Valentino Rossi tries out NASCAR
We’re big fans of Valentino Rossi. He’s a nine-time MotoGP champion, once lapped within half a second of Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari F1 car, and cites Colin McCrae as his hero.
We’re big fans of Valentino Rossi. He’s a nine-time MotoGP champion, once lapped within half a second of Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari F1 car, and cites Colin McCrae as his hero.
It isn’t immediately apparent how a wily Swedish rally driver’s slidey ascent up the side of a treacherous Coloradan mountain pass can be faintly traced back to the author of the fabled ‘Declaration of Independence’, but such a connection exists. Kind of.
Here’s a little-known fact, depending of course, on your knowledge of The Internet: Sebastien Loeb started out in life as a gymnast. That’s right, before the 38-year old Frenchman found going sideways at high speed an acceptable career path, he was already a local gymnastics champion.
A racing driver’s glare is intense. Unsettlingly intense. Milliseconds feel like hours. You begin to question the very values your life is based on. TG can vouch for this because Allan McNish is glaring at us. Not because he’s angry, but because he’s serious.
“This is a very special situation,” opines Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, head of Audi’s motorsport division. He has a glint in his eye and a wry smile. “It’s the three brands that have the highest level of competition, in some of the biggest markets. The expectations for the race result from all three are high.”
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