This one really meant something. Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix was the 10th in his Formula 1 career, but it has to be right up there as one of the sweetest.
Not even halfway through the final corner at the Hungaroring on Sunday, Hamilton was wagging his finger in the air as if to say, “I’m the number one.”
His delight is rooted in the fact that it has become such an unfamiliar feeling for him this season, after the tumultuous start McLaren experienced to the year … Details
You know folks, the results that came out of Sunday’s race at Indianapolis got me thinking, so I looked back at the other 15 previous races. What’s interesting is out of the 16 races run there, 14 of them have been won by champions. The only two races not won by champions were won by Ricky Rudd and Kevin Harvick. That’s pretty impressive.
To take that a step further, seven times the winner of the Brickyard race has gone on to win the Sprint Cup championship. I think it’s the importance and stature that race has in our sport now. Drivers will tell you that next to the Daytona 500, racing at the Brickyard every summer is our second-biggest race of the year.
I think that’s why …Â Details
The situation permitting the following situation is very somber and unfortunate, but…
Isn’t it convenient that Ferrari has an open seat for the upcoming European Grand Prix in Valencia while Renault are suspended for one of the two races in which Fernando Alonso absolutely must be on the grid for the good for Formula One?Â
The hottest rumor of the Formula One season is that the two-time World Champion will move to the Scuderia next season, with Kimi Raikkonen making way.
There is now an incredible opportunity to see Alonso in a red car as soon as four weeks from now, whether or not there is in fact a deal in place for Alonso to drive for Ferrari beginning next year or 2011, the year after which the contracts of both Raikkonen and Felipe Massa expire…Â Details
Don Garlits’ garage next to his two racing museums doesn’t collect much dust these days. That’s because the famed drag racer, who looks about 60 but says he’s well on his way to 78, can’t stop turning wrenches.
He’s been doing so for more than 50 years, after the then-young Tampa accountant walked away from a white-collar career to work at an auto body shop. He lost his girlfriend at the time, he said, but has since gained everything he ever wanted.
Judging from the new Dodge Challenger race car Garlits spends his days tweaking … Details