As a racing driver, it is heartening to see Formula 1 finally arrive in India.
It's like a racing driver practising in a BMW but then getting into a Mercedes for the race.
Mr De Tomaso had started out as a racing driver, a star in the circuit of Buenos Aires, where he was born.
ECONOMIST: Alejandro De Tomaso, car maker, died on May 21st, aged 74
She and they managed for the most part to do what they wanted (one of her girlfriends is a racing driver) without making a big fuss about the multiple absurdities.
In 1959 he and his second wife Isabelle Haskell, an American who was herself a racing driver of some accomplishment, set up a firm to design and build racing and sports cars.
"Although I am a retired racing driver, for the moment I felt back alive and now I have had to cancel all this, so I am not thinking about the future, " he added.
In a modern racing car the driver is encased in a protective capsule designed to remain intact in a crash even though the rest of the car may disintegrate.
"For more than 40 years McLaren has been a team that every racing driver has aspired to drive for ... and I'm truly honoured that they've chosen me to partner Jenson from 2013 onwards, " Perez added.
"Lewis is a fantastic driver from a speed, competitiveness and racing perspective, and now we have to learn to work together on an engineering and development side, " continued Brawn.
He worked first as a mechanic and then as a driver of the firm's racing cars.
Patrick, 30, is currently enjoying her first full year as a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver after racing open-wheel IndyCars for several years.
Inside, the cockpit is clearly oriented toward the driver, with a racing-inspired three-spoke steering wheel, a steel bar and metal cage for the shifter, and burnished metal flourishes throughout.
In August, reigning Formula 2 champion Andy Soucek terminated his contract as Virgin Racing's third and reserve driver, citing a lack of test driving opportunities this season.
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Buemi, Red Bull Racing's reserve driver, has been strongly linked with a seat at Toro Rosso, who are now 100% owned by Red Bull.
"The sudden decision by Jaguar Racing not to let me continue as a full-time Formula One driver for the team came as a complete shock to me, " he said.
Alonso was furious after almost colliding with a slow-moving Rosberg on the racing line, and the Mercedes' driver may find himself required to answer to the race stewards for what appeared to be a thoughtless piece of driving.
His love of motor racing began in the 1950s, but a crash ended his career as a driver.
Its engine, positioned in racing-car style behind the driver's seat, was a Ford, so spares were easily available and relatively cheap.
ECONOMIST: Alejandro De Tomaso, car maker, died on May 21st, aged 74
In motor racing, you can see how fast a car is going, whether the driver is using the brake or the throttle and a host of other data.
That competitive mentality is also a driver in whether I want to play the game with the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel.
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"At the end of the day this is auto racing, and it's dangerous, " said Larry Foyt, a former driver who manages A.J.
Denny Hamlin successfully returned from a compression fracture in a vertebra by turning 23 laps before getting out of his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for replacement driver Brian Vickers during the first caution.
Childress is at a crossroad as it prepares to lose its top driver, Kevin Harvick, who signed a deal to race for Stewart-Haas Racing starting in 2014.
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Danica Patrick was a lightning rod for attention while she was racing in the IndyCar series, where she was the most popular driver the past six years.
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