In the last last decade, Argentine participation in the F1 turned out to be ephemeral, whereas the ambassadors of Brazil were accompanied by a little more by luck.
To what they must the causes? , The certain thing is that as much external factors exist as internal that they surround and they comprise of this context.

THREE ARGENTINE HISTORIES, THREE ILLUSIONS

NORBERTO FONTANA

Fontana during its passage by F1

Without doubt, due to its excellent trajectory in smaller European Formulas to the F1, where it nothing else surpassed and nothing less than to the minor of the Schumacher, Ralf, was the Argentine pilot with better projection in the maximum category.
But the luck never was of its side. First by the side of sponsors, since if it had had a greater economic support, today it could have been he who that is accompanying Juan Pablo Montoya in Williams BMW. Secondly, because it had to put the gloves (1997) without to have proven sufficient and in the heat of the competition. And third party, because one rose one of the Sauber less competitive of the last years, we remember of which, contrary to this, he was the same Peter Sauber who said that Fontana was too slow for the F1…

ESTEBAN TUERO

Tuero went without reasons of the F1

Although it did not have similar trajectory as far as triumphs like Fontana, but Esteban yes counted on a better financial endorsement, added to this of which it was underneath the wing of Giancar it Minardi.
Its participation in 1998 was acceptable, since in several opportunities it surpassed to the Japanese Shinji Nakano and it was capable in the track. Lamentably, for reasons that never were needed by he himself (perhaps personal problems), one moved away of a competition where several pilots had given many things to occupy their place.

GASTON MAZZACANE

Mazzacane, dismissed of Prost

Last of the litter in F1 and the other of the prote'ge's by Minardi. In addition, it counted on the endorsement of the ACTC of Argentina where his father was the president.
Its passage in the 2000 was similar to the one of Tuero, nevertheless, the following year, when escudería had the opportunity to pilot a car of one superior (although in that year not as much), could not demonstrate the potential that was expected of him, where the interminable French Jean surpassed it to Alesi in each circuit in which they participated. Lack of speed? , Absence of support of the equipment? , She is another one of the incognitos that surrounded to a pilot more of Argentine nationality.

THE BRAZILIAN CASES

Massa made an impression of entrance

The smaller doubt does not fit of than the main support of the runners of Brazil is the economic sustenance, although financial, economic, social and political the situation of Brazil is not very far from Argentina, at the same time still is to years light to suffer what the Argentineans live. By all this, the Brazilian pilots usually have endorsement of companies, especially oil (Petrobra's), or in the case of Diniz, a multimillionaire father.
The certain thing is that, although those that have excelled in the previous decade and in that have been few begins, like the cases of the Seine, and to a lesser extent Barrichello and Massa at present, the great majority of the runners has in whom to lean economically.

Diniz, quick millionaire but

Although or it has been demonstrated that this cannot serve don't mention it if it does not go accompanied of a little talent, are mentioned to Brown Robert, Christian Fittipaldi, at the beginning of the ninety and to Burti, Zonta, or Bernoldi at this recent time the more. If the Argentine pilots had a financial endorsement similarity, another one could be history. Nevertheless, a new hope arrives at Argentine motoring, Jose Maria “Pechito” Lopez, flaming winner of the Championship of Italian Renault Formula, is sponsored person by Giancar it Minardi, and has signed a contract with Renault by next the three years. If he can demonstrate to the same talent in categories superiors, he could get to have the entrance to the F1 next than all we hoped.