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Top Formula One teams and drivers expressed satisfaction with a compromise over rule changes for the 2003 season. FIA, the sport’s governing body, modified its proposed ban on high-priced electronic devices. FIA had wanted many driver aids banned from the opening race March 9 but settled for a ban beginning with the July 20 British Grand Prix, the 11th of 16 in the season.
– Years of breathing fumes in a race car has given NASCAR driver Rick Mast carbon-monoxide poisoning that will end his career. Mast, who has not raced since May after making 364 Winston Cup starts over 15 years, said the symptoms are similar to “the worst hangover in your life.” Mast said doctors say there is no timetable for when the poison will be out of his system.
