The 50-year-old veteran has freed himself from a taboo that has accompanied him for years in his career: bad luck at Interlagos to secure the second Stock Car championship. But the 2022 season ends with a controversial decision – yet another – by the race stewards in the exclusion of Gabriel Casagrande for the accident with Daniel Serra. What to do?
THE series machine 2022 ended this Sunday (11) with a day that will go down in history. Interlake finally seen Rubens Barrichello break a writing that accompanied him throughout his career. It’s true that the victory didn’t come, she stayed Philip the Baptist And Ricardo Mauricebut the dramatic headline, of a driver who spun right at the start of the race, dropped to the back and gained ground in the race, crowning a man who loves what he does.
At the age of 50, Rubens maintains an impressive vitality and passion for sport. Only in 2022 did he drive a kart, did he compete again for the Ferrari – and won. Furthermore, he has seen his legacy in the sport begin to come to life, with his son Fefo winning two races for the F4 Brazil, both in Interlagos. Either way, the taboo of winning “in the backyard,” as he always said in interviews, carried over to the reward coming in the final double round of Stock Car.
“I’m so happy, I just have to thank everyone who loves me. It’s the happiest day of my life. I feel enormous gratitude. I love this track so much. We always had a ‘little thing’, but today I am freed from this Interlagos situation has given something that I have been looking for for a long time” said the now two-time champion.
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However, we cannot forget that, once again, the protagonism of the race stewards remained present. Excessive punishments for the drivers have been criticized many times and it could not be otherwise in the Super Final. The championship ended before the end of the race, when they decided to disqualify Gabriel Casagrande for the incident with Daniel Serra🇧🇷
Some say the punishment was severe, Casagrande himself spoke well of the decision. “There is nothing to talk about. I was kicked out and, when I come back, it’s my fault. I don’t know what to do, because he hit me first. Unfortunately, there are people who have more power than me “, he told Tv. Bandeirantes.
Fact is, Stock’s 2022 season wrapped up as expected. In an effort to avoid criticism for the delay in the decision, the commissioners have again gained prominence due to their excess. It is in this scenario that the category must move to try to alleviate these problems.
Stock Car CEO, Fernando Giulianelli, he assured that he is looking at and planning investments in technology to mitigate excessive punishments. “Undoubtedly the number one dissatisfaction is ours. It’s our product and we have to take the best possible care of it,” she spoke exclusively to BIG PRIZE🇧🇷
Cylinder is already keeping an eye on what’s available for the new prototype in the category, such as telemetry and on-board cameras in the cars. “These tools try to minimize the changes in the race result and I believe there will be an improvement. Will it fix it? I don’t know, but we will get there,” she added.
Barrichello deserves the second championship for his work, for his regularity, for his resilience. But looking ahead is necessary, and this means less emphasis on the commissioners’ decisions. Stock Car returns in April 2023, with the opening of the season at the Autódromo de Goiânia.
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