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But the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring proved to be the straw that brought to an end Speed s time as a race driver for STR. For more information, please see the Suite101 articles, and. Vettel, the 20-year-old German, made his STR debut at the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. (Suite101.com)
* McLaren's Alonso on pole in Hungary Aug 5, 2007
The rookie, who leads the overall season standings, crashed in qualifying at the European Grand Prix and came in ninth after nine podium finishes in a row. Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who has had four pole positions this season and the fastest time in Saturday morning's practice, was just 14th with 1 minute 21. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Sports Briefs Aug 4, 2007
There were reports of an altercation with team director Franz Tost after Speed crashed out of the last race, the European Grand Prix on July 22, then criticized the team. "I grabbed him on the arm and said, `Please stop,'" Tost said of a heated discussion with Speed in the pits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica surprises major teams with fastest practice lap at Hungarian GP Aug 3, 2007
Alonso is two points behind Hamilton, 70-68, after his victory at the European Grand Prix on July 22 in Germany, where Hamilton finished ninth after crashing in qualifying. Massa has 59 points for third place, with Raikkonen in fourth with 52 points. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Auto Racing Notebook: Harvick still stewing over contact Aug 3, 2007
Alonso vaulted within two points of leader Hamilton with his victory July 22 at the European Grand Prix in Germany. The win was Alonso's third this season, and cut Hamilton's lead to 70-68 as the English rookie missed the podium for the first time in 10 starts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
THIS WEEK IN AUTO RACING Aug 2, 2007
Last race: Two-time defending champion Fernando Alonso outdueled Felipe Massa on a slippery track to win the European Grand Prix in Germany. Fast facts: Alonso closed to within two points in the standings of McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Vettel replaces Speed at Toro Rosso Aug 1, 2007
Californian Speed, who fell out with team bosses after the last European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring, was the only American driver on the starting grid and leaves without scoring a point. Vettel became the youngest driver in Formula One history to score when, aged 19, he finished eighth on his race debut with BMW Sauber in June at the US Grand Prix as a stand-in for Poland's Robert Kubica. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Mets' Glavine going for his milestone win Jul 30, 2007
-- How will rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton bounce back from his crash at the European Grand Prix. BASEBALL. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Fight not over in spy row: Ferrari Jul 28, 2007
Valencia will host the European Grand Prix on a street circuit on Aug. 24. Singapore will also stage a street race on Sept. 28. (India Times, India)
European Grand Prix 2007 Awards Jul 25, 2007
Winkelhock leads, Hamilton slides, Alonso wins and Massa sulks. Every race has its highlights. (Suite101.com)
Speed says Toro Rosso want to get rid of him and Liuzzi Jul 25, 2007
Speed and Liuzzi both skidded out of Sunday's chaotic European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring after only a few minutes. Berger had told a news conference on Friday that Toro Rosso had an option on France's triple ChampCar champion Sebastien Bourdais for 2008 and also mentioned Germany's Sebastian Vettel, the 20-year-old BMW Sauber reserve driver. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Bourdais regains his winning form Jul 25, 2007
The rain that threw the European Grand Prix into chaos at the start gave Fernando Alonso the edge he needed to win at the end. The two-time defending Formula One champion had the better setup for the wet conditions during the final laps of the race, and took advantage to squeeze past Felipe Massa of Ferrari on the Nuerburgring circuit. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Alonso: F1 title race is wide open Jul 24, 2007
Spain's double world champion was the big beneficiary of a wet and chaotic European Grand Prix that left 22-year-old British rookie Hamilton and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen empty handed. Hamilton has 70 points, Alonso 68, Ferrari's Felipe Massa 59 and Raikkonen 52. (CNN -- International)
Lost F1 Weekend for STR in Germany Jul 24, 2007
Both STR cars retired early from the European Grand Prix as heavy rain fell on the Nurburgring ... Entering the European Grand Prix race weekend (July 23-25), the news was bad as to whether Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed would retain a race seat with in Formula 1 after this season ... In qualifying for the European Grand Prix, Speed and Liuzzi failed to advance to the second session, finishing 18th and 19th (out of 22 cars), respectively. (Suite101.com)
Fernando Alonso wins chaotic European Grand Prix ahead of Felipe Massa Jul 24, 2007
NUERBURG, Germany Two-time defending Formula One champion Fernando Alonso outdueled Felipe Massa on a slippery track, passing the Ferrari driver late in the race Sunday to win the European Grand Prix. It was exciting to drive and I hope to watch, said Alonso, who closed to within two points in the standings of leader Lewis Hamilton. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
* Fernando Alonso thankful for rain Jul 24, 2007
