In adding Gibbs, Toyota traces a path to its pastNascar - Sep 5, 2007Even Wells' team scraped out a victory at Chicago with Cristiano da Matta, before Toyota followed the diminutive Brazilian driver to the more powerful …
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Da Matta believes recuperation from head injury is nearly completeThe Canadian Press, North Carolina - Aug 8, 2007"It's going to be not too long until I'm back in a race car," Cristiano da Matta said as he waited in the Miami airport last Thursday for a flight that …
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PKV pair on the pace.crash.net, UK - Sep 2, 2007… best PKV qualifying performance behind the pole and fourth combination taken by co-owner Jimmy Vasser and Cristiano da Matta at Milwaukee in 2005. …
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PKV Racing Qualifies Both Cars on Second Row for Champ Car Grand …WhoWon.com (press release), NE - Sep 2, 2007… place starting positions by Jimmy Vasser and Cristiano da Matta, respectively, at Milwaukee in 2005. Vasser and da Matta also captured the second row, …
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Belgium: NHL Champ Car Prov. Qual. Recap - 'A ShamePaddockTalk - Aug 24, 2007They have earned a total of FIVE podiums in Europe (2nd – Junqueira, Brands Hatch, UK 2003 & Cristiano da Matta, Rockingham, UK 2002; 3rd – da Matta, …Cristiano da Matta - Google News
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Busch and Gibbs could be big winnersLos Angeles Times, CA - Aug 25, 2007Q: What's the status of Cristiano da Matta, the Champ Car driver who was seriously injured when his race car hit a deer that wandered onto the Road America …
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Berger: `Bourdais has winning mentality`Planet-F1 - Aug 15, 2007A string of Champ Car stars have failed in F1 over the years including Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi and Cristiano da Matta. Berger admits that he has some …
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Belgium: NHL Champ Car Qualifying Recap - 30th Pole for BourdaisPaddockTalk - Aug 25, 2007They have earned a total of FIVE podiums in Europe (2nd – Junqueira, Brands Hatch, UK 2003 & Cristiano da Matta, Rockingham, UK 2002; 3rd – da Matta, …
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Da Matta: `Bourdais has to take his chance`Planet-F1 - Aug 14, 2007While some wonder why Champ Car Champ Sebastien Bourdais wants to race for a F1 team that can't win races never mind titles, Cristiano da Matta says he …
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Da Matta backs Bourdais's F1 switchautosport.com, UK - Aug 13, 2007By Pablo Elizalde Former Grand Prix driver Cristiano da Matta believes Sebastien Bourdais could not pass up the opportunity to race in Formula One next …
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Sebastien Bourdais Sent to the SlaughterhouseNew York Times, United States - Aug 14, 2007Those who’ve ranked high on the rootability meter – Cristiano da Matta and Alex Zanardi – fared poorly in Formula One. Those who’ve won – Juan Pablo Montoya …
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Da Matta believes recuperation from head injury is nearly completeInternational Herald Tribune, France - Aug 8, 2007"It's going to be not too long until I'm back in a race car," Cristiano da Matta said as he waited in the Miami airport last Thursday for a flight that …
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Sebastien Bourdais will race in F1 in 2008, still chasing another …USA Today - Aug 10, 2007Following the Canadian to F1 were two-time champion Alex Zanardi, Juan Pablo Montoya and Cristiano da Matta. "It's something that you just can't pass up," …
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Yahoo! EurosportBourdais under no illusionsITV.com, UK - 3 hours agoAlex Zanardi (in 1999) and Cristiano da Matta (in 2003-04) found the transition from Champ Car stardom to F1 anonymity a bruising experience. …Berger: `Bourdais has winning mentality` Planet-F1all 6 news articles
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A Hero Is No Braver Than An Ordinary ManSportingNews.com - 3 hours agoIt was a year ago Friday that 2002 Champ Car Champion Cristiano da Matta struck a deer in his open cockpit Lola at 100mph-120mph while testing at Road …
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AP Sportlight Compiled By PAUL MONTELLAHays Daily News, KS - 23 hours ago2006 — Champ Car driver Cristiano da Matta needs surgery to remove a ruptured blood vessel in his head after his race car collides with a deer that …
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Champ Car San Jose: “Rebels With A Cause”SportingNews.com - 7 hours agoOne driver 2002 champion Cristiano da Matta hit a dear at 100-120mph last year and after not being expected to live returned to San Jose site of his last …
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San Jose: PKV Champ Car Qualifying Recap - Jani Up 12 SpotsPaddockTalk - Jul 28, 2007They have finished in the top-10 twice with a best showing of eighth again by Servia in 2006 (Cristiano da Matta finished 10th at the inaugural event in …
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NASCAR: ROBERT YATES RACING AND NEWMAN/HAAS/LANIGAN RACING JOIN FORCESInside Track Motorsport News, Canada - Jul 27, 2007… at the team by Mario and Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Paul Tracy, Christian Fittipaldi, Cristiano da Matta, Bruno Junqueira and Oriol Servia. …
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Matos dedicates title to Da MattaAutoWeek - 13 hours agoMatos dedicated his championship to fellow Brazilian driver Cristiano da Matta, who was seriously injured last August in a collision with a deer during …
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