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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Deals with Weather, Tires and NASCAR Past in Texas

2018 Jamie Mcmurray Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

This has been a very weird year, weather-wise.  Nowhere has that been more evident than last weekend at Texas.  Friday saw temperatures in the mid-80s with humidity and thunderstorms.  Saturday saw a green-flag temperature of 34 degrees for the XFINITY race, then it was barely 50 when the Cup race started on Sunday.  And before …

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Sebastian Vettel Edges Valtteri Bottas to Win F1 Race in Bahrain

Para Sebastian Vettel Nao Ha Duvida A Pista De Sochi Favorece A Mercedes

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Sebastian Vettel’s tires were completely wearing down in Sunday’s (Apr. 8) Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. A threatening Valtteri Bottas was ready to pass him. But in the end, Vettel prevailed, holding off the Finn to win his second F1 race in a row. This one came by just sixth tenths of a second at the …

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F1: Is the Haas VF-18 Design Too Similar to the 2017 Ferrari?

2018 Haas F1

Romain Grosjean in the 2018 Haas F1 (credit: Getty Images)

As the Grand Prix of Bahrain approaches this weekend, many of the regular top teams such as Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing are in their normal positions at the top. The midfield, however, is getting more exciting, and the one more noticeable than the other is the American Haas F1 Team, which in its …

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5 Points to Ponder: Starting the NASCAR Engines Back Up

Morgan Shepherd

(Photo: John K Harrelson / NKP)

ONE: Stewart-Haas dominance in the early going Two months into the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Stewart-Haas Racing has been the sport’s dominant team. They’ve won four of the six races thus far and have all four drivers inside the top 11 in points. Most everyone would have expected multiple race victories from …

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Happiness Is: Manners, McLaren & Bowyer

Clint Bowyer Martinsville Cup Mike Neff 2018

(Photo: Mike Neff)

This past weekend brought an unusual circumstance to NASCAR as it played chicken with the weather forecast and seemingly lost.  While the 2-Headed Monster column may address how the governing body should handle dealing with the weather, this column will point out a golden opportunity that was missed. When the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series …

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Couch Potato Monday: ESPN’s F1 Return Leaves Much to be Desired

F1 Wehrlein Sauber 730

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Author’s Note: Due to the snowstorm that delayed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck series races to Monday, we are going to cover those races in next week’s edition of Couch Potato Tuesday, along with a look at FOX’s NASCAR coverage to this point in the season. Meanwhile, last weekend was also …

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Sebastian Vettel Outsmarts Lewis Hamilton to Win in Melbourne

Para Sebastian Vettel Nao Ha Duvida A Pista De Sochi Favorece A Mercedes

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Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a virtual safety car period, along with a well-timed pit stop, to come out in front of rival Lewis Hamilton halfway through Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park to win by five seconds with Kimi Räikkönen finishing in third. Vettel trailed Hamilton for the early part of the race, …

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