Archive for October 19th, 2008

Gorgeous weather – bright sunshine and brilliant blue skies – made it hard to believe that qualifying had been rained out. That meant starting positions were decided by Chase points standing – and gave Jimmie Johnson an invaluable and ultimately unbeatable edge.
Compared with the other tracks we visit in the NASCAR series, Martinsville is absurdly [...]

After the thrills, spills, high drama and controversy of Japan, what Lewis Hamilton and McLaren really needed this weekend was a calm, disciplined, error-free outing. In other words: no Shanghai surprises.
Hamilton has faced a barrage of criticism in the past week from media and fellow drivers alike, for his red mist moment at the start [...]

With all the titles long-since decided, the Malaysian MotoGP was really “for fun”. Except that no one but a true sadist could really enjoy those stifling, ultra-humid conditions. Well – no one except for Valentino Rossi, naturally.
Rossi is like Michael Schumacher in that it doesn’t matter how many titles, how many races have been won [...]