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Nelson Piquet Jr.: The most Interesting Racing Career ever (?) An Article by Brian Cotnoir           There’s no doubt about it; Race Car drivers are some of the most interesting people in all of Pro-Sports.   Depending on the type of racing, these brave men (and a few pioneering women) travel at spends between 130-330 MPH (depending on their particular type of racing).  Auto Racing is one of the most dangerous sports, and is one of only two sports (the other being Professional Boxing), where there is no guarantee you’ll finish the event alive.  If you’re a professional race car driver you have to be—virtually—fearless, and there have been some amazing drivers, who have had some amazing careers.   And some have gone on to not really have amazing careers, but… well let’s say interesting careers nonetheless, and today I’m here to talk about a driver with one of the—if not the most interesting—racing career ever, Nelson Piquet Jr.        Nelson Piquet Jr. is the son of three

5 Reasons why NASCAR Fans should start following Formula 1 An Article By Brian Cotnoir         So I’ve only really been following Formula 1 since last season.   It’s not that I never had an interest in it, it’s just that Broadcast Coverage in the United States wasn’t always that great.   Well that’s improved—somewhat—over the years.   I really enjoyed watching the Grand Prix races, and since NASCAR has become so G.D. boring it’s provided an interesting outlet for me to get my auto racing fix.   Over the winter, I started doing a lot of research about the history of Formula 1 and I’ve watched almost every race of the 2018 Season so far.   So here are some reasons why I am suggesting for why fans of NASCAR may want to consider the switch to F1 1.) Smaller Fields Your average field for a Formula 1 race consists of 20 cars from 10 teams.   In my opinion, that—somewhat—levels the playing field.    Each team has two cars, so the most Points scoring positions a team can