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By admin, April 26, 2012 11:01 am

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By admin, April 17, 2012 7:16 am

As Jarno Trulli was replaced at the Caterham Formula 1 team (formerly Team Lotus), by the relatively inexperienced Vitaly Petrov, there was speculation that the move wasn’t entirely talent-driven. Petrov is this branch of motor sport’s first Russian driver, and enjoys a similarly lucrative situation as Ding Junhui in snooker – a home nation that idolises their rare competitor. The sceptics are saying that the influx of money that the patronage of Russian fans brings in are the main reason for the move, but its tough to write of Petrov so easily.

The Russian has made the podium once in his career, at the beginning of last season, and ended the World Championship in 10th place, with a very respectable 37 points to his name. He came to F1 later than most drivers, and didn’t progress through the usual route of karting. Instead, his first success came through the Lada Cup in Russia where he dominated before spending a few seasons in the GP2 Series. Having raced with Renault for 2 seasons, he recently switched to Caterham, and is now racing alongside Heikki Kovalainen.

Despite this impressive record of Vitaly Petrov, Trulli remains convinced that his departure from the team is financially motivated, and must join the veteran Barrichello in watching the 2012 season from the stands. “I was prepared for a possible divorce from Caterham, knowing that the difficult economic situation would have pushed the team to find an adequately-supported driver,” the 37-year-old said.

The other driver in this year’s World Championship who is linked to being picked for the monetary support he brings to the team is Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado. This association seems even harsher than Petrov’s however, as the first race of the race demonstrated. Maldonado was in 6th position when he caught the edge of an Astroturf verge and spun into the wall, ending his race in the very last lap. His team, Williams rely heavily upon the support of the Venezuelan firm PDVSA.

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By admin, March 29, 2012 6:06 am

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By admin, March 6, 2012 1:42 pm

Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli’s abrupt exit from the game sparked no shock to the world, but the exit of the Italian driver was really significant for the sport.

Trulli did not score a single point since 2009 and the character of the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wines from his vineyards got more credit compared to his achievements behind the wheel in recent few years. This year, Caterham replaced Jarno Trulli with Russian driver Vitaly Petrov. He would have the only Italian in the Formula 1’s driver’s list if would have retained by Caterham. This is surely a bad news for Formula 1 mad Italy. Vitantonio Liuzzi, his compatriot, had lost his spot at Hispania to the Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan.

While speaking to Italy’s Ansa news agency, Trulli told that Formula One without Italian drivers is a shame. He is sorry, but this is not only his problem, others should take some obligation for this impoverishment, for a place which, in fact, did not began yesterday and that people have not woken up to. He also added that in Italy, there is no system to help drivers to go to a high level; therefore it is quite normal to reach a point like this. The country if full of talents, but there is nobody to support them. This will be the first time since 1970, when there will be no Italian driver for the season opener race in Australia in less than two weeks time.

A Red Bull owned team Toro Rosso does have Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who is actually an Italian passport holder. He may turn to be a true Italian in the eyes of the fans like Jean Alesi and Mario Andretti did. Now, it seems that Ferrari is the only Italian hope in this season, but unfortunately for Italian fans, they are also struggling to cope up with other big teams.

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By admin, February 29, 2012 11:17 pm

Jarno Trulli Movie Ranking: one / 5

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By admin, February 1, 2012 5:06 pm

Jarno Trulli Video clip Rating: three / 5

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By admin, January 4, 2012 10:48 am

Jarno Trulli Movie Rating: / five