MARIO MORAES: YOUNG, FAST AND SUCCESSFUL BRAZILIAN INDYCAR DRIVER

TS: I saw you arriving at the event in a Porsche Carrera GT, one of my favorite car, you are a race car driver so cars have almost no secret for you, can you tell me why did you choose this particular sport car ?

MM: Yes, this is a special edition and I like it, it is a Litre V10 engine and some of its characteristics of course makes it the closest to a race car possibly used on a race track, it has a a pure carbon fiber monocoque and subframe like in a race car it is very interesting car to drive.

TS: How did you get involved in the car racing?

MM: I am from Sao Paolo and my family back there was close friend with Ayrton Senna until his death, you can imagine the influence! I decided to start Go-Kart at 11 years old, very young, which I drove for few years. In 2004 I decided to go to FTR Pro Series FR1600 then to Formula 3 in my country Brazil for the Sudamericana Formula 3 Championship and I moved to the British F3 Championship where I spent a year.

TS: Is that why you do not have a brazilian singing accent?

MM: Maybe!!…

TS: Why IRL IndyCar Series and not Formula 1 competition?

MM: After competiting in Europe I had a chance to go to ChampCar with Dale Coyne Racing team and now ChampCar united with IRL Indycar Series, where I am very happy with my results *

TS: You have driven almost all over the world, what is your favorite race track?

MM: Well! I would say Spa-Francochamps in Belgium

TS: Brazil is known for its football/soccer players and afficionados, Brazilian team have won many Football World Cup, Is car racing as important in your country?

MM: Yes, it is very very important, we love car racing and the great race car champions we have, specially Ayrton Senna, we also have a Brazilian F1 Grand Prix in Sao Paolo with a very challenging race track.