Rubens barrichello, make the transition, this year formula one indycar has agreed to submit three purpose of the United States today around the season-opening Izod indycar series game at fort Morgan city. The following is the first installation:
Hi, everyone. I am glad to write blog for the United States today I begin my this weekend Izod indycar series of adventures. This is an exciting moment for the series moving into a new era, an exciting time for I began my a new chapter in my career.
I want to start with the basics. I Rubens barrichello, I hand car number 8 KV/Dallara car technology Chevrolet. We open the 2012 season this weekend and Honda grand prix in the streets of downtown fort Morgan, Florida. , I as usual excited to join in the game.
I just came to indycar from formula 1 race, in 19 wonderful years. I ran for six teams, won 11 RACES and 14 pole, and completed the 68 times on the podium. I was lucky enough to continue with my career.
I am not sure to tell you how much I love and appreciate this opportunity. In 39 years old, I still have the fire to the car. Speed and desire to as many people as possible, I feel very optimistic. I really appreciate you give me this opportunity, my team, my teammates and fans.
For the casual car enthusiasts, I'll try to explain the main similarities and differences between F1 and indycar. Use a similar car-tens of millions of formula, single seat, open the cockpit, so cars might look a little similar, but this a series of two more different appear.
The main difference is the world of F1 race, mainly in Europe, and is mainly in the United States indycar game, a game in Brazil and the other in China. Although the two series of curriculum and the street road race circuit, indycar race also in the oval, the most important is the Indianapolis motor speedway.
But the real difference lies in the car. Indycar is moving into a new stage this season in different engines-a V-6 double turbocharged, and F1 car use naturally aspirated engines. Power is very similar, but the weight. Car is a story a little heavy, so you driving car is obviously different.
Every time I sat in the car in pre-season testing, the feeling of the right. I'm not used to the car, but I got more comfortable with each point experience, I harvest. I like, I see my team and the other driver, so I can't wait to get started.
My friend and teammate Tony Kanaan has been greatly help I made this transition. Tony and I are like brothers. We are all Brazil, we go all the way back to our youth in go-karting young. He is my family, but he's also fierce competition. When we on the track, we fight each other per inch. But once we go out of the car, we are brothers.
So far, everything is fine. The car has been fast, but I knew it was going to be a learning process to give me my space. It is about to adapt the new car, new rules, the new track and new competition. This is a different type of racing. I will have to adapt to the oval and adapt the fuel economy, this is not so much a part of the strategy as it is here in F1 her.
This is a new is very important to me. This is a set of the new situation and new challenges. I can't wait to get started, and I hope you and I can go to.
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