. ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁A bre u ▁will ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Thor S port ▁Racing ▁due ▁to ▁spons or ship ▁issues . ▁However , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁one - off ▁at ▁E ld ora . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Born ▁to ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁father ▁and ▁Italian ▁mother , ▁he ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁R uther ford , ▁California . ▁His ▁father , ▁David , ▁is ▁a ▁v ine yard ▁manager . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁sister . ▁Among ▁A bre u ' s ▁h obb ies ▁is ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁A bre u ▁is ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁we igh s ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁with ▁ach ond ro pl asia , ▁a ▁gen etic ▁dis order ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁cause ▁of ▁d war f ism . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁short ▁stat ure , ▁he ▁needs ▁special ▁modifications ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁area ▁of ▁his ▁race ▁cars , ▁such ▁as ▁foot ▁blocks ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁reach ▁the ▁thro tt le . ▁The ▁car ▁is ▁also ▁modified ▁for ▁A bre u , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ped als ▁and ▁the ▁ste ering ▁column ▁being ▁length ened , ▁with ▁the ▁pow ert rain ▁and ▁a - frame ▁moved ▁. ▁For ▁stock ▁cars , ▁the ▁ste ering ▁column , ▁ped als , ▁and ▁switch es ▁are ▁moved , ▁while ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁remains ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁Mot ors ports ▁career