Former Champ Car Champion Cristiano da Matta had this to say about his
potential return to the series in 2005
source:
paddocktalk.com
"I'm planning to race in Champ Cars again. Obviously my main target is to try
to race with Newman/Haas Racing, trying to put a deal together. We depend a
little bit on some sponsorship deals that are still to be finalized. I'm
anxiously waiting on these things to happen. I'm looking forward to be on the
racetrack again with Champ Cars."
Da Matta would go on to say, "I think my chance to be back with Champ Cars is
pretty high. What I'm not sure is where I'm going to be driving at. That's a
slightly more difficult question. All these sponsorship deals, they depend on
big companies, and sometimes the decision takes longer than we think it's going
to take. Sometimes it's shorter than we think it's going to take. But the
process is always complicated, so is difficult to judge."
But in the end, da Matta sees a future in Champ Car, "(But) I'm pretty sure I'm
going to be on the grid for next year."