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
Incredible. I mean, we have to face it, this is the second-best event of the series.
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.
What a team, what a team. I drove it like I stole it.
I don't know what to do anymore. I just wanted to make him earn it on the outside.
I don't know what the heck he was thinking. He just decided to pass everybody in one corner, and he ended up taking everybody out,
I don't know what the heck he was thinking. He decided to pass everybody in one corner, and he ended up taking out everybody.
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.
On oval (tracks) he's a rookie, but on road courses and street courses he's not. He showed that again here.
I wouldn't take anyone for granted. But hopefully we'll continue to do what we do.
She moved inside a little bit early, but she did a great job to get back again and not get in trouble with officials.
My dad is down there. He's the one who's calling the shots.
Obviously, we are extremely disappointed. I thought we were finally going to finish. I'm not sure what happened to the car.