F1

I work for a store that sells Nextel, and so I have a lot of apparel that has the NASCAR Nextel Cup logo on it (shirts, a jacket, a hat..). People see this and think I'm a NASCAR fan -- not really, I prefer my races to have left and right turns. I have followed Formula One on and off for probably 20 years now, even when I can't find where the races are on TV to watch them. This season I find myself in a bit of a quandary, I always cheered for Michael Schumacher in the past, but he's retired now, and I need a new favorite. I considered staying with Ferrari and rooting for Kimi Raikonnen, but he's been doing lousy -- he's the lead driver on the team, and trailing his teammate Felipe Massa in the points! The real standout this year seems to be Lewis Hamilton -- his first year in F1, the junior teammate to the current world champion Fernando Alonso, and he's the one in the point's lead! He hasn't won a race yet, but he is consistently scoring podium finishes, and is 2 points ahead of his teammate after 4 races. If McLaren can keep the cars running well this year, this guy could have a shot at greatness. If not, Massa is in 3rd, with 2 wins out of the first 4 races (like Hamilton, if Ferrari can keep the cars running well, he could do great as well).

Should be an interesting year.