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Barrichello says Indycar road tracks well below F1 standard
Aug.15 Rubens Barrichello has admitted that driving an Indycar after an almost two-decade formula one career was a rude awakening and not just the speed difference.
Asked by Auto Motor und Sport if his new mount felt slow even after Williams' uncompetitive 2011 car, the Brazilian said: 'Yes, at first. But when you come to Indianapolis, you think differently about the speed.'
The biggest difference, he explained, is the driving style he now needs to deploy.
'I am driving a car that is 200 kilograms heavier, so my precise and smooth style that I had over 19 years in formula one is not needed here,' said the 40-year-old.
'I have to be aggressive, against my instinct,' said Barrichello....
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