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Rally Driver Rosemary Smith Balances Racing with A Complex Personal Life in Driven
Rosemary Smith made headlines for the first time in decades when, in 2017, she became the oldest person to drive a Formula One car at 79 years of age. It was a brief moment of vindication for the former rally driver who spent years battling stereotypes and low expectations: here, she could prove herself on…
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The Comprehensive Story Of The Indy 500 Secret That Became A Legend
Imagine a racing program kept so silent that not even motorsport’s most inquiring minds would be able to figure it out. No leaked information, no teasers, no slip-of-the-lip. Dead silence until one month before the biggest racing event of the year. That could never happen in this modern era. But Penske, Ilmor and Mercedes pulled…