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A shock comeback of Rubens Barrichello has been spoilt by Caterham’s administration.
It has emerged today that Caterham were planning on running Rubens Barrichello, 42, in place of Kamui Kobayashi at the final three races of this season – last weekend’s US Grand Prix, this weekend’s Brazilian race (Barrichello’s home event) and at the season finale at Abu Dhabi. The team planned to give the Brazilian a proper farewell to the sport following his dropping from Williams at the end of the 2011 season.
A team source told FOX “We would have run Barrichello in the last three races. We had sponsorship for this… It would have been fantastic for F1.” The Brazilian added “It would have been great to say goodbye properly.”
Rubens is a veteran of 322 grands prix, making him the most experienced driver in F1 history. In his career he raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn and Williams, achieving 11 wins and 68 podiums between 1993 and 2011. He played second fiddle to Michael Schumacher throughout his Ferrari career and took his final win at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix.
