Slipstream Saturday: The Hungarian Grand Prix & More
This weekend, Formula 1 makes its return to the Hungaroring for the (surprise surprise) Hungarian Grand Prix. This race brings with it a particular eagerness …
As a writer and editor, Ava anchors the Formula 1 coverage for the site, while working through many of its biggest columns. Ava earned a Masters in Sports Studies at UGA and a PhD in American Studies from UH-Mānoa. Her dissertation Chased Women, NASCAR Dads, and Southern Inhospitality: How NASCAR Exports The South is in the process of becoming a book.
Happiness Is: Ratings, Intelligence & That New Car Smell
Hope you enjoyed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Silly Season, brought to you by the Jackhawk 9000 as it seems like it has almost …
Happiness Is: Head Games, Shake Up & Advertising
This past Sunday, Denny Hamlin did his best to slay whatever dragons are wreaking havoc in the Joe Gibbs team complex. His win, the first …
Slipstream Saturday: Questions Surround the British Grand Prix
The British Racing Drivers Club announced this past week that they are exercising the opt-out clause in the contract they hold with Formula 1 to …
Happiness Is: Jeff Burton, Brad Keselowski & Off Track
Happiness Is… Jeff Burton. Criticizing the television personalities that help deliver the show of a NASCAR race is a rather easy task. All one needs …
Slipstream Saturday: Sebastian Vettel Away Clean & More Ahead of the Austrian GP
When the cars last took to the track in Formula 1, they raced on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan. The race turned out to be, …
Happiness Is: The NASCAR World We Live In
This past Saturday night featured the annual summer return to Daytona for the 400 mile event. This Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (oh yes, it …
Happiness Is: Farewell, Winners & Branding
From one specialty to another, that is what the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is embracing as it moves from the left coast and returns …
Slipstream Saturday: Kaltenborn’s Departure & More Ahead of the Azerbaijan GP
The first female team boss in F1 split with her organization this week in what came as a surprising move. Monisha Kaltenborn began her involvement …
Happiness Is: Silliness, Inevitability & Overload
The past Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was somewhat of anomaly for the series. The past few weeks had been a testament to messing …