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Formula 1 most experienced driver, Rubens Barrichello was set to drive for Caterham in the final three Grands Prix of the season.
The 42-year-old Brazilian has made no secret of the fact that he would like to race an F1 car again, and has always been frustrated that he did not have a proper farewell race at his home event at Interlagos.
British journalist Adam Cooper confirmed Wednesday that Caterham's Colin Kolles - with the support of the Brazilian GP promoter - had been working for several months to put together a deal that would have seen Rubens replacing Japanese Kamui Kobayashi for the last three races of 2014.
However, Barrichello's hopes have been dashed after Caterham went into administration in the preparation to the US Grand Prix in Austin.
“We would have run Barrichello in the last three races,” a team source told Cooper. “We had sponsorship for this, and everything was going the right way. It would have been fantastic for F1.”
Speaking exclusively about the plan, Rubens told Adam Cooper: “It would have been great to race in front of my people once again and say goodbye properly.”
The 42-year-old Brazilian has made no secret of the fact that he would like to race an F1 car again, and has always been frustrated that he did not have a proper farewell race at his home event at Interlagos.
British journalist Adam Cooper confirmed Wednesday that Caterham's Colin Kolles - with the support of the Brazilian GP promoter - had been working for several months to put together a deal that would have seen Rubens replacing Japanese Kamui Kobayashi for the last three races of 2014.
However, Barrichello's hopes have been dashed after Caterham went into administration in the preparation to the US Grand Prix in Austin.
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| Photo: Caterham F1 Team |
“We would have run Barrichello in the last three races,” a team source told Cooper. “We had sponsorship for this, and everything was going the right way. It would have been fantastic for F1.”
Speaking exclusively about the plan, Rubens told Adam Cooper: “It would have been great to race in front of my people once again and say goodbye properly.”