Mike Rockenfeller saw "pretty much everything" in NASCAR debut.Trackhouse to expand Project 91 NASCAR Cup plans in 2023.“Kimi Raikkonen has raced in NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity before, and he must be getting bored now,” I wrote.
When NASCAR Cup Series outfit Trackhouse Racing first launched its Project 91 initiative and its intentions to attract a top international star, journalists picked out who they'd like to see in the hot seat. But they absolutely crave competition, and once you’ve tasted a contest at the rarefied level then that tooth-and-claw battle is a tough one to walk away from completely.
HOT WHEELS RACE OFF CARS NAMES DRIVERS
As much as racing drivers would like you to believe they’re multi-faceted, amazingly cultured individuals, experience suggests they’re not all quite as multi-dimensional as they’d wish you believe. So why does a driver, who’s performed well and achieved great things at the very pinnacle of motorsport, feel the need to put a roof over their head?įrom a primitive perspective, the loss of white-hot competition is surely a strong motivator in each case, as is a reduction of income (albeit let’s assume they not exactly living on the breadline) and an ego-driven requirement to remain in the limelight to display their talents.Īnd while spending more time with family after a demanding, time-consuming career is desirable, after a while it’s understandable that drivers relish the prospect of getting back to having some fun with some like-minded mates on the track.
Over the years, this writer has covered ex-Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen, Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard in the DTM and the likes of Nigel Mansell, Gianni Morbidelli, Derek Warwick and Johnny Herbert in the British Touring Car Championship.
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