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Da Matta Is Da Man in CART; Is he really that good?(Cristiano da Matta)
Lost in the white noise of CART's never-ending troubles: Cristiano da Matta's dominant performance this season. Thirteen races in, he leads the season points chase by a full 55 points over Dario Franchitti, 161 to 106. He also leads the field in laps led (526, with Paul Tracy at 291), times led (22), as well as in laps (1632) and miles (2876) completed.
Week in and week out, da Matta is the one constant threat. Already he has six wins in 2002, and but for a few subtle errors-a flawed pit stop strategy this past weekend at Montreal for example-he would surely have won several more, challenging the eight-win season record shared by CART legends Michael Andretti and ...
- Da Matta Rules the Roost... ...and bolts for F1.(News CART champion Cristiano...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek December 16, 2002 700+ words
...way to earning the CART championship and an F1 ride with Toyota. Da Matta began 2002 just as...competition. Going for a CART-record five straight...following week, da Matta collected another...Christian Fittipaldi, da Matta's Newman-Haas...his final season in ...
- Learning curve: faced with numerous formidable obstacles, former CART champ...
- Magazine article from: Auto Racing Digest Knutson, Dan October 1, 2003 700+ words
...year, Brazil's Cristiano da Matta won seven races in CART on his way to the series championship...of his rookie F1 season, da Matta's best finish was sixth...we have to work harder." Da Matta is the fifth CART champion to make the move...
- Victory seals CART championship for da Matta.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) October 6, 2002 700+ words
...MIAMI _ Cristiano da Matta kept his problems...Americas and the CART/FedEx championship...to go, the win is da Matta's seventh this season, one off the CART record for a season...continued on the race. CART chief steward Wally...had happened," da Matta said. "I ...
- Da Matta's CART victory is the pits.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) August 18, 2002 700+ words
...was good," said da Matta. "Everything we...return to dominance by da Matta, who reeled off...yawning lead in the CART championship points...conclusion. It was CART's first pass...strategy gave it to da Matta. On Lap 50, with...
- Cart/ De nuevo Da Matta: Gana brasileno por segunda vez el Monterrey Grand...
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) March 11, 2002 700+ words
...dueo: se llama Cristiano da Matta y no es mexicano, habla...la apertura de la Serie CART 2002. El ambiente de...seal a los pilotos de CART para entrar en accin...instante, los motores de CART empezaron a rugir. La...lder desde la pole, pero Da Matta, el "rey" de la Fundidora...
- Da Matta trying to hold onto shrinking margin on CART chart.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) August 16, 2002 700+ words
...swelling. Cristiano da Matta, who drives for the...he prepared for this CART season. "We made...that was crucial." Da Matta had won the final two...confidence propelled da Matta into a 48-point lead in CART's championship race...
- Da Matta closing fast on CART record.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Brudenell, Mike July 11, 2002 700+ words
...Jockey-sized driver Cristiano da Matta has his sights set on a record fifth straight CART victory Sunday in the Grand Prix of Cleveland. Da Matta, 29, the runaway leader of the CART FedEx series, is tied with...
- CART: Da Matta earns seventh pole in Australia.
- News wire article from: Sports Network October 26, 2002 700+ words
...Australia (Sports Network) - Cristiano da Matta captured the pole for Sunday's Honda Indy 300 CART FedEx race from Surfers Paradise in...I really like this track," said da Matta. "You can be very aggressive here...
