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AJ 4oyt to replace Franchitti at Chicagoland
Is that really the best AGR can come up with?
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5 Sep 2006, 16:22 (Ref:1702456) | #2 | ||
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Well...imagine the promotional possibilities with an Andretti and Foyt spokesperson. For their first IRL 2007 commercial they should ask "Just Al" to join the team at Indy.
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Oh dear. Of all the possibilities.
Still, you never know I suppose! |
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I think it'll be interesting - I mean, won't it be the first time we'll see Foyt IV behind the wheel of a competitive car?
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Competitive? It's won two races all year...it's not that competitive by IRL standards.
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I've posted before that I believed Foyt IV was handicapped not only by the "name" but by AJ's unwillingness to do things like hire an engineer. It may well be that Foyt was doing an excellent job but because he was driving a piece of dung, the skill level was not apparent.
Once he drives an AGR machine many questions about Foyt IV will be clarified, if not answered. |
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Well isn't all this awfully convenient for AGR....
Dario has a heavy-ish accident last weekend, following which he was reported as being uninjured, although he did have a trip to hospital (which gives me more confidence behind the "uninjured" diagnosis anyway). But lo and behold we all now find out he actually had a concussion. Or is it that Mikey would rather have another name on board, rather than the guy who was threatening to take a race win away from his son last time out. Does it sound like Dario will running in the same series next year??? Not to me it doesn't. Seems like Dario knows his plans for next year and either didn't want to race this weekend or has been slung out at a convenient opportunity. |
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The official Goodwood Revival site reported on Friday that Franchitti had been in a heavy crash and that he had received medical attention at the track but wasn't seriously injured. That, however, in no way is the same thing as being "uninjured", and a lot of times it's impossible to detect injuries without proper tests carried out at a hospital. As I mentioned in the other thread I'm pretty sure Franchitti and AGR mutually decided that Franchitti would sit out regardless if there was a chance Franchitti would be cleared to drive on Sunday though, as it will allow Franchitti to rest up and heal without having to rush while AGR can test another driver. Quote:
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Before posting I checked around via Google news and could not find one report making reference to a concussion. If you've got some then so be it and I'm happy to accept that he was injured. You can't deny it's all awfully convenient though isn't it. You're "pretty sure" it was a mutual decision but do you have anything to back that up or is that just an opinion, much like mine is. I guess we may never know unless Dario does leave and chooses to speak up about it, but that's not really in his interest right now. We'll all get some clues when we hear what he's driving next year. |
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Dario's accident was a hefty one, the car was in a real state (he went off at one of the quickest parts of the track). Given the length of time that it took them to get out of the car, it's fair to say that he was thrown about a bit. Through the marshalling grapevine (I was at Goodwood), I've heard he well and truely knocked out on impact.
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It will be interesting to see how AJIV does, but it seems almost certain that Dario has driven his last IRL race.
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I too don't think that Dario's condition has been 'worsened' for convenience - that is quite an accusation. On the more general point it is unlikely Dario would be in IRL next year, but moves are already in place to get him racing elsewhere. |
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