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      08-13-2009, 09:21 AM   #1
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Luca Badoer could be the firs Italian to race for Ferrari at Monza since 1992

If Badoer remains in the car for further races, with Felipe Massa unlikely to return for some time, he might get the chance to become the first Italian to race for Ferrari at Monza since Ivan Capelli in 1992.
The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is on September 13th. The last Italian to race for Ferrari at an Italian round of the world championship was Nicola Larini at Imola in 1994.

Luca di Montezemolo described his decision to put Badoer in the car as a thank-you for Badoer’s 11 years as a Ferrari test driver – but did not indicate whether he would only race as a one-off: “We have therefore decided to give Luca Badoer the chance to race for the Scuderia after he has put in so many years of hard work as a test driver.”
Not everyone’s happy about it, though – Spanish motorsport federation president Carlos Gracia has criticised Ferrari’s decision to pick Badoer over their other test driver, Spaniard Marc Gene, who has more recent F1 experience.
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