Castroneves from court to race

“Instead of going to Disneyland, I want to go to Long Beach. I’m back in the race” declared Castroneves at the end of his trial last Friday. Well it took him, since the fiery Brazilian crossed the checkered flag of Long Beach in 7th place, behind Dario Franchitti, Will Power, Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick, Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. The season is therefore off to a perfect start for “Spiderman”, with a start on the clock and already 26 points collected. The judicial page is turned, it’s time to race!

“Being back on a circuit is really a great feeling after these difficult few months,” admits Helio Castroneves. ?I wasn?t 100% physically, but I lasted a whole race, so that?s okay, even if my muscles were really tight at the finish! »

“On Friday, when the verdict came down, I absolutely wanted to go to Long Beach. I wanted to rediscover the atmosphere of the race, my friends, the public? to finally talk to people. You know me, you know that I like to talk? For six months, I was not allowed to express myself. It was real torture! Now I'm back. Things have moved very quickly over the past few days: the judging, the return to a circuit, the race? I'm going to unwind when I come home, and continue working to have a great season. »