Hamilton is possibly the most polarizing figure in auto racing, especially in Spain, where his rivalry with Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has made him the brunt of taunts, much of it racist in nature. Last week a Spanish website called "pinchalaruedadeHamilton" (burst Hamilton's tires) surfaced, featuring an animated image of Interlagos