Schu - Lewis needed title

Michael Schumacher has said that two successive title losses for Lewis Hamilton would have “hurt him badly”.

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Building up for the National

Character Building remains on course for the John Smith’s Grand National after another solid run at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.

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Mika: Vettel can be champion

Mika Hakkinen has tipped German Sebastian Vettel to be a world champion sooner rather than later.

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Gentlemen, start your bobsleds! (AP)

In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, NASCAR driver Boris Said drives in the NASCAR vs NHRA Challenge event with National Guardsman Daniel Moreno from Watervliet, NY on the brakes during the third annual Bodine Bobsled Challenge in Lake Placid, NY.  Said won his second Gold medal of the day in the event and has won five of the six Bodine races since its inception.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 fired up, the rumble of its exhaust echoing through the Adirondack Mountains. That can mean only one thing: The Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge is ready for its fourth run. And even though the embattled economy forced Chevrolet to pull out as a sponsor this year, Bodine had positive news on Friday — dedication of a new building for U.S.

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Thousands at symbolic start of Dakar Rally (AP)

Hundreds of thousands of people overwhelmed the capital of Argentina on Friday to see the vehicles competing in the first Dakar Rally in South America. Rally organizers expected 500,000 to cram the parade route past the Obelisk in Plaza de Republica and along Avenida 9 de Julio, said to be the world’s widest avenue.

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Danica Patrick caught speeding, and pays fine (AP)

Danica Patrick paid a $196 fine to settle a speeding ticket after the star race car driver was caught going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone last month. Patrick, the first woman to win an IndyCar race, was due in traffic court Monday, but a Scottsdale City Court clerk says she paid the fine Wednesday. The 26-year-old driver was pulled over by Scottsdale police Dec.

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Danica Patrick cited for speeding again (PA SportsTicker)

Danica Patrick was caught speeding off the track for the second time in 2008, according to numerous reports.

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