Auto racing is a sport that changes drivers, rules, owners, cars, just about as many times as I change my underwear… Every three days. Zing!
Seriously though, in the world of auto racing everything is constantly changing and evolving to be better than the year before.
Now we have a report that Kyle Busch could be the next man to test in Formula 1. Obviously Kyle has had one hell of a season in the Sprint Cup Series of NASCAR with Toyota. Could he be heading to one of Toyota’s current F1 teams? It’s possible. Especially since there is no American representation in F1 at the moment.
If you remember Scott Speed, the American youngin’ who had his shot with Red Bull for a few years, couldn’t really cut the mustard in one of the most grueling and demanding race settings on earth. That isn’t to say that he is no good, he was obviously chosen by the people in F1, which alone says a lot.
Still, is Kyle Busch our next American to head over the pond to challenge what has always been a series that was much more difficult for Americans to drive in? I won’t say whether he can do it or not. He seems to have a great talent in NASCAR, which attracts a lot of attention from European drivers as well.
We all know that Marco Andretti, the son of Michael and grandson of Mario Andretti, could have an easy time getting into Formula 1since he has shown good talent in IRL at the tender age of 21 and great driving ability in Honda F1 tests as well. When Marco tested he was just 1.5s shy of Jenson Button’s fastest lap that day and the next day in the wet he was just 1sshy of Fernando Alonso’s Championship lap of the previous season.
Kyle Busch or Marco Andretti? Which one do you think would be better suited? Or would you prefer Danica Patrick? Personally I love Danica, and not just because she is gorgeous. My theory on women in racing is that if they can deal with it, I can too.
