In a country where the most successful movie about car racing is satire Talladega Nights, diving into the Formula 1 racing series, virtually non-existent in the eyes of America, with a serious movie about two of its leading men may not be the most well-advised idea. Nonetheless, legendary director Ron Howard is taking that risk along with  … More
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The Brazilian Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is widely considered the greatest race car driver of all time. Killed in a 1994 crash, he dominated the sport in the 1980s and ’90s, becoming the sport’s sex symbol and standard bearer. He was also a symbol of national pride in his homeland as it emerged from decades of authoritarian military rule and death squads.
Asif Kapadia’s documentary “Senna” brings him vibrantly to life through archival racing footage, home movies and news reports dating to his teenage years as a go-kart competitor.
There’s not an ounce of fat or a wasted shot throughout  … More
Danica Patrick has been the subject of the biggest will-she-or-won’t-she story in sports this year: After a lifetime in open-wheel cars, currently IndyCars, she began to run a partial schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide series two years ago, and speculation was that for 2012, she’d leave IndyCar and move to stock cars full-time. On Aug. 25, she announced exactly that: She’ll run the full NASCAR Nationwide season, as well as a partial schedule in the top-tier NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Patrick, who spends much of her time  … More