Nita's Blog

By Nita Wiggins

So I missed out on the Cirque du Danica.

Got a dose of international auto racing just the same… at the excitement of the Montreal Grand Prix. The Formula 1 race ran concurrently with the Indy car weekend in Fort Worth.

That Hamilton kid is the hot property in this league.
Don’t confuse Lewis Hamilton with the Rangers’ Josh Hamilton even though they’re both headline-grabbers right now.

Lewis Hamilton was the cover boy in the Montreal and Quebec City newspapers on Wednesday and the lead story on several Canadian sports broadcasts. The Hamilton spotlight preceded more of the same in the Friday editions.

Michael Schumacher, once regarded as the world’s most recognized racecar driver, received just a teaser item on the sports cover that day. It shared space with yet another photo of Hamilton.

What draws the attention to Hamilton, anyway?
Other than the results, well, he looks like Tiger Woods with fashionable sideburns. He exudes a lot of confidence despite being 23 years old.

AND ... this Hamilton had the F-1 points lead (with 2 wins in '08) when the green flag dropped for the weekend in Montreal. He had the pole for the race. The year before he had 4 wins as a rookie.

Living up to the hype. Imagine that.
If you haven’t seen him, take a look.

You might get hooked on F-1.