The rain that threw the European Grand Prix into chaos at the start gave the winning edge at the end to Fernando Alonso. The two-time defending Formula One champion passed Felipe Massa of Ferrari on a slippery track late in Sunday's race. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Webber back on the podium after two years Jul 24, 2007
NURBURGRING: Australia's Mark Webber was thrilled after equalling the best result of his career with a third place finish at the European Grand Prix which took him back to the podium for the first time in over two years. Webber tucked in behind winner Fernando Alonso and runner-up Felipe Massa. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Arsenal not for sale Jul 24, 2007
I don't know too much about that, actually, the billionaire said at the European Grand Prix when asked about a report in the Mirror newspaper suggesting he could be interested in the Premier League club. It's good if somebody is saying that, because maybe I will be approached and maybe it will be cheap. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Ferrari will still challenge - Todt Jul 24, 2007
Ferrari chief Jean Todt said the Italian team remain confident they can deliver a resounding challenge for both Formula 1 world championship titles this season despite being beaten again in Sunday's dramatic rain-hit European Grand Prix. Todt, who was disappointed at seeing Finn Kimi Raikkonen fail to complete a hat-trick of successive wins, said Ferrari have everything to play for with only seven races remaining this season. (iAfrica.com)
Hamilton go-ahead for European GP Jul 23, 2007 Webber happy to be back on F1 podium Jul 23, 2007 Alonso wins chaotic, rain-swept F1 race Jul 23, 2007 Alonso Wins European Grand Prix Jul 23, 2007 * Alonso wins in Germany Jul 23, 2007 India to bid for 2014 youth Olympics Jul 23, 2007 Alonso cuts Hamiltons lead to just two points Jul 23, 2007 Schumacher has a corner named after him at Nuerburgring Jul 23, 2007 AUTO RACING ROUNDUP: Streaking Dixon wins third in row Jul 23, 2007 Formula One: Alonso splashes to a testy triumph Jul 23, 2007 Bourdais Wins At Edmonton Jul 23, 2007 Climate Change Fears Reach Even Formula One Racing Jul 23, 2007 Alonso wins rainy race of Formula One Jul 23, 2007 Hamilton's podium run ends amid high drama Jul 23, 2007 Alonso wins European GP Jul 23, 2007 Kimi on pole after Hamilton crash Jul 22, 2007 Kimi the new Red Baron Jul 22, 2007 F-1's Hamilton escapes serious injury after crash Jul 22, 2007 European Grand Prix Jul 22, 2007 Hamilton OK after crash Jul 22, 2007 Sorenson Earns 1st Busch Win In 2 Years Jul 22, 2007 Crash 'won't sideline Lewis' Jul 22, 2007 Hamilton crashes in qualifying for European Grand Prix, taken away in Ambulance Jul 22, 2007 Hamilton suffers heavy crash at Formula One Jul 22, 2007 Speedy recovery Jul 22, 2007 Hamilton fastest in early practice Jul 21, 2007 Hamilton, Raikkonen post fastest times in practice sessions for European GP Jul 21, 2007 Breaking NewsHamilton In Race Crash Drama Jul 21, 2007 McLaren rookie revs past Ferraris Raikkonen to top timesheets in practice Jul 21, 2007 European GP Results Jul 21, 2007 IRL Driver Hornish Deliberating Jump To NASCAR Jul 21, 2007 Raikkonen in McLaren's mirrors Jul 21, 2007 Honda retain Button, Barrichello Jul 20, 2007 Hamilton backs McLaren to beat rap Jul 20, 2007 Emotional race for debutant Winkelhock Jul 20, 2007 Ferraris Raikkonen can add to McLarens woes in Germany Jul 20, 2007 Lewis vows to keep winning Jul 20, 2007 Winkelhock to make Formula 1 debut Jul 19, 2007 Ferrari confident of weekend win Jul 19, 2007 McLaren Mercedes at Mid-Season Jul 16, 2007 Ferrarigate leaves Hamilton under fear of expulsion Jul 14, 2007 Klien gets chance with Spyker team Jul 12, 2007 Raikkonen Alonso have differing views Jul 9, 2007 VCU's Grant probably next Gators coach Jun 2, 2007 Valencia seals deal for F1 race in 2008 Jun 2, 2007 Auto Racing Notebook: Newman bumps Earnhardt from Dover pole Jun 2, 2007 It's official: Valencia will stage Formula One street race starting in 2008 Jun 1, 2007 A fast track to grand prix glory May 13, 2007 The Last Lap May 12, 2007 Valencia gets a race in 2008 May 11, 2007 F1 has no Schumacher, and other changes Mar 8, 2007
Title leader Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's European Grand Prix ... NUERBURGRING, Germany -- Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's European Grand Prix, his McLaren team said. (CNN -- International)
Webber third at European Grand Prix Jul 23, 2007
Webber snares podium finish at European Grand Prix - Motorsport - Sport ... Webber snares podium finish at European Grand Prix ... McLaren's Fernando Alonso won a wet and wild European Grand Prix on Sunday to cut championship-leading team mate Lewis Hamilton's lead to just two points. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mark Webber celebrated third place for Red Bull with typical Aussie bluntness at the European Grand Prix. "Relief? You don't say, mate. It's a bloody huge relief, for the whole team and myself," declared the Australian. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Roberto Pfeil / APFernando Alonso bows to his team after winning the European Grand Prix on Sunday ... NUERBURG, Germany - Two-time defending Formula One champion Fernando Alonso outdueled Felipe Massa on a slippery track, passing the Ferrari driver late in the race Sunday to win the European Grand Prix. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Takes Third Win for the Season under Unpredictable Conditions. Unpredictable weather conditions paved the way for the most eventful race of the season. (Suite101.com)
