December 29th, 2006 — Tags:champ-car, da-matta, garage, head-injury

Following his collision with a deer while testing his Champ car at Road America, Christiano da Matta has been working hard on his rehabilitation. Rehab from head injury can take many forms and the results are different for every patient. It sounds like da Matta is making some good progress, but I somehow doubt we’ll be seeing him doing any laugh a minute interviews like the Hamster any time soon. On a positive note, he has taken over the job of maintaining the blog on his site just last month.
August 9th, 2006 — Tags:champ-car, da-matta, elkhart-lake, jacques-villeneuve
Following Christiano Da Matta’s injuries after hitting a deer at Elkhart lake, his team has a dilemma. Rusport must have sponsor committments, not to mention team points on the line. As distasteful as it may be, they need to fill the seat while their man recovers.
Over at F1 Fanatic, they have suggested that the temp could end up being none other than 1995 Champ Car Champeen Jacques Villeneuve. While he would be a logical choice, do you think he can take time out from his busy schedule? Oh wait…he doesn’t have a job, unless you call hanging out at the local recording studio work!
I hate to say it, but I think the Justin Wilson might be a better choice.