Almost 35 years to the day, Eddie Cheever Jr will have a chance at testing a Formula One Ferrari like his father did after being invited alongside Riccardo Agostini, the recently crowned Italian Formula 3 champion.
Eddie Cheever Sr. was the same age as his son when he first tested for the Scuderia Ferrari back in 1977.
Ironically, it was Canadian Gilles Villeneuve who ended up securing the full-time position for the 1978 Formula 1 season as a teammate of Carlos Reutemann.
Nevertheless, Cheever got his chance first by driving a Theodore TR1 in Argentina in 1978, the first of the 143 grands prix he entered.
After driving for Ligier, Tyrell, Renault, Alfa Romeo and Arrows in F1, Cheever went back to the Unites States where he drove in the CART series for Chip Ganassi Racing.
A few years later, Cheever created his own team, with the financial backing of Red Bull and went on to win the 1998 Indianapolis 500. He retired as a driver in 2002.
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| Eddie Cheever Jr. tested in GP2 last week, at Barcelona, with Scuderia Coloni. (Photo: GP2 Series) |
Eddie Cheever Sr. was the same age as his son when he first tested for the Scuderia Ferrari back in 1977.
Ironically, it was Canadian Gilles Villeneuve who ended up securing the full-time position for the 1978 Formula 1 season as a teammate of Carlos Reutemann.
Nevertheless, Cheever got his chance first by driving a Theodore TR1 in Argentina in 1978, the first of the 143 grands prix he entered.
After driving for Ligier, Tyrell, Renault, Alfa Romeo and Arrows in F1, Cheever went back to the Unites States where he drove in the CART series for Chip Ganassi Racing.
A few years later, Cheever created his own team, with the financial backing of Red Bull and went on to win the 1998 Indianapolis 500. He retired as a driver in 2002.