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Saturday
Fernando Alonso?s route to F1 | Route to F1
Fernando Alonso was the first Spanish driver to achieve major success in F1. Ahead of his home race next week, here's how he made his way to the top of a sport which was not widely followed in his home country.
Friday
Nigel Stepney 1958 ? 2014
Some obituaries are easy to write, others are more difficult. Nigel Stepney’s story is likely to end up being contentious because he was man of many talents and much energy but he also had some major flaws. He ended up being famous for all the wrong reasons and while he deserved some of the criticism, […]
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Thursday
Motocourse Feature: 1978 - Mike Hailwood, the man behind the TT legend
MotoMatters.com is delighted to announce that we will be partnering with Motocourse, the bible of world championship motorcycle racing, to bring readers some highlights from the history of the sport. We will be regularly posting features from the early editions of Motocourse, to help bring some insight into the history of motorcycle racing, and how we got where we are today. There are some fascinating parallels to events in the present, and much to be learned from the past. If you enjoy these articles, Motocourse have editions available in their electronic archive and via their free iPad app.
Today's article is a background piece on the legendary Mike Hailwood, written after his legendary return to the Isle of Man TT in 1978, winning the TT Formula One race on a Ducati. As the article consists of a series of scans, click on the image to expand it to full size, then navigate through the pages by clicking on the right or left hand side of the images.
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Wednesday
Tuesday
After contact on pit road, Brad Keselowski spoke and showed his displeasure with Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski has said that he learned a lot from Kurt Busch when the two drivers were together at Team Penske. On Sunday, that education didn't prevent Keselowski from being infuriated with Busch at Martinsville.
Though given his hand gestures, does he think Busch is No. 1?
Keselowski ran into Kasey Kahne on pit road and as Busch tried to get by, he plowed into Keselowski with the side of his car. It knocked the front of Keselowski's car all out of alignment and the 2012 Sprint Cup Series champ was forced to go to the garage for repairs. While he was there, he told Fox in an interview that he was tired of Busch's "recklessness" and sarcastically told him "thanks."
When Keselowski got back on track, he showed Busch his displeasure with a certain finger on his left hand.
(As you can guess, the video below contains an inappropriate gesture. Play at your own risk.)
The two Penske teammates in 2010 and 2011 then bumped back and forth as Keselowski drove without a front-end to his car. However, we have a feeling this may not be over. There's still a lot of time left in Sunday's race and Busch isn't the type to let something go, as he referenced a post-race confrontation over his radio.
Is it Kurt being Kurt? We'll find out.
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Monday
Chrome Horn Post-Fontana Debrief: There's no need to exaggerate a great race
It's some mid-week Chrome Horn action for you.
Join Geoffrey Miller and yours truly as we discuss everything and anything Fontana, including the tire issues, NASCAR officials getting their uniforms caught in the fence, and how the race was a very good one even without the final restart.
And speaking of that final restart, I'll dive in to why there's absolutely no need to exaggerate the moments that happened on Sunday and turn them into something greater than they were.
In a brief span Monday afternoon, two prominent NASCAR media members described the moments after the green flag waved for the final restart as "seven-wide." While cars may have been using seven different lanes, they most certainly were not "seven-wide."
It's like the NASCAR version of the fish story with an event that happened hours, not years, ago. And it shouldn't be necessary to trumpet what was a thrilling race. Sometimes things need no exaggeration.
Give it a listen. Click here to listen or click here to download. Find us on iTunes here.
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Sunday
Casey Mears says Marcos Ambrose's punch 'got me pretty good'
Casey Mears participated in Jimmie Johnson's charity 5K race Sunday morning and admitted that yes, Marcos Ambrose did land the punch he threw towards Mears Saturday night.
Mears said his left-eye area, the place where Ambrose connected, was fine and had a sense of humor about the incident.
It's OK, he got me good though," Mears said. "He did. That's one thing I can say, is that out of all the NASCAR fights or punches or when you see people swing, usually it's a lot of fly swatting. He actually connected, so that was pretty good."
Ambrose was 18th while Mears was 19th. Mears also didn't rule out retaliation in the future, though we're not sure what the on-track protocol for punch revenge is.
"I don't think it something you just forget," Mears said. "Obviously, that's kind of where it sits."
NASCAR is investigatiing the incident and penalties, if there are any, will likely be announced on Tuesday.
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Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @NickBromberg
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