South Americans in Formula1

[Bononi]

Originally posted by Muzza
English names are very rare in Brazil (they are more common in Argentina and Chile, but still rare in these countries too, nonetheless).

I never knew any brazilians with english/american first names.

[Charlex]

Olá Muzza!

Yes, you are right, I worked in Formula 3 SudAmm, in an argentine team. That{s why I love the cathegory, and I wish it impoves from the argentine side. I also think that the beginning of the 90s was the best.

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by Muzza

(...)I used to work on the Formula 3 SudAm races in Interlagos (timing, organization - better say "organization"... - these things)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hey, that's excellent, did you still work in something related to motorsport? I used to do telemetry analysis in the F3, but now I change the medium, I do telemetry analysis of the oil wells, here in the US, but I am looking a way to start involving in the motorsport again, I missed the action on the track!! Jajaja.

Nice to meet you

Charlex

[Muzza]

Originally posted by Bononi
I never knew any brazilians with english/american first names.

Abraço, Bononi!

Names like Emerson, Washington, Anderson, Milton are English surnames that are commonly used as given names in Brazil - there are scores of them everywhere!

(or... did you make an ironic comment and I did not understand it?)

English surnames are very, very rare in Brazil. Curiously, there is a town in the State of São Paulo called Americana (literally "American") that was founded by American Southerns that fled to Brazil during the American Civil War. Today Americana is a city with more than 100.000 inhabitants, a very large Goodyear factory and almost no American descendents...

Originally posted by Charlex
Olá Muzza!

Yes, you are right, I worked in Formula 3 SudAmm, in an argentine team. That{s why I love the cathegory, and I wish it impoves from the argentine side. I also think that the beginning of the 90s was the best.

(...)

Hey, that's excellent, did you still work in something related to motorsport? I used to do telemetry analysis in the F3, but now I change the medium, I do telemetry analysis of the oil wells, here in the US, but I am looking a way to start involving in the motorsport again, I missed the action on the track!! Jajaja.

Nice to meet you

Charlex

Saludos, Charlex!

Very nice to hear from you! No unfortunately I don't do anything related to motorsport anymore - well, at least not professionally. I work as a racing writer and photographer for a few websites (and magazines, from time to time), but it is all in a volunteer basis...

I also miss the action on the track... I did some Formula Ford and touring car engineering in Brazil, I worked as a marshal before that, promoted races, co-drove in rallies - well, you know how things are in South America, you've got to be flexible and do a little bit of everything!

I am a mechanical engineer, and chose this career because of my passion for motorsports, but my dad died when I was a child and I had to work to support my family since my early teens. Making a living out of racing was impossible in Brazil, so I had to find a "serious" job instead of "watching cars go around in circles". Well, I have a successful "serious career", but please don't ask me if I am professionally happy...

Un abrazo, hombre. Hope to see you in a race track somewhere in the US one of these days.

Cheers,

Muzza