Badoer in F1
Luca Badoer has been given the chance of a lifetime to race for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1, and he’s slower than the 19 year old rookie from Toro Rosso, Alguersuari. Not only is this embarrassing to Badoer and his abilities, but it is an even greater mistake by Ferrari and Di Montezemolo. Why didn’t Ferrari learn from other teams’ mistakes of using a test driver to replace a racing driver in a Grand Prix weekend? Most recently, De la Rosa got a chance in the McLaren and while still running a decent pace for the event weekend, a regular test driver just cannot be expected to jump into a Formula 1 car and be competing for a win, or even points, during a Grand Prix event.
Marc Gene has just recently won the 24 hrs of Le Mans with Peugeot, so why not use Gene to replace the injured Massa? Many speculate that Ferrari wanted to payback their loyal test driver, but at what cost? This is a Championship winning outfit, why would you put a driver in a car just for loyalty? Why wasn’t Ferrari loyal to Schumacher when they kicked him out of the team to make room for Raikkonen? These are questions that will likely remain unanswered.
Ferrari will obviously wait to see what sort of race results Badoer can provide before replacing him for GP events, but Ferrari needs to make sure they get a driver who has been racing recently, and can at least lap faster than 20th place.
I’m very pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with GU Energy, the best source of energy and recovery for all the sports I compete in, including running, cycling, and especially motorsports. I use the GU Energy Gels for sustained energy levels during my runs and cycling while training for the 2009 Chicago Marathon and also before any of my motorsport events. The GU Energy Gels are easy to digest before and while training, and allow for a sustained energy source for when I’m competing in motorsport races.
My favorite flavor: Vanilla Bean
We finally found some pictures from the podium for our 3rd place finish in the British/Petrol class (although we were 2 Americans, a Brazilian, and a French, our car was run by a British team):
Thanks to everyone who participated in The Grid, but unfortunately I had to cancel the project before leaving for Spa. I was unable to raise enough funds through the project to justify the printing, application, etc. I will continue to leave The Grid page on my site for those of you who participated.
I am offering two options to all of those that participated: 1) Refund of your money or 2) 100% donation to the Lance Armstrong Foundation via the Motorsport Army
Please email me at jameson@rileyracing.com or send me a tweet to @jamesonriley with your choice.
I’m going to try a new project similar to this one for our season finale Grand-Am KONI race in the Mazda RX-8 at VIR, and will post details about this project soon.
Thanks again to all who participated.
Just got my new Stilo ST4-F back from paint by Corby Concepts…another great piece of artwork by Corby. Incredibly easy to work with, and does a perfect job every time.
Here are some pics:
- Stilo ST4-F
My friends over at oneighturbo.com have been kind enough to partner up with my sponsorship project, and are helping to support my efforts to fill The Grid.
Check out their website, oneighturbo.com.
I’ve just announced a great opportunity for anyone to get their name, face, picture, logo, etc., onto the Fun Cup car that I’ll be driving at the 25 hours of Spa-Francorchamps event in July: and a space is only $10!!!
There is a link in the main menu at the top of every page, or you can simply click here: Spa-Francorchamps 25 Hour.
Follow the link to that page for all the details. And remember, 10% of all “sponsorship” money raised for this event will go directly to LIVESTRONG and the Lance Armstrong Foundation via the Motorsport Army!
My girlfriend of 5 years, Allison, and I will be running the 2009 Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11. I’ll be running to benefit the LIVESTRONG Motorsport Army and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and am looking for sponsors for the run: 100% of all sponsorship money will go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Donations can be made directly through my LIVESTRONG Motorsport Army Fundraising page.
Here’s a picture of Allie and me out at dinner – we’ll upload some pictures of the run after the marathon!:
I’m going to be driving in the 25 hours of Spa-Francorchamps in the Fun Cup UK Series on July 10-11, which will give me a great opportunity to build-up some miles for my LIVESTRONG Pledge and help raise more awareness for the LIVESTRONG Motorsport Army (benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation). We’ll be driving a Fun Cup car with a diesel engine, which will get us much better fuel mileage than the petrol powered racers.
Here is a quick video about the Fun Cup UK Series:
Some more details to follow shortly.
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