Barrichello ready to shine in kart

Rubens Barrichello, who saw his contract with Williams be renewed for the next season of Formula 1, will be able to ride with a free mind next weekend. The former pilot Ferrari will participate in the 500 Miles of Granja Viana, a competition which brings together some of the best Brazilian drivers. Thus, Rubens Barrichello will team up with his traditional teammate, Tony Kanaan, pilot of?IndyCar Series, with which he finished third last season.

The record holder for Grand Prix participations will be one of the favorites, having won this race eight times. On Tuesday, after taking part in the F1 Pirelli tests in Abu Dhabi, he was able to reach Brazil and take part in the first day of testing for the Granja Viana 500. I'm still disturbed by the time difference, he told Globo Esporte. But it?s always a pleasure to run here. The organization is perfect, the weather is good? I'm very happy to be here. »

Other famous Brazilian drivers will be at the start, since Christian Fittipaldi will also participate. He will team up with Nelson Piquet Jr, former pilot Renault F1 and remained famous for its role in the 2008 Singapore crashgate scandal. I invited Nelsinho, who was still without a team, and he accepted straight away, explained Emerson Fittipaldi's nephew. We have already shared the same track at Le Mans and Granja Viana but we had never driven together. »

In 2009, the Granja Viana 500 was one of the events that allowed Felipe Massa, seriously injured during qualifying for the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix, to gradually return to competition. The Ferrari driver then won there, having teamed up with Lucas di Grassi and Julio Campos. A week earlier, he had won, still in a kart, one of the two races of the International Challenge of the Stars, resisting a certain Michael Schumacher? This year, this charity race will be held on December 17, 18 and 19.