Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield denied on Saturday that he took a substance that violated NASCAR’s substance-abuse policy and plans to do whatever he has to, even if that means legal action, to override his indefinite suspension.
Mayfield, talking publicly for the first time since the governing body announced the suspension on May 9 at Darlington Raceway, denied he took an illegal drug and maintained that his positive test came from combining two over-the-counter Claritin D 24-hour tablets with a prescription drug.
“I’m going to move as quickly as I can,” Mayfield said from the Lowe’s Motor Speedway infield before Saturday night’s All-Star Race. “Yeah, I’m denying it. Illegal drugs? Yeah, definitely.” … Details
Hakan Samuelsson thought he had it all figured out. In 2006, the CEO of German commercial truck manufacturer MAN schemed to take over his former employer and Swedish rival, Scania. He had the banks behind him. VW owned 30 percent of Scania; they had to agree to the takeover. And why not? Volkswagen had no use for Scania, as VW’s commercial truck division only operates in South America. So Hakan Samuelsson made a deal with Bernd Pischetsrieder, then head of Volkswagen. Unfortunately for Mr. Samuelsson, he talked to the wrong guy. Ferdinand Piech, the person pulling the strings over in Wolfsburg, had different plans . . .
Before we get to what happened, let‘s take a small detour and look at where Piech‘s story began.
In fact, let‘s begin with his grandfather Ferdinand Porsche… Details
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There were few signs yesterday that the sheen had been wiped from Formula One as Lewis Hamilton edged his way through the jostling throng of photographers. Under his arm was a new helmet, glittering with more than £200,000-worth of diamonds etching out the world champion’s number, 1.
On his finger was a huge diamond ring, provided by Steinmetz, one of his personal sponsors, and there was a spring in his step, the result of a couple of days’ holiday with Nicole Scherzinger… Details