Venezuelan Sports Ministry withdraws funding for racing drivers
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- 5th February 2014, 5:25 at 5:25 am #134164wsrgoParticipant
According to this, the two drivers Camillo Schmidt and Roberto la Rocca, who were all but confirmed to be driving for Lazarus in 2014, are unlikely to get those seats, and Johnny Cecotto, Jr. will need to search for altenative funding if he wants to continue in GP2 in 2014.
5th February 2014, 5:27 at 5:27 am #248487wsrgoParticipantThere was also this rather..er.. amusing tweet from one Jon Lancaster, in response to PaddockScout founder-editor Peter Allen’s tweet, reporting this.
5th February 2014, 6:52 at 6:52 am #248488andae23ParticipantHmm, in Cecotto’s case that can only be for the good, but there are a lot more Venezuelan drivers out there.
Also, any idea what will happen to Maldonado?
5th February 2014, 7:27 at 7:27 am #248489GeeMacParticipantI can’t help but agree with that tweet when it comes to Johnny Cecotto Jnr, I’d be very wary taking to the track with him in the field.
5th February 2014, 7:30 at 7:30 am #248490wsrgoParticipant@andae23 The site only refers to GP2 drivers, although I do believe that this might extend to other lower junior series as well. However, the site doesn’t mention Maldonado at all, which is a bit strange, but it could be that, to accommodate for Pastor (who is Sport Venezuela’s top priority at the moment), they are deciding not to back anyone else.
5th February 2014, 7:50 at 7:50 am #2484915th February 2014, 8:25 at 8:25 am #248492dragollParticipant@wsrgo From my understanding there was a lot of questions about how the fund came into being in the first place, and that there wasn’t any discernible process followed in the creation of the fund and the allocation of said funds to the drivers.
So I’m not sure its a case of trying to put all their eggs in one basket… Might be a case of cleaning up the previous regime’s mess.5th February 2014, 8:57 at 8:57 am #248493Keith CollantineKeymasterLove that Tweet @wsrgo spotted:
@PeteAllen_ the world is a safer place…
— Jon Lancaster (@JonLracing) February 4, 2014
5th February 2014, 9:03 at 9:03 am #248494Little_M_LoParticipant@keithcollantine please add that to the round-up
6th February 2014, 22:47 at 10:47 pm #248495Prisoner MonkeysParticipantSounds like a continuation of a story that was run a few months ago. Apparently close to $800 million in state funds was unaccounted for following Chavez’s death and the turmoil that wracked the local political scene afterwards. I remember it well because a lot of people assumed that it meant Pastor Maldonado was going to lose his seat.
7th February 2014, 2:25 at 2:25 am #248496wsrgoParticipant@prisoner-monkeys It’s incredible how a single sport has had such an effect on the country’s political scene…if that is the case..
7th February 2014, 12:30 at 12:30 pm #248497Force MaikelParticipantSo no Cecotto in GP2 anymore? Thank the gods for that! His antics were disgraceful for anyone calling himself a professional racing driver.
7th February 2014, 12:49 at 12:49 pm #248498Prisoner MonkeysParticipant@wsrgo – Motorsport had nothing to do with it. Someone just saw the sponsor portfolio and thought it was a golden opportunity to embezzle money.
@force-maikel – No, he has just lost his government backing. He can still get a seat, but will need private sponsorship.
8th February 2014, 16:21 at 4:21 pm #248499mnmracerParticipant@prisoner-monkeys
Do you think anyone will give him private sponsorship?
Let’s be honest here, the only thing that got him into GP2 was his money.8th February 2014, 17:19 at 5:19 pm #248500Prisoner MonkeysParticipantI don’t know. It’s conceivable that he would – whatever his ability, he is the most-prominent Venezuelan driver. With everyone losing their backing, all it will take is one private citizen with more money than sense for him to geta seat.
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