Rubens Barrichello, Formula One Veteran, to Compete in IndyCar in 2012 March 1, 2012, 1:30 pm The Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello, 39, signed a two-year contract with KV Racing Technology to compete in the Izod IndyCar series. After a lackluster 2011 season, Barrichello, a Brazilian, lost his seat at the Williams Formula One team to Bruno Senna, his countryman and the nephew of the three-time champion Ayrton Senna. "I'm over the moon," Barrichello said during a conference call on Thursday about his decision to move to IndyCar. He is joined at KV by Tony Kanaan, also from Brazil, who finished the 2011 IndyCar season in fifth place over all. Read more