Motor Sports : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Formula One: Miracles do happen!

September 2nd, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen[/caption] The team which began life in Formula One as Jordan, now reborn as Force India, was locked in a battle with the legendary Scuderia Ferrari team, for much of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Giancarlo Fisichella pulled off

I am being tortured by fast cars!

August 31st, 2009

I am in the land of the free and the home of the brave (USA) and being a car guy, each time I make the trip, I have to make mental adjustments inorder to maintain my sanity. When I am on the rock (Jamaica),

Luca Badoer fails to impress in Spanish Grand Prix

August 27th, 2009

Felipe Massa was struck by a spring from Barichello’s car during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix in July and this led to events I described in a previous article (Interesting times in Formula One). We all accepted with glee, the news that Michael

I want Tanner Foust’s job!

August 24th, 2009

Tanner Foust is known for his exploits in drifting, in the American version of the Japanese D1 Series – Formula D. Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, who is the first driver in Formula D history to win successive championships in 2007 and

Win number five for Rossi – Part 2 of 2

August 20th, 2009

Lorenzo Down At the front, the heat did not subside and Rossi could not lose Lorenzo. He was attached to Rossi like heat to Africa in summer. With 6 laps to go, Lorenzo had visions of victory and took the lead entering turn 3. A

Win number five for Rossi – Part 1 of 2

August 19th, 2009

Valentino Rossi won his first Grand Prix at the Brno Circuit in the Czech Republic, 13 years ago and from the onset of the weekend it was obvious that he was still hungry for victory. In qualifying, Rossi rewrote the record books by setting

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