Forsythe
and Dominguez part ways
June
12, 2006
From ChampCar.WS:
Forsythe Championship Racing and Mario Dominguez announced today
that they have mutually agreed to terminate their relationship.
Effective immediately, Mario Dominguez will no longer be the driver
of Forsythe's #7 INDECK Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone/Lola in the
Champ Car World Series.
Dominguez and the Forsythe team have enjoyed a fair
share of success together; their most recent accomplishment was
securing the Bridgestone Pole Position at the Houston Grand Prix,
which was a career first for Dominguez. Unfortunately, changes
in the engineering structure of the team no longer suit both parties
and it was mutually agreed that the best direction forward would
be to part ways.
Mario Dominguez
"My management and I have decided that it is in the best
interest of my career to part ways with Forsythe Championship
Racing. I was in a position where playing # 2 in the team was
not what I wanted to do this early in the Championship, so I believe
what's best for my career is to go somewhere where I can be a
leader. I will pursue other opportunities in another team in Champ
Car, Formula1, NASCAR or the IRL. And I will always be grateful
to Mr. Forsythe for having given me the chance to drive for his
team."
Neil Micklewright, VP of Team Operations
"Even though we are always a strong contender at every
event that we go to, we know that we still have a lot of work
to do to be able to beat the other leading contenders. We've been
struggling with the development of our cars and our setups for
some time because of very different driver setup references. We
believe that this restructuring of the team will be beneficial
for us and will help put us back in the hunt for the Championship."
Jerry Forsythe, Team Owner
"These decisions are never easy, but after very close
look at the way our team works we've decided that this is the
best direction for us to follow. Mario is a talented driver and
he did a good job for us. I am confident that he will be able
to continue his racing career with great results and successes,
and we wish him the best of luck."
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