Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari F1 team is a great and goal-orientated team. The finance support behind the team is huge, and therefore Ferrari F1 can recruit the best in the business to join them, those people including Jean Todt the team boss, Ross Brawn techincal director, and of course, Micheal Schumacher the 5 times world champion.
On his Formula Ford debut, in 1989, in the Brazilian Championship, he finished fourth in the overall rankings.
In his first season on European tracks, he became the Formula Opel champion. He won six out of 11 races and started in pole position seven times. He also achieved the fastest lap seven times, including three track records.
In the following years Rubinho signed up with Dick Bennetts' West Surrey Racing to take part in the highly competitive English Formula 3 Championship. He shared the tracks with the rising stars of European auto racing and, even so, he became the season's champion, with four wins, nine pole positions, seven fastest laps, and three track records.
Rubens Barrichello, just 20 years old, was emerging as the rising star of auto racing and, in 1992, he took the last step before Formula 1 itself. He was invited to take part in the international Formula 3000 Championship. Even with problems faced during the first half of the championship, Rubinho came third in the overall classification and was praised by the specialized press as a fast and daring driver, as well as one with the capacity to score points regularly in more than 90% of the races.
Already well established in the entry categories, the Brazilian driver moved up to Formula 1 in 1993 with the Jordan team, using a Hart engine. His story continue with Stewart from 1997 to 1999, before changing over to the worlf famous Ferrari, partnering the mighty Micheal Schumacher.
