After this historictitle, Corinthians also won the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup defeating the seventh most valuable soccer team, the English superpower Chelsea FC.
His need for extra time away from the track reflects on the fierce battle he had with McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and the Williams-BMW of Juan Pablo Montoya before claiming his historictitle in Suzuka.
But if, say, A-10 newcomers Butler and VCU are reprising their historic 2011 NCAA semifinal in Sunday's title game, the here and now of the basketball will overshadow all that.