As Paul Tracy drove across the light rail tracks on Market Street at 160 mph Friday, the only sound was the roar of his 750-horsepower Cosworth engine.
Sounding more defiant than the day before, eyes flashing and voice steady, Floyd Landis looked into the cameras Friday and said he would prove he "deserved to win" the Tour de France.
Fernando Alonso can see nothing in Michael Schumacher's current form to suggest that the Ferrari ace need consider retirement at the end of the Formula One season.
When Brazilian Rubens Barrichello left Ferrari for Honda at the end of last year, he looked forward to winning races and fighting for the championship.
A rider on this year's Tour de France failed a dope test during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Wednesday.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher says his home crowd can make all the difference as he chases a hat-trick of wins in what could be his final German Grand Prix on Sunday.