Great Drivers have Risen and Fallen in the History of Formula 1

When someone thinks of Ford Motor Company, one of the first things that comes to mind is the Mustang. Carroll Shelby revolutionized the world of cars, especially with his work on the Ford Mustangs. Carroll was not only a racecar driver, but he also created racecars and street legal vehicles. He is a member of the Automotive Hall of Fame and the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame, just to name a few, and in 1956 and ’57 was named Driver of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Shelby died March 10, 2012 at the age of 89, and in this speech I hope that I can convince you that he is more than worthy of the prominent place he holds in the history of performance vehicles.

He was born in Kyabram and moved to Melbourne when he was 5 years old, where he was raised in St Albans. As cousins we naturally met as children, and for as long as I can remember he has always had an affinity with cars – and the faster the better. From a young age he was either talking about cars, or reading the monthly edition of a car magazine, and to this day that is what you will still find him doing.

After retiring from chicken farming Shelby became an excellent racer. In 1952 during January Shelby drove his first race. Shelby started with a drag raced of a quarter mile in a hot rod. In 1952 he also drove his first road race. “Carroll Shelby drove a British MG, this car was considered very underpowered. Shelby beat everyone in his car’s class and even the jaguar XK120

Modern day NASCAR hasn’t really differed that much. It is said the best NASCAR driver today is Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon was born on august the 4 1971 in Vallejo, California. Gordon started driving when he was five years old. Preforming laps on a makeshift track. Gordon won rookie of the year in 1991 in NASCAR. He was the first race car driver to win $100 million dollars in cup winnings in 2011. He placed third on NASCAR all-time win list. The next driver is debatable the best NASCAR driver today. His name is Dale Earnhardt Jr. his dad was dale Earnhardt the “intimidator”. Dale was born October 10, 1974 in concord North Carolina. Nick named junior dale is a party and fun to be around kind of guy. And on the track he is all business. Junior shows he can

To begin, Muhammad Ali was born in a life where his parents knew he would accomplish great things. Ali was born on January 17th, 1942, in Louisville Kentucky. According to, the book, The Importance Of Muhammad Ali, his father said that Ali, ”Came into this world with a good body and a big head, that was the image of Joe Louis. That made me real proud, I loved Joe Louis.” Ali was known as a leader, even

Dale's first break in to racing was in 1975 when he drove in his first Winston cup race, coming in at 22nd. For Dale, unlike many other drivers, driving was not a hobby, it was almost his only means of support. If he was short of money, he borrowed from other drivers, hoping that he would win the next Sunday's race so he could pay them back on Monday. Dale was a fearless driver, but he was also astonishingly precise. Dale's first major break was in 1978, when he replaced another driver in the world cup 600, in Charlotte N.C. where he placed 7th one race, that is when he caught the eye of a Winston cup car owner. That owners name was Rod Osterlund and wasn't happy with his current driver. Rod replaced his current driver with Dale for the next-to-last race of that season, and Dale drove with his characteristic fearlessness, refusing to be intimidated by the experienced drivers he was competing against. This won him a full-time position driving for Osterlund, and in only his 16th start, he had his first win. By 1979, Earnhardt was named

There were many famous racers in the Indy 500. There were male racers and female racers who have won of lot of races. Ray Harroun was the first person to won the Indy 500 race. The race happened in 1911, and the car that won was the Indianapolis 500 car. Some other famous male racers were A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, and Rick Mears. The first female racer was Danica Patrick coming in at 4th place with 19 laps. Some famous female racers were Sara Fisher, Simona De Silvestro, etc.

David Carl Allison was born on February 21st, 1961 in Hueytown, Alabama. He grew up racing dirt track cars and drag cars alike, always seeming fascinated by the mere thought of racing. He began to follow in the footsteps of his father, Bobby Allison, who at the time was already racing for NASCAR. When Davey became old enough he decided to pursue racing as a career, so he signed with NASCAR. Growing up around cars of multiple types gave

was to be sent off, but he decided to change and adjust to his environment and learn from his past

Born in San José, Costa Rica in 1950, Franklin Chang Díaz spent his childhood days in a cardboard box with his friends, going through the rituals of a rocket launch like they had heard about on the radio and television. After Díaz graduated high school in Costa Rica, he worked to earn enough money for a one-way ticket to Connecticut. Once in the United States, he enrolled in high school for another year

Adrian Beltre was born on April 7. 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Beltre’s family was very much involved in the two most popular sports in the Dominican Republic: baseball and cockfighting. Adrian 's dad raised some of the top roosters at one time. Related by marriage, Felipe Alou, a player, and manager in the MLB has memories of holding Beltre when he was just a baby. Beltre’s dad told Felipe that he wanted his son to become a great ball player one day (SportsDayDFW.com).

Alicia Alonso was born in Havana, Cuban in 1921. At age 8 she wanted to be a dancer. She started dance at age 9. She made it into 7 shows. Giselle, Swan Lake, sleeping Beauty, Theme and Variations, Lilac Garden, Undertow, and fall River Legend. At age 16 she moved to the U.S. She married Fernando Alonso at age 16.

Roberto Clemente comes from very humble beginnings. Roberto clemente was born on aug. 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Melchor and had six siblings. His parents were hard-working, Clemente's father worked in the sugarcane and construction area and Clemente's mother was a laundress and gave food to the construction people and cane workers. Roberto's parents taught the siblings and Roberto about not being ashamed of being poor. Even though They earned $0.45 a day, their priority was getting food on the table for the siblings and Roberto. Roberto was a hard worker and He wanted a bike. It took him three years to earn the money to buy a bike. Roberto helped his dad with construction.

Ferdinand - Son and successor of Alonso. Ferdinand appears in some ways to be as pure and immature as Miranda. He falls in love with her upon first sight and happily submits to servitude in order to win her father’s approval.

People wondered about this racing many years ago. The cars were very different from today’s formula ones. The question of safety and also the atmosphere of racing was different. It was a risk to drive so fast and a lot of tragic accidents happened. Also the rules have been changed since the first race was held. The rules are very strict today for safety. According