Slipstream Saturday: F1 Returns to Hockenheim & More
This weekend Formula 1 visits one of its old stomping grounds when the series hits Hockenheimring for the German Grand Prix. If you recall, there …
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Happiness Is…Games
What is to be made of Cup racing at the moment? From a distanced perspective, it is a wild hodge-podge of things, full of positives …
Slipstream Saturday: Radio Rules, Track Limits and More at the Hungarian Grand Prix
As Formula 1 is set to have back-to-back race weekends before the summer break, here’s a look at what’s happening at this week’s Hungarian Grand …
Happiness Is… Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Sitting Out
What to do, what to do? One of the things that Bill France decried when shepherding the sport of NASCAR was that the fans should …
Slipstream Saturday: Teammate Turmoil & More Ahead of the British GP
Welcome back to some more Formula 1. In previous years it was rare to have back-to-back race weekends, but this year there’s five, with this …
Happiness Is… A Newly Repaved Kentucky Speedway
This past weekend highlighted how the concept of racing can go awry. At its most basic, racing seems to focus on the idea of trying …
Slipstream Saturday: The Communication Rule & More Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix
The last Formula 1 race, the first on the Baku Street Circuit in Azerbaijan, highlighted one of the problems with the current rules governing the …
Happiness Is… NBC’s Return
Road course racing has gained in popularity over the past few years. One of the reasons for this shift is that the races have supplanted …
Slipstream Saturday: The First Race at the Baku City Circuit
This weekend Formula 1 will race on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, a new track to the schedule. The addition provides another tight challenge to …
Happiness Is…The Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon Feud
This column has pointed out some of the silliness surrounding how drivers can make the Chase in the first weekend of racing and then be …