Life in the fast lane.

My parent's don't watch baseball or basketball, they don't watch Nascar, PGA golf, or tennis. They prefer the high-octane (pun intented) sport of Formula 1 racing. And since I have been living with them again, I have begun to enjoy sitting down and watching the races.

For those of you unfamiliar with Formula 1 let me inform you that it is nothing like it's redneck cousin, Nascar. Instead of being sponsored by Bud Light, you are sponsored by Johnnie Walker; Hugo Boss instead of Dollar General. Formula 1 holds their races in such exotic locales as Bahrain; Catalunya, Spain; Sao Paolo, Brazil; Monte Carlo, Monaco; and Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Meanwhile Nascar uses other "exotic" locations as Talladega in Alabama, Kansas Motor-speedway, and Dover Speedway in Delaware.

The F1 tracks aren't your standard ovals, they are big, mean and full of curves. Also, F1 cars are made by Lotus, Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, BMW, etc. So you can expect so see lots of speed. F1 cars are masterpieces of technology as well as closely guarded secrets held by their makers. In Nascar, all cars look the same and are made the same, just by different people (Ford, Chevy, Dodge, etc).

Now, for my female readers, if none of this sounds appealing to you in any way, then let me introduce you to what initially drew me into Formula 1 racing... the drivers. These aren't your "good ol'boy" Nascar drivers, these are dapper foreigners with exotic roots and adorable accents.

Jenson Button

Age: 30

Hails from: Britain
Races for: McLaren-Mercedes

Status: Mine.... so don't even think about it.

Lewis Hamilton
Age: 25
Hails From: Britain
Races for: McClaren Mercedes

Timo Glock

Age: 28
Hails from: Germany
Races for: Virgin

Mark Webber
Age: 34
Hails from: Australia
Races for: Red Bull

Nico Rosberg
Age: 25
Hails from: Germany
Races for: Mercedes GP Petronas

To sum it up. If you want to see people spray champagne after a race instead of milk; if you would rather not be able to understand your driver interviews because of an Italian accent instead of a north Georgia accent; and if you prefer Grey Poupon to French's.... then it is time to check out F1 racing.