Comments on: Is Rubens Barrichello That Big A Deal?

By: Barrichello en INDYCAR : réponse en mars

Barrichello en INDYCAR : réponse en mars — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:25:10 +0000

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By: atb73

atb73 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:31 +0000

30 responses to this, yup, Rubens is doing something! I agree with everything you said, George.

By: Brian McKay

Brian McKay — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:13:38 +0000

I should really hold my tongue many times rather than being a nattering nabob of negativity. RB may be quite competitive in this series and garner much sponsorship from Brazil.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:13:53 +0000

3-time Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert withdrawing from 2 IRL events makes an interesting footnote to this bit of trivia.

By: Pat W

Pat W — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:23:41 +0000

For some reason he decided to play Schumacher’s whipping boy for years rather than go for wins and titles, I don’t understand it either and I think he now realises it was a mistake – he’s certainly no friend of Schuey these days.
Pretty sure RB outdrove JB in the second half of 2009 when the Brawn car had been overtaken on pace. Button only won that title by his early season momentum and because the others took points off each other when they were quicker. Had the car remained fast the points tally would’ve been more representative.
Anyway, I don’t recall saying he was championship material. He’ll be good for IndyCar for a lot of other reasons, including his popularity, experience and persona.

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:19:30 +0000

Bottom line….I want Rubens in the series! Will him joining do anything for the profile of the series? Not really. But…as a racing fan, I’m excited at the thought. I know he’s not Senna, or Stewart, or Michael Schmacher (can’t spell that I know! but he’s one heck of a F1 vet, and the thought of him and TK together is exciting to me. Hey, you guys think Viso could learn something from those two? haha!

By: Brian McKay

Brian McKay — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:13:12 +0000

“Barrichello has been driving better than ever, it’s just that he’s been saddled with awful cars”
~ Yeah; that Brawn car with which his teammate won the championship was so awful.
If RB were so awesome, he would’ve won a championship in 19 years and would’ve won more than 3.4% of races.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:30 +0000

Allow me a Chris Economaki moment: the most recent IndyCar race with a Formula One race winner in the field was the inaugural Las Vegas Indy 300 in 1996. Michele Alboreto finished 5th. Since then, 34 F1 veterans have made an IndyCar or Champ Car start following their F1 debut (including returnees Andretti, Bourdais, da Matta, & Zanardi, and forgettable names like Marques, Mazzacane, & Yoong). Their F1 career win total (all 34 drivers): ZERO. Rubens isn’t just another F1 driver, he is the most experienced Grand Prix driver in history. He has 11 wins, he was Michael’s best team mate at Ferrari, and if you think he will just ride around to get a good finish, look up “Barrichello Schumacher Hungary 2010″ to see one of the ballsiest passes in recent years. He still has the speed and the passion to win, and he didn’t deserve such an unceremonious end to his F1 career. He should come here where he will be welcomed and can win; entertaining the thought of signing with HRT shouldn’t be an option.

I agree with Savage Henry; Webber and Massa would also complement the IndyCar grid when their F1 days are over.

By: Travis R

Travis R — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:22 +0000

I think there are actually 3 active drivers today that can say they raced Ayrton Senna: Barrichello, Schumacher (who won the day Senna died), and Bruno Senna, who “raced” with his uncle in karts on the family farm as a kid.

By: Bent Wickerbill

Bent Wickerbill — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:33:29 +0000

Is that all you could come up with, stop trying so hard to cheer us up…