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 …
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… 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 …
Open Wheel Wednesday: Dissecting the Texas Mess & Road America
1) IndyCar postponed the conclusion of the Texas race until Aug 27 where the race will resume on lap 71 as things were. Did they …
Slipstream Saturday: The Tricky Circuit Gilles Villeneuve & More
After a weekend off, Formula 1 has jumped across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in Montreal, Canada at one of the more tricky tracks on …
Happiness Is…Pocono, Feuds & The Weekend
One of the things this column attempts to do is to point out reasons to be happy about what is going on in racing. At …
Happiness Is…Dominance, Owning It & “Fluky”
Well Sunday sure ended up being an interesting day. For being considered the best day in racing, however, there was something that felt slightly peculiar. …