Helio Castroneves
Helio Castroneves
Hélio Castro-Neves, better known as Hélio Castroneves, is a Brazilian auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 23 wins and 38 poles, and placed second in the season standings four times, third two times and fourth four times. Prior to IndyCar, Castroneves competed in the CART championship, with a highest championship points finish of fourth; he recorded six wins and seven pole positions in the series...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth10 May 1975
CitySao Paulo, Brazil
CountryBrazil
On oval (tracks) he's a rookie, but on road courses and street courses he's not. He showed that again here.
She moved inside a little bit early, but she did a great job to get back again and not get in trouble with officials.
Motor racing is going to miss a phenomenal race driver and I'm going to miss a good friend. I think I will learn a lot with Sam. He is an experienced driver even though he is young. He's been fast at a lot of tracks where we haven't done well so I hope to learn from him.
My dad is down there. He's the one who's calling the shots.
The place is just fantastic! It's going to create a great show for everyone.
What a team, what a team. I drove it like I stole it.
You have to be smart. He went from hero to zero, getting the pole position and doing what he did.
You aren't going to be able to pass by going past the guy and keep going so it will take quite a while to set up a pass. I will follow him closely and wait for him to make a mistake before I can make the pass. I have a very good car for that. I will also be saving fuel and pick up positions in the pits so I have so many things on my side.
We had some trouble with the engine electronics this afternoon. I still think we're in good shape.
Obviously, we are extremely disappointed. I thought we were finally going to finish. I'm not sure what happened to the car.
Everybody has a destiny. That's the only thing I would tell him. He's there for a reason. He should just do the job he was hired to do.
Even when I was in the lead, I was getting too close to the wall, trying to make up time. I drove like I stole it.
That's a good problem to have. Maybe they'll have to bring out a piece of fence to the start-finish line.
No, that would be a lame excuse, to be honest. He's a good driver, he's fast, but that was definitely a full-face error.