, Jack Harvey, and Zachary Claman DeMelo. Current teams with open seats include AJ Foyt, Dale Coyne and Ed Carpenter. Additional seats could be at Carlin, Harding and Juncos. |
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26 Oct 2017, 16:29 (Ref:3776629) | #85 | |
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Only ones I'd really be disappointed if they don't get a ride of that list are daly, claman demelo and urrutia. Hildebrand and harvey maybe a little too.
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Racer reports that Tony Kanaan's new teammate in AJ Foyt's team would be Matheus Leist.
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27 Oct 2017, 14:23 (Ref:3776786) | #87 | |
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I see the Foyt team is still a career killer.
Munoz is probably off to IMSA now, like Hawksworth. I'd like to see Harvey get a full season deal - it seems that AutoNation (one of Andretti's sponsors) is supporting him so that's a good sign. Leist could probably do with a bit more time in Lights, he was very inconsistent - won a few races, but also stuck it in the wall or was mysteriously off pace. I never bought into the Hartley hype - he was just one possibility for the #10 car. Chip himself said as much. He doesn't have to hang around waiting for Hartley to make up his mind about 2018, and picking Jones is a big vote of confidence in the recent MRTI graduates. |
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Good point on foyt's team. He doesn't seem like someone to entrust with young talent. It's a shame for both Munoz and Daly. I mean, did foyt expect them to be in the upper half right away with a team like his?
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I think that Muñoz is a very talented and consistent driver, who deserves more opportunities.
However, Marshall Pruett and Townsend Bell said in a podcast that he lacks setup skills, which is an important requirement for a competitive driver. He relied on Andretti teammates, but not in Foyt. |
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29 Oct 2017, 15:58 (Ref:3777218) | #95 | |
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Aleshin was very promising. But this season he had so much accidents...
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There's been no news on Carlin and Max Chilton, am I right? That's quite odd.
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30 Oct 2017, 17:50 (Ref:3777565) | #97 | |
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Mexico City is 99% likely to happen, which is good news
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4 Nov 2017, 17:45 (Ref:3778568) | #99 | ||
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Santiago Urrutia is racing this weekend at the Montevideo Karting Grand Prix at Parque Batlle, next to the Estadio Centenario.
I'll try to talk to him and get some statements on his 2018 status. |
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5 Nov 2017, 05:31 (Ref:3778725) | #100 | ||
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As promised, breaking news!
Actually no. Anyway, Santi thinks he can sign an IndyCar full-season the deal in a month or month and half. I didn't dare ask which teams are involved. |
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