Double world champion Fernando Alonso brilliantly won the European Grand Prix yesterday. Alonso's third win of the season leaves him just two points behind McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in the overall drivers' standings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Double world champion Fernando Alonso brilliantly won the European Grand Prix here on Sunday as confusion reigned at the Nurburgring. SPECIAL. (Daily News & Analysis)
MCLAREN'S Fernando Alonso won a thrilling European Grand Prix yesterday to cut championship-leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton's lead to just two points ... Top form: Spanish McLaren-Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso celebrates after winning the European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
I'm absolutely thrilled to be privileged to experience a situation like this, Schumacher told the crowd of 135,000 before unveiling a banner spread on a hoarding around the S-corner at a ceremony at the start of the European Grand Prix. Schumacher was then the first to drive through the newly named corner, where this season's championship leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren crashed heavily in Saturday's qualifying. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Alonso takes Formula One race Two-time defending Formula One champion Fernando Alonso passed Felipe Massa with five laps left to win the rain-slickened European Grand Prix in Nuerburg, Germany. Series points leader Lewis Hamilton was ninth, finishing out of the top three for the first time in 10 races this season. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
But the heated argument behind the victory podium between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa minutes after the European Grand Prix on Sunday changed nothing in the results of the race. In fact, it perfectly reflected what had just happened on track: Five laps from the end of the race, Alonso had squeezed his McLaren Mercedes past Massa's Ferrari, the two cars hit each other, Alonso was furious but held himself together, and he won the race. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
" He beat 2006 Edmonton winner Justin Wilson to the finish line by 3.947 seconds - about half the final straightaway. Rookies Graham Rahal, Bourdais' Newman/Haas/Lanigan teammate, and Simon Pagenaud were third and fourth, with Canadian favorite and 2003 series champion Paul Tracy fifth. Bourdais, who came into the race two points behind Doornbos and one back of Power in the closest title fight since 1999, broke it open Sunday. He heads for next week's race in San Jose, Calif., 20 points ahead of... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
"Unless Formula One can become a contributor to the technology that might help the environment, it's likely it will become a dinosaur," Nick Fry, team principal of Honda racing, told Reuters in an interview at Sunday's European Grand Prix. "It's almost come true with the floods in England last week. If there are environmental disasters happening around the world in the future before races, people will say it's inappropriate to then put on a glitz show, burning lots of fossil fuel.". (Planet Ark, United States)
BERLIN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Formula One double champion Fernando Alonso won a rainy race of European Grand Prix near Western German city of Nurburgring on Sunday, slashing his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton's championship lead from 12 points to two. Sunday's race encountered a rare torrential rain, resulting in the first red flag for nine years for the Grand Prix. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lewis Hamilton's unbroken run of formula one success finally came to an end yesterday when he could finish only ninth in a dramatic European grand prix played out in treacherous wet conditions. The 22-year-old Briton started in 10th place on the grid after his high-speed accident in qualifying, from which he miraculously escaped unscathed, but he suffered a puncture in a tangle on the first corner and was among six drivers to skid off into the same gravel trap when the circuit became flooded... (Guardian Unlimited)
NURBURGRING (Germany), July 22: Double world champion Fernando Alonso brilliantly won the European Grand Prix here on Sunday as confusion reigned at the Nurburgring. Alonso's third win of the season leaves him just two points behind McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the overall drivers' standings. (India Times, India)
Kimi Raikkonen on pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix ... NURBURGRING, Germany -- Kimi Raikkonen claimed pole position and Lewis Hamilton was involved in a high-speed crash in a dramatic qualifying competition for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. (CNN -- International)
The Finn, third in the drivers' title race and chasing his third win in a row, returns to the Nurburgring for today's European Grand Prix with considerably more optimism than in previous years. Raikkonen had a dismal record at the circuit with McLaren, the championship leader embroiled in a damaging spy controversy with Ferrari, and their engine partners Mercedes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is carried off the track on a stretcher after crashing during qualifying for the European Grand Prix on Saturday ... NUERBURG, Germany - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton appeared to escape serious injury when he crashed into a wall during qualifying Saturday for the European Grand Prix in which Kimi Raikkonen took the pole. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hamilton 'fine' after qualifying crash; Raikkonen on pole - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
