Where is Enge ?

Ellie · 15 Nov 2002, 12:56 (Ref:429168)

Does anyone know what the future holds for Enge? I have have not heard of him having any tests for next season.

JR Ewing · 15 Nov 2002, 13:34 (Ref:429193)

Keeping his head down at the moment I think..

SALEEN S7R · 15 Nov 2002, 13:35 (Ref:429195)

I too have not heard anything about Tomas Enges' future in F3000 as of yet, it appears though that he will carry on driving in the American Le Mans Series {ALMS} with the Prodrive Ferrari 550 Marelleno.

Hopefully he can do the 2 championships as he did next year.

SFonseca · 15 Nov 2002, 14:37 (Ref:429253)

American Le Mans Series and CART are Enge options for 2003.

DanFlag · 16 Nov 2002, 16:47 (Ref:430003)

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Originally posted by SALEEN S7R
I too have not heard anything about Tomas Enges' future in F3000 as of yet, it appears though that he will carry on driving in the American Le Mans Series {ALMS} with the Prodrive Ferrari 550 Marelleno.

Hopefully he can do the 2 championships as he did next year.

Where have you seen this? There as not been english news on his site for a while.

DanFlag · 16 Nov 2002, 16:48 (Ref:430004)

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Originally posted by SFonseca
American Le Mans Series and CART are Enge options for 2003.

Where have you seen this? There as not been english news on his site for a while.

BootsOntheSide · 16 Nov 2002, 16:53 (Ref:430009)

Keeping his head down maybe, possible just above some whtie powder on the table, if he's moved on from weed.

No F1 team will touch him now, which I've discussed previously and consider to be unfair (my bedroom wall has a montage of photos of everyone who's ever died from cannabis), but sportscars might be the best he can do.

**ghinzani** · 18 Nov 2002, 02:28 (Ref:430979)

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Originally posted by BootsOntheSide
(my bedroom wall has a montage of photos of everyone who's ever died from cannabis)

Umm thats a lot of people I guess considering the amount of stoners who must have thought their cars could fly... I know I used to when I smoked at Uni !! and boy was I sh1te at PS1 when I was mullahed...

Its like that old Bill Hicks skit "Man on Drugs dies falling off building, thought he could fly" - "Good, the world just got lighter - 1 less idiot! You'd think that if people wanted to see if they could fly they'd start from the ground up - You dont see Ducks getting elevators south for winter"

Tomgreen · 22 Nov 2002, 08:45 (Ref:434465)

I can actually do a lot better on the playstation when i am toasted. I can follow the pace notes on Colin McRae 3 so much better!

NME · 22 Nov 2002, 10:47 (Ref:434515)

Is there a point in relating your drug experiences, video games and one of the best young drivers around ???

As far as i know Thomas didnt confess using drugs. As far as i know FIA isnt 100% sure, cause if they were the penalty would have been heavier (3 yrs without racing for 2 driver's cocaine use cases here in Portugal).
The penalised the kid based in the doping tests.

As far as i also know the kid was the 2002 F3000 CHAMPION for his talent and speed, not ... speeds !? OK?

Even if he did smoke it ... is there any reason to shut the doors to his future progress in Racing. He is a professional racing driver. What if it happened to a doctor, or a journalist ... would they be fired and marginalised ?!

If you really like racing ... just hope that this kid can have a decent CART or F1 drive for next year in order for you to enjoy the art of racing !!!

sceptic · 22 Nov 2002, 11:23 (Ref:434540)

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Originally posted by NME

Even if he did smoke it ... is there any reason to shut the doors to his future progress in Racing. He is a professional racing driver. What if it happened to a doctor, or a journalist ... would they be fired and marginalised ?!

Yes actually.
Certainly in the UK if a doctor was found using illegal drugs they'd be struck off and not allowed to practise.

As for journalists, well I'm one and my contract has a big clause in it about using illegal drugs.

Total-F1 · 22 Nov 2002, 11:45 (Ref:434556)

No-one can touch him because it would harm their credibility and look like they're condoning the use of illegal drugs. It's an image thing. Sad, but true - it's not like he would be able to attract the sponsors!

Fiorentina 1 · 24 Nov 2002, 06:45 (Ref:435636)

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Originally posted by Total-F1
No-one can touch him because it would harm their credibility and look like they're condoning the use of illegal drugs. It's an image thing. Sad, but true - it's not like he would be able to attract the sponsors!

Very untrue! If you were right, then he would never have driven the 550 after the allegations came out. If Ferrari & Pr-Drive didn't make a scene days later, why should anybody else months after the fact?

F1JCB · 24 Nov 2002, 18:11 (Ref:435871)

Well said fiorentina 1. I think he will be fine given time, its just it tkes a long time to forget things like that, so perhaps his future in F1 might have gone down the pan, but then again, I could be completely wrong !!

Mekola · 25 Nov 2002, 18:08 (Ref:436573)

Remember the G.Varano case! He was banned in 2000 for six months for a similar case as Thomas's but he can continue his motorsport career in Italian and European F3000 in 2000 and 2001.

SALEEN S7R · 25 Nov 2002, 22:09 (Ref:436720)

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Originally posted by DanFlag
Where have you seen this? There as not been english news on his site for a while.

Im not sure but I belive I read a piece on crash.net although i could be mistaken. And seeing as how he hasnt got anywhere else to go it would appear it seems likely that he will be back at Prodrive next year as it seems they are commited to doing a full season next year as well as Le Mans.

I dont see any reason why he woudnt do a full season with Prodrive next year as the final 4 races of this season were for Prodrive to improve the cars performance for 2003.

He may not enter F3000 next year but if not I woudnt mind betting that he will be in Formula Nissan with a full time test role as a F1 test driver for a race team.

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