http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/questions-abound-at-kv-racing-technology/ Speed is Life Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/questions-abound-at-kv-racing-technology/#comment-15161 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:30:43 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10968#comment-15161 I just about wrote off this team a couple of years ago when Viso and Sato seemed to crash every race, litterally running through their equipment. I gave them a bit of a reprieve when Tony K joined them because I think Tony could make a shopping cart competitive. However, except for their drivers, they do seem to be merely going through the motions and lack the competitive drive to get them into contention. Another way of looking at their failure is to compare them with Sarah Fisher’s team and with Ed’s new team this year. SFH is seriously underfunded but was very competitive (especially last year) and Ed was a winner in his very first season as an owner/driver. That might make one consider sending his horse to the glue factory….

]]> http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/questions-abound-at-kv-racing-technology/#comment-15158 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:28:05 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10968#comment-15158 Agree 100% that KK isn’t in it to win at this point, but rather just to maintain a social presence. My observations over the past three seasons in the garages and pit lane suggest that KV as a team is simply nowhere as focused as either TCGR or Penske. There’s a much more laid back attitude, and from the radio chatter, I’m sure that both TK and Rubens expect more discipline…I’ve heard both ask “Why can’t you guys give me the same car two days in a row?” Coming from F1, that environment must have frustrated Rubens immensely.

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