No Fenders Tomaso chats briefly with then Marussia
F1 Reserve Driver Alexander Rossi at Will Buxton's Bigtime Bash at Austin
during the 2014 USGP weekend. (The Tomaso Collection)
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Part of me wishes I'd been videotaped laughing
hysterically, Hyena voiced whilst screeching Are You FUCKING Kidding Me! As I
swear I saw a white blurb 'O colour momentarily going by our trackside vantage
point in the Turn 1-2 Short-chute going exceedingly S-L-O-W! Thinking he'd run
outta gas on the race's final lap...
As I find I-T hugely funny how the media's
warbled on' N on 'bout how most of America didn't know who the Californian Kid
with the foreign sounding name was...
As I've not only surreptitiously followed his
dreams of becoming a Formula 1 driver thru stints at two failed F1 teams, nee the
various guises 'O Caterham and Marussia, but had the honour of meeting him in
Austin, Texas circa 2014 when still a hopeful Marussia F1 test driver - before
he finally was given his chance as a fledgling Formula 1 race driver for five
races last year, culminating with his career best finish appropriately at the
Circuit Of The Americas!
As it was a splendid surprise ending to a
most entertaining and overly enjoyable race - as so many things could have gone
wrong for Alexander, like stalling the car for starters, not to mention running
out of ethanol if his Andretti Autosport team-mates hadn't been willing to tow
him around in order to make the necessary mileage!
Which as The
Eagles once crooned: "There's a New Kid in Town!" As Alexander Rossi
is the first rookie driver to win since 2001...