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En Autosport:

Montoya switches to NASCAR with Ganassi

Juan Pablo Montoya has decided to turn his back on Formula One at the end of the season and will make a switch to NASCAR next year, autosport.com can reveal.

The McLaren driver's future has been the subject of intense speculation for months, as it appeared his options to remain in Grand Prix racing were narrowing.

But Montoya has now inked a deal with Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in Nextel Cup as of next year - and autosport.com understands that it is a long term one.

Montoya enjoyed a successful relationship with Ganassi when he captured the 1999 CART championship and the 2000 Indianapolis 500 crown.

Recently Ganassi said he would be interested in recruiting the Colombian, but it had been thought that this was for his Indy Racing League outfit.

However, sources close to Montoya have revealed that talks between the driver and his former team boss have focused on a move to NASCAR, with Chip Ganassi Racing having been looking for a replacement for Casey Mears.

Those talks have culminated this weekend in a deal being signed, with Montoya taking over the No. 42 car from the start of next season.

Although Montoya has never raced a NASCAR, he did spend some time behind the wheel of Jeff Gordon's Monte Carlo during a promotional activity at Indianapolis in June 2003.

Sources close to Montoya have indicated that Montoya became excited by the option of NASCAR when it was presented to him last month. "He's just glad to be going back home," said one source.

Montoya said recently that he was far from concerned about his future in motor racing - and admitted that 'anything was possible' in terms of where he would be racing.

"Well I am quite relaxed," said Montoya when asked about his feelings on getting a deal for next year. "I am looking at my options and we will see what happens. I am not too worried about anything. Nothing is sure but I am pretty happy."

When asked if he was confident he would remain in F1, Montoya said: "I don't know. I am looking at all my options and we will see what happens.

"I am not too worried about it. I am trying to put myself in the best position of where I am going to be happiest."

Ganassi was unavailable for comment about the deal, but speaking recently he said that his target for Mears' replacement would be in simply signing the fastest guy possible.

"You have to take the best guy that is available to you, whoever he is, wherever he is, whatever he is," he said. "There are a lot of teams looking for drivers.

"Am I happy about this? No. Am I happy to be in this situation? No. Is it a disaster? No, it's not a disaster, either. It's just part of the business."

Single seater drivers have had mixed success in making the switch to NASCAR.

Former Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser competed in a few Busch Series races before calling it quits, as did Paul Tracy who subsequently signed a five-year contract extension to remain in single seaters.

Michel Jourdain Jr. left Champ Car for NASCAR but failed to make an impact in Busch or the Truck Series.

The one exception to the rule is former IRL champion Tony Stewart, who has two Nextel Cup championships to his name and shares the same kind of aggression on the track that is a hallmark of Montoya.

Only last weekend, former world champion Jacques Villeneuve said that he would consider a switch to NASCAR once his F1 career was over.

"Going to NASCAR might not be such a bad career move because it's the most exciting race series in the U.S. and it's a very different discipline to F1," he told the Red Bulletin.

"I would not consider it a step down. Would I consider a move to stock cars? I would."

ya lo dijo Jeff Gordon en su dia que no cambiaba los ingresos de la Nascar por correr en la F1..

http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/photo_ ... clude.html

y que no se extrañe la gente...cuando de repente montoya termine contrato con mclaren antes de final de temporada...ya que quiere porbar ya! en la Nascar

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No me lo kreo! Es de fiar esa noticia? esta ya confirmado y contrastado ?. No me fio ya de nada de lo ke leo, hace dos dias decian que ya habia firmado con williams, ahora esto...No te vayasssssssssss Juan!!!


PD: ke bajon ma entrao!
PD2: FORZA ITALIA!! ^^

HaxeR escribió:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

No me lo kreo! Es de fiar esa noticia? esta ya confirmado y contrastado ?. No me fio ya de nada de lo ke leo, hace dos dias decian que ya habia firmado con williams, ahora esto...No te vayasssssssssss Juan!!!


PD: ke bajon ma entrao!
PD2: FORZA ITALIA!! ^^

sip..re-confirmado men:

http://www.nascar.com/series/cup/

pero weno..es cuestion de tiempo que otro colombiano llegue a la F1

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Vaya palo once caldas, lo siento por ti sinceramente...si recuerdas mi nick, reflejaba una realidad y asi a ocurrido. Me a decepcionado completamente, aunq respeto su decision. Q jeff gordon no vaya a la f1 por movidas economicas es logico, el tiene sus pinitos alli y no cambiaria de aires. Pero juancho...la verdad es que no le entiendo. Es una persona abariciosa y quiere ganar en todo, no le gusto jamas q kimi le superara y ahora que sabe que no tendra un coche competitivo la proxima temporada, prefiere abrir otra puerta y dar un paso atras en su carrera deportiva. No lo digo q la nascar sea inferior, si no porq la formula 1 es el deporte rey en el automovilismo mundial, donde realmente disfrutas teniendo el mejor vehiculo q a podido crear la humanidad en toda su historia, y si un dia ganas, eres una referencia calara de potencial en todo el mundo, a cometido un error, pero bueno, kizas ya no disfrutaba igual que en los ultimos años y necesitaba cambiar de vida.

yap..para el automvilismo colombiano es un paso atras y un medio-paso adelante..atras por que nos quedamos sin representante en la F1..y medio adelante por que es el primer colombiano a la Nascar...y si JPM llega a tener suerte..sería todo un hito para su curriculum y para el automovilismo tambien..aver como pintan las cosas..desde del último GP en Brasil..lo que hara JPM sera sentarse en su Dodge y correr las 4 ultimas carreras que quedaria de la seria americana

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JPM escribió:...en la F1 es realmente duro adelantar y si lo haces y rozas a un rival, entonces eres un animal..

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* http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/es/actuali ... 1944.shtml

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ahi va eso "www.marca.es" :

http://marca.es/edicion/marca/motor/for ... 69874.html


yo no digo na xDDD

Ahora es cuando alguien dice, Un payaso menos en la Formula 1. Y estos Forofos de Montoya saltan.

Weno ..mas reacciones ..ahora en EEUU*

* http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/ ... chglnd.wmv

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No dicen nada nuevo, repiten lo mismo, que si Montoya ya ha corrido para Chip antes, que si gano la Champ Car en el 99 y gano en la Indy 500 una vez. Y nada, para rematar dicen que es un piloto de coches de carrera, quieren verlo en accion.

Tras la final del mundial de fútbol y el GP de USA, nuevo slogan:

Montoya y Zidane, amigos para siempre

MMMMMMmmmmm ojala si gana Alonso lo celebre al estilo Zidane, metiendo un cabezazo, pero no a alguien si no al aire xD

Nirvanero escribió:MMMMMMmmmmm ojala si gana Alonso lo celebre al estilo Zidane, metiendo un cabezazo, pero no a alguien si no al aire xD

No tiene cojones.