Grand Prix Du Canada

Finally, Formula One racing is in a time zone I can deal w/ (eastern), and this year is the start of a new racing phenom, Lewis Hamilton. He's a rookie and finished in 3rd in his first race, second in the next 4 races, and finally broke through and won today. He's also the first black guy to race full time in F1. This is where NASCAR is screwing up w/ its diversity iniative. Hamilton drives for McLaren Mercedes which also fields the car of the defending series champion Fernando Alonso. In contrast, Bill Lester (the only black guy to drive in NASCAR for a long time) has a part time ride for a 3rd rate team. Maybe there would be more minority interest in NASCAR if the minorities winning races were doing it on national tv instead of at Hickory Motor Speedway. Next week the F1 series is at Indianapolis (on Fox at 1pm), so you can check it out yourself.

Even if racing isn't your thing, check out this crash from today's race. The dude had a broken leg but should be ok otherwise.