RejectSteve wrote:CarlosFerreira wrote:Oh, you reckon Renault's choices are between Grosjean and Petrov? How quaint. How about running only one car?
I thought Natasha Gachnang had recently broken a leg, in the same day the wheels came off cousin Buemi's car. If she is racing, she's probably tough as nails.
She was driving at Le Mans and hobbling badly when she exited her Ford on the Mulsanne. According to Andrew Marriott, she was getting around on crutches in the paddock. Her times suggest that she's still suffering from the injury because she isn't that bad and I believe she has experience in the A1GP version of Auto GP's car.
She is what Danica Patrick supposedly was. Plus, as you say, she's going to carry on racing despite injuries.
It's pretty impressive that she was able to drive competitively at Le Mans despite not being fully fit - and she has certainly bounced back with quite a bit of vigour.
As for Grosjean, well, he might get another go, but at the moment, I suspect that Renault are still fairly happy with Petrov. OK, Petrov hasn't always had the smoothest of races (and Canada was a bit of a shocker), but he has shown enough promise that he has earned the right to retain his seat, at least until the end of the season (besides, traditionally it has been Toro Rosso who have initiated the mid-season driver changes).
Perhaps, though, he might be hoping to get a place with one of the new teams? If he can bring a reasonably healthy amount of sponsorship, and someone is underperforming (like Di Grassi, say), he might be in with a chance.
) . While Matech Ford team-mate Gachnang was last and way off the pace, Grosjean thoroughly trounced everyone in quali.