The Associated Press Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton appeared to escape serious injury when he crashed into a wall during qualifying Saturday for the European Grand Prix in which Kimi Raikkonen took the pole. After spending about two hours under observation and undergoing a scan in a military hospital in nearby Koblenz, Hamilton returned to the circuit and his McLaren team's motor home, hoping to race today. (News & Observer -- Sports)
" Ohio native Sam Hornish Jr. will start out of the No. 7 slot. St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon, third in points, qualified 11th. The 18-car field will have 85 laps to try to solve the twisting, 13-turn, 2.258-mile circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, hosting its inaugural IndyCar Series event. Castroneves, who went 121.620 mph, captured his sixth pole of the season by beating out Patrick by just less than three-tenths of a second. He's been the polesitter at all three of the IndyCar street and... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton survived a terrifying 260km/h crash but insisted he is ready to race in Sunday's European Grand Prix. Hamilton could do nothing to prevent the spectacular qualifying shunt when his front-right tyre exploded sending his McLaren-Mercedes hurtling into a tyre wall with terrific force. (iAfrica.com)
NUERBURGRING, Germany (AP): Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed in qualifying Saturday for the European Grand Prix and was taken by ambulance from the track. Hamilton waved and gave a thumbs-up sign as he was being taken on a stretcher into the ambulance. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
BERLIN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed his car to the tyre wall at the qualifying race of the European Grand Prix near Western German city of Nurburgring on Saturday. The 22-year-old McLaren driver said later he was fine and wanted to race on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
That was the time it took during qualifying for today's European Grand Prix for a front wheel on his McLaren-Mercedes to work loose and send the Englishman into a tyre barrier at more than 100mph. Hamilton was removed from the damaged car and taken to the track's medical centre, where it was established that no bones had been broken. (Guardian Unlimited)
NUERBURGRING, Germany (Reuters) -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton showed no signs of being slowed by a weekend bout of flu when he set the pace in Friday's free practice for the European Grand Prix. Championship leader Hamilton is recovering from a bout of influenza. (CNN -- International)
NUERBURGRING, Germany If a lingering cold and the looming threat of punishment for his team is affecting Lewis Hamilton ahead of the European Grand Prix, he is not showing it. The Formula One rookie who is leading the championship set the pace in Friday's two 90-minute practice runs for Sunday's race. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is receiving medical treatment and has been placed into an ambulance after his car crashed into a tyre barrier during practice for the European Grand Prix in Germany. More follows. (Sky News)
MCLAREN'S Lewis Hamilton showed no signs of being slowed by a weekend bout of flu when he set the pace in yesterday's free practice for the European Grand Prix ... First drive: Spyker driver Markus Winkelhock from Germany drives past his team's pit during the first free practice session for the European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racing circuit yesterday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
NUERBURGRING, Germany: Results Saturday in practice for Sunday's Formula One European Grand Prix on the 5. 1-kilometer (3. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
There's a lot of little things that you need to consider and adjust yourself for to be able to be competitive in that series. " No sooner were those words out of his mouth than he added, "Just because someone is good in one thing doesn't mean that they're going to be good in another. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Lewis Hamilton goes into tomorrow's European grand prix at the N. rburgring a comfortable 12 points ahead of his McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Fernando Alonso and knowing that if he keeps his head and concentrates on consistency he could well have already broken the back of the world championship with eight races to run. (Guardian Unlimited)
Barrichello joined Honda from Ferrari in 2006 and starts his 243rd race in Sunday's European Grand Prix ... The Brazilian, who joined Honda from Ferrari in 2006, will be starting his 243rd race in Sunday's European Grand Prix. (CNN -- International)
"I've only been with the team for a year but I have known (team boss) Ron (Dennis) for nine years now and this (cheating) is something that Ron would never do," he said at the European Grand Prix. "That's why I have such great belief in the team. "I do feel they are one of the most honest teams out there. (CNN -- International)
LONDON: Germany will have five Formula One drivers on the 22-man starting grid at the Nuerburgring on Sunday after Spyker confirmed Markus Winkelhock for his home European Grand Prix. Winkelhock, 27, will make his debut at the scene of his father Manfred's last Grand Prix before his death in a sports car race at Mosport in Canada in 1985. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
