Gugelmin is back in the Champ Car paddock

[carsten66]

from seventhgear:
Former Champ Car star Mauricio Gugelmin is making his return to the paddock this weekend in Milwaukee. He has joined PK Racing as the driver coach for the rest of the 2003 season in order to assist driver Patrick Lemarié thru the learning curves for the remaining 13 races of his first Champ Car season.

I think it's a good idea... and the next step: PK should give Mika Salo the seat...

[Omega99]

Actually, I think Lemarie's quite a good driver that just needs a little more time to develop. At Brands, when he was lapped by Tracy at one point, Tracy had all kinds of room in front of him, but Lemarie stayed right on his tale for quite some time. He can be fast, he just needs to learn a few things, and he'll prove everybody wrong like Dominguez did.

[BootsOntheSide]

Lemarie has certainly improved as the season went on. His form in Germany was superb considering that it was his oval debut. Being in a rookie one-car team is the worst possible situation for a rookie, and the presence of some coaching from an experienced and capable guy might make the difference. Give him 6-8 races and then judge him.