His 8th season...Had to stop midway thru his 2012 campaign because of a brain tumor was discovered...Was leading the WC and finished 5th with 50 points...Won at Doha and finished 2nd in Kazan and Kiev...Had a pole in Doha...Was 4th in 2011 with 70 points and victories at Kiev and Sharjah from pole position...Received a 1 race suspension after officials called him for dangerous driving in Portugal...Was on pole for 3 of the 6 races in 2011...In 2010 had 4 straight DNF's mid-season finishing 6th that season in the drivers table with 58 points...Was Rookie-of-the-Year in 2007...Started Jet-Ski racing and then F2 "Presidents Cup" in 2004...Raced in North America on the Champboat tour in 2008 and 2009...Career Totals: 51 starts...8 poles...6 wins...16 podiums...23 Top-5's...13 DNF's...4 accidents...Enjoys fishing and jet skiing...married...new father...Abu Dhabi...34 years old.