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[EwanM]

Reutemann for President
Former F1 driver seeks top office
25/01/09 14:19
Another type of race for Reutemann in his homeland

Carlos Reutemann, a winner of 12 Grand Prix, most recently in 1981, says he will run for the presidency of Argentina at the next election in 2011, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.

A veteran of 146 Grand Prix, for teams including Ferrari and Williams, the now 66-year-old subsequently turned to politics in his native country, where he has been a senator and governor of his local province Santa Fe.


http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/n ... 1903.shtml

[McLaren Fan]

I did some reading about Reutemann's political career. It's slightly strange. There seems to have been a lot of complaining about his policies, but he still seems to be popular with the people.

[7UpJordan]

"Don't cry for me Argentina."

If Reutemann does get elected, does anybody think he'll try and get the Argentine GP back on the calendar?

[EwanM]

"Don't cry for me Argentina."

If Reutemann does get elected, does anybody think he'll try and get the Argentine GP back on the calendar?

Carlos is one of those drivers who should have been a champion.

And yes, he'll probably try.
When I first seen the article title, I thought he was going to run against Max in the FIA. Argentina doesn't need him