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November 28, 2012 Â Vettel rules. By Peter M. De Lorenzo (Posted 11/26, 11:30 a.m.) Detroit. Sebastian Vettel, the 25-year-old German Formula One driver, became the youngest three-time champion in...
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December 5, 2012 The Autoextremist Racer of the Year. By Peter M. De Lorenzo (Posted 12/4, 6:00 p.m.) Detroit. There were certainly many drivers who could qualify as our Racer of the Year in 2012. The...
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December 19, 2012 The Autoextremist Racer of the Year. By Peter M. De Lorenzo (Posted 12/4, 6:00 p.m.) Detroit. There were certainly many drivers who could qualify as our Racer of the Year in 2012....
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January 16, 2013 Â Editor's Note: Peter will return next week with a new Fumes column. - WG As optimism reigns, serious issues remain. By Peter M. De Lorenzo (Posted 1/4, 6:30 p.m.) Detroit. As January...
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And so it begins.
Editor's Note: Peter will return next week with a new "Fumes." Check out John Thawley's outstanding images as well as A.J. Morning's report from the Daytona 24 Hour (Rolex 24) in "The Line." - WG By...
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Must-See Races for 2013.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. Every racing enthusiast has must-see events on their fantasy calendar. "Fantasy" because life gets in the way of attending all the races racing enthusiasts want to see....
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Diversity of thought and the concept of "free."
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. That the sport of auto racing is on a precarious cliff of indifference, or worse, is something that can be debated endlessly, but there's no denying that there's a shift...
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Danica makes history, for better or for worse.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. By qualifying on the Pole for the Daytona 500 - the first woman driver in the history of NASCAR to do so - Danica Patrick has not only made history, she has put NASCAR...
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Daytona 500 aside, NASCAR continues to play Russian Roulette with the very...
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. Well, the Daytona 500 is in the history books and in a series of three tweets after the race I had the following to say: It's Official: The Most Boring Daytona 500 ever...
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Relentlessly out of touch and out of time, the Hulman-George family proves...
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. I suppose it should be surprising to no one that the Hulman-George family had to hire a consulting firm from Boston to evaluate "business operations," according to a...
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If you can win here, you can win anywhere.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. This weekend marks the annual knock-down, drag-out twelve-hour battle at the historic - and brutal - road racing circuit in Sebring, Florida. The most important...
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The tides of March.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Sebring. The central Florida road racing extravaganza - otherwise known as the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida - lived up to its billing as America's...
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IndyCar needs more.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. Now that the tire smoke has cleared from St. Petersburg - it was terrific to see James Hinchliffe get his first win - once again the paddock buzz revolves around a new...
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IndyCar needs more.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Editor's Note: Peter will return next week with a new installment of Fumes. - WG Detroit. Now that the tire smoke has cleared from St. Petersburg - it was terrific to see James...
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A "Rush" comes to the movies.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. The new trailer for the movie Rush - the film about Grand Prix racing during its most meteoric era as defined by the battle between James Hunt in the McLaren and Niki...
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Closing in on greatness.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. Sebastian Vettel, the 25-year-old phenom, scored his 28th Formula One victory in the Grand Prix of Bahrain on Sunday. Think about that for a moment. Vettel will be 26 on...
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Oversaturation is killing NASCAR.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. I realized long ago that expecting the France family and its leadership regime that rules NASCAR to affect serious change at any meaningful level or pace was a fool's...
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Indy will always be Indy.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. After one of the best IndyCar races in recent memory took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last weekend, the biggest race on the IndyCar calendar - the famed Indianapolis 500...
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New hope for INDYCAR.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. Robin Miller broke the story last week and it was formally announced at a press conference today (Monday) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that longtime motorsports...
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Stunning news from Indy, along with some lingering realities.
By Peter M. De Lorenzo Detroit. A couple of weeks ago I wrote that "Indy will always be Indy" and there's truth to that, good and bad. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a magnificent place, its...
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