Jenson Button celebrated his first Formula 1 world championship alone in his Sao Paolo hotel room, just lying on a bed smiling.
“I was up until about four just really lying in bed with a big grin on my face,” Button told reporters at his hotel on Monday, one day after clinching the title at the Brazilian Grand Prix. “Just time by myself, just relaxing and thinking about what I had achieved. That was the best place for me…Â Details
Formula DRIFT entered the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for the final event of the season on Saturday, with Ryan Tuerck winning the Round 7: Judgment Day victory and Chris Forsberg taking both the overall championship and the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize.
The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale hosted the final event of the 6th season of Formula DRIFT. The sold out crowd was not disappointed as the drivers provided non-stop action throughout the event weekend. The event also …Â Details
Even now Jenson Button is the Formula 1 world champion, there are those questioning whether he is worthy of the crown.
Because he has been around F1 since 2000, a certain perception of him has built up – and people hate letting go of their preconceptions.
How can this guy they have never particularly rated suddenly be a world champion? How can a driver who took until his seventh season to even win a race really be mentioned in the same breath as such instant legends as Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton?  … Details
The sound of high-powered, unmuffled racing engines roaring down the drag strip broke the stillness early Saturday morning at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
Day 2 of the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion was commencing. Crowds were slowly filtering into the adjacent pit area and it wasn’t long before two icons of the sport — “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Don “the Snake” Purdhomme — began to draw crowds…Â Details