Horrendous start, men on the move and a new look series next season source: F1central.net Former F1 Man Injured At Start The start to the Honda Indy 300 was marred by a massive shunt involving the entire second half of the CART field. Pouring rain left no visibility at the rolling start with men cruising down the straight in third gear. Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi, Jimmy Vasser, Michel Jourdain Jr., Adrian Fernandez, Tora Takagi, Patrick Carpentier, Alex Tagliani and Mario Dominguez all came together in one of the biggest accidents in the sport's marred history. Takagi, the former Tyrell driver, along with Fernandez were taken to Gold Coast hospital for observation but their conditions are still unknown. Da Matta All Set To Move Though continuing to deny rumours, Cristiano Da Matta is almost certain to move to Toyota at the conclusion of the current CART season. The Brazilian was allowed to run with the number one on his car this season after winning the championship this season. CART officials gave Da Matta the honour after reigning champion Gil Defferan left the sport leaving no car running with the world champion number. Officials said with Da Matta moving to F1 next season they wanted him to be able to run the number one before leaving the series he made his own. Confirmation of the move to Toyota is expected shortly. Bernie Certain To Claim His Stake Conflicting reports have been emerging from Australia all week regarding the nature of Bernie Ecclestone's future involvement in the CART series. The latest news from the Surfers Paradise track on race day is that the head of Formula One will indeed take a 51% stake in the struggling CART series, expanding his empire to the USA. Denied earlier by CART officials, it also seems certain close ties will be formed between Ecclestone's two championships.
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