Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Cars, Cars and Football

Does It Rain in Brazil? I'm amused (yes, amused, as I am not a Ferrari fan, which you may know) by Felipe Massa's total inability to drive in the rain. Of course I understand how difficult it is to race in wet condition. But spinning your car five times in the entire race and finishing dead last? And he did so in a Ferrari and was leading the Championship coming into the race? That is simply inexcusable.

Winless Wonder: When will Nick Heidfeld win a race? He's been with the BMW Sauber team seems like forever now, and all he does is keep picking up second-place finishes (he picked up his sixth at Silverstone). Even his young teammate Robert Kubica has picked up a victory in Canada. When will the stars align for Quick Nick?

Winless Wonder, Part 2: The same predicament is also staring squarely in the face of Vitor Meira who, despite a strong run, was inexcusably punted off the track by EJ Viso in the Indycar race at Watkins Glen. The number of winless races for Meira now stands at 86.

Gone But Not Forgotten: When Ryan Hunter-Reay took the chequered flag at Watkins Glen for his first ever win in the series, I couldn't help but think of Paul Dana, who was driving Hunter-Reay's car with the same sponsors and number, when he was killed while practising for the opening race in 2006. After a barren run of four long years, Rahal Letterman Racing is finally back to the victory lane.

Just Go, Baby! And finally, Brett Favre, please don't come back and just enjoy your well-deserved retirement. I know it is tough to say goodbye to the game you love oh-so much, but flip-flopping your decision to retire is not one that a good leader should make. Just stay out of the limelight and allow Aaron Rodgers to take over the team, please.

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