The Finn, third in the Formula One title race and chasing his third win in a row, returns to the Nuerburgring for Sunday's European Grand Prix with considerably more optimism than in previous years. Raikkonen had a dismal record at the circuit with McLaren, the championship leaders who are embroiled in a damaging spy controversy with Ferrari, and their engine partners Mercedes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Driver's world championship leader Lewis Hamilton was in bullish mood ahead of Sunday's European Grand Prix, promising to push for race wins rather than consolidating his lofty position. The 22-year-old Briton is yet to finish off the podium in his Formula One career and has established a 12 point lead over his Spanish McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso who lies second in the standings. (iAfrica.com)
Germany's Markus Winkelhock to drive for Spyker at European Grand Prix ... LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Germany's Markus Winkelhock will make his Formula One race debut for Spyker in Sunday's European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring ... Winkelhock replaces Christijan Albers in the Spyker for this weekend's European Grand Prix. (CNN -- International)
Ferrari have arrived in Germany for the European Grand Prix in positive mood, while off the track, the legal proceedings relating to the Formula 1 spy drama rumble on. Kimi Raikkonen has won the last two grand prix for the resurgent Italian team, his victory in England earlier this month following a similarly impressive performance in France. (iAfrica.com)
Heading into the 10th race, the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Lewis Hamilton leads the driver standings with 70 points. McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso in second place with 58. (Suite101.com)
The team has been ordered to appear before the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on July 26, four days after the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, to answer for the discovery of a 780-page dossier detailing Ferrari secrets in the possession of its chief designer, Mike Coughlan. The fact that Coughlan had the files, with or without the knowledge of his superiors, thrust McLaren into the clutches of Article 151c of the sporting code, which deals with "any fraudulent conduct or any act... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
"This test with Spyker could lead to him returning to a race seat and those opportunities do not come along often. "Honda will do whatever is possible to help our young drivers to further their careers and keep moving forward," added the Brazilian. However Spyker team principal Colin Kolles said the test, which follows a visit by Klien to the Spyker factory on Monday after the British Grand Prix, did not mean the 24-year-old was sure to get the drive. Indian Narain Karthikeyan, who raced at... (CNN -- International)
There were eight races remaining, starting with the European Grand Prix on July 22 in Nuerburgring, Germany. It was formerly called the German Grand Prix before a conflict among organizers. (International Herald Tribune)
Valencia, Spain, will stage the European Grand Prix starting next year after Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone signed a seven-year contract with event organizers. NFL. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The race, to be called the European Grand Prix, is scheduled for late in the season on a newly designed circuit based around the city's America's Cup port. The inclusion of the Valencia race will give Spain two Grands Prix next year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Valencia, Spain, will stage the European Grand Prix starting next year after Formula One officials signed a seven-year contract with event organizers. The agreement to bring a second F1 race to Spain after the Spanish GP in Barcelona was announced May 10. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
VALENCIA, Spain: Valencia will stage the European Grand Prix starting next year after Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone signed a seven-year contract with event organizers Friday. The Valencia regional government confirmed that Ecclestone signed the agreement with Valmor Sport, which owns the rights to organize the street circuit race. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
The European Grand Prix season begins this afternoon (Sunday May 13) at Barcelona. Tickets for all European races can be purchased from Liaisons Abroad (0870 4214020; ) who also offer ticket booking facilities for international music, cultural and sporting events. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
The popular image of the European Grand Prix circuit, with its dukes and duchesses and ascot-wearing playboy drivers, is as foreign to NASCAR as Bordeaux is to Bud. NASCAR in America is religion, replete with charismatic figures, creeds and commandments about how life should be lived. (Time.com)
The race, to be called the European Grand Prix, is scheduled for late in the season on a newly designed circuit reminiscent of Monaco's with its harbour-side location. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
" There's a very short list of three-time champions in Formula One: Jack Brabham, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Jackie Stewart, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost and, of course, Schumacher. Alonso has a string of "youngest" records already - youngest to gain a pole position, win a Grand Prix and take one and two titles - and hopes to become a three-time winner shortly after turning 26 in July. After years with the flamboyant Flavio Briatore as mentor and team boss, Alonso now finds... (News & Observer -- Sports)
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