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I've been watching Formula One since I can remember.  I am 22 years old and I can still remember May 1st, 1994.  I was eight years old and I don't think I have ever cried so hard in my life.  That was the day I never thought would come, the day my immortal hero was gone, the day Ayrton Senna left this world.

With Senna's death, the F1 world seem to have a black hole that couldn't be filled. Michael Schumacher burst into the scene that same year and took the next two championships, but then came an era of non-spectacular, non-charismatic champions like Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, and Mika Hakkinen.  Finally, in 2000, we saw Schumi back on top and in 2001 came a driver who looked like he could have some legendary battles with the German, Juan Pablo Montoya.

The official start of the 2008 Nascar season is just around the corner. This means new faces, new teams, and even a new name (the Sprint Cup). But it seems like the routine has changed. Throughout the years, new faces have come and gone, and Nascar has grown into a national spectacle with drivers from all around who have upped the level of competition like this series has never seen. However, this is a known fact. Nascar is no longer a southern hobby, it is a national sport. The news now is, its gone globald... a new term in the vocabulary of good old Nascar.

With less than two months remaining before the Australian Grand Prix, the Formula One world has begun warming up its motors for what is likely to be a season at least as exciting as the 2007 campaign. How is two-time world champion Fernando Alonso going to do now that he's back to where he claimed all his glory? Is Lewis Hamilton going to overcome his rookie mistakes to take what he gave up to Raikkonen last year? Or is the Finish world champion going to gain more respect after a title that very little people were talking about during the off-season? All these an many more questions will begin to be answered on March 14. But something else is back in F1 that will hopefully bring in new fans... good old-fashioned rivalries.