NOVEMBER 2, 2004
Wirdheim heading Stateside?
Jaguar Racing test driver Bjorn Wirdheim seems to have given up on his immediate ambitions in Formula 1 and is rumoured to be on his way to Champ Car racing next year with Kevin Kalkhoven's PKV Racing.
Jaguar Racing test driver Bjorn Wirdheim seems to have given up on his immediate ambitions in Formula 1 and is rumoured to be on his way to Champ Car racing next year with Kevin Kalkhoven's PKV Racing. It is being suggested that the team will have a new general manager in Jim McGee, who has been running Pat Patrick's operations in the Indy Racing League in recent years. The team is currently running part-owner Jimmy Vasser and Mexican Roberto Gonzalez but the Nextel-sponsored driver is rumoured to be moving on. Wirdheim is scheduled to test for the team on November 14-15. Wirdheim tested for Patrick Racing at the end of 2003 but the team then lost its Visteon sponsorship and has since moved to IRL.