Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the season-opening World Cup downhill Saturday.
Cuche, third in last season’s overall standings, earned his 11th World Cup victory.
“It’s a great feeling,†he said. “I’ve had a really hard time in Lake Louise to be fast.â€
He won by nearly a half-second and was timed in 1 minute, 50.31 seconds. He was followed by Italy’s Werner Heel in 1:50.75 and Switzerland’s Carlo Janka in 1:50.93 … Details
Felipe Massa finished third in the opening leg of his charity karting event in Brazil today, as he made his first competitive appearance since sustaining serious head injuries in his Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying crash.
His former Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher took victory in part one of the annual International Challenge of Go-Kart Champions in Florianapolis, with Force India driver Vitantonio Liuzzi second …Â Details