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Article: Mot: Ralf Schumacher to miss US Grand Prix
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- June 19, 2005
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
06-19-2005
Mot: Ralf Schumacher to miss US Grand Prix
By Alan Baldwin
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 18 Reuters - Toyota's Ralf Schumacher will miss Sunday's
US Grand Prix after crashing heavily at the Indianapolis circuit for the second year in
a row.
"I am basically fine, or 80 per cent fit to drive but the FIA decided not to let me
back in the car because of the risk of having another hard impact within the 24 hours,"
the German told reporters on Saturday.
"The risk was too high to let me go again.
Brazilian Ricardo Zonta, the regular test driver who took part in Friday practice,
will take the 29-year-old's place instead.
Zonta raced five times for ...