Mit 20 Autos war das Feld schon ziemlich reduziert, aber nun zog sich das Pac West Team mit Oriol Servia zurück...
This year's CART championship has now been reduced to just 19 competitors with the announcement from Pac West Racing that they are pulling the car of Oriol Servia out of contention. According to a release from the team, the reason behind the move to sit the remainder of the 2002 season out is financial concerns.
“PWR Championship Racing has confirmed its decision to suspend operations of its number 17 CART race entry for driver Oriol Servia for the remainder of the 2002 CART season,” they confirmed. “The decision was based upon difficult economic conditions that have contributed to a shortfall in funding to the team.”
This is the one thing Formula One bosses fear happening and plans to cut costs in the pinnacle of Motorsports has been a hot issue in recent weeks with team bosses meeting with Bernie Ecclestone prior to the Austrian Grand Prix to discuss the situation in depth.
Für das kommende Jahr ist lediglich Lola als einziger Chassis-Lieferant bestätigt. Reynard ist bekanntlich Pleite, und von Swift hört man auch nichts mehr. Die CART Veranwortlichen meinten, dass sie mit anderen Chassis-Herstellern am verhandeln seien, aber ich habe echt Angst, dass die Serie komplett zerbricht - wenn das nicht schon geschehen ist...
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