Motor racing - Young Barrichello has passion but must prove talent


FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barichello of Ferrari, talks to his son Eduardo Barrichello, who stands inside the cockpit of Ayrton Senna's old Lotus Formula One car, at the Interlagos race track, in Sao Paulo, October 18, 2004. The final round of the 2004 Formula One World Championship, the Brazilian GP, will be held in Sao Paulo on October 24. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rubens Barrichello sees the family racing connection in his son Eduardo's eyes but for the 17-year-old teenager it is all about the hands.

It is hardly a surprise that some of the genes that made Barrichello the Formula One ironman with a record 322 starts would be passed down to a son starting to find his way in a motor racing world where blood lines can open doors but do not win races.

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