NOVEMBER 4, 2000
Pantano makes the point again
"I have not done much running in the Formula 3000 car," said Pantano, "so to set the fastest time makes me happy. I think we can find more time in the set up, so I think next year can be very good for me."
Pantano has tested for the Benetton team this year and has had meetings with Williams but at the moment he does not have a deal in F1, although he is hoping to be taken on as a test driver despite the fact that there do not appear to be very many openings at the moment.
Pantano's tests with Benetton were not as impressive as they might have been and it seems that some of the F1 teams have written him off as a result leaving the German Formula 3 team owners in a state of bewilderment as they witnessed Pantano's remarkable rookie victory in the series this year, despite the fact that he began the year having done only a handful of single seater races in his life. Pantano has an astounding record in karting and the fact that he has not been snapped up by an F1 is evidence of the blindness that exists in Grand Prix racing rather than Pantano's lack of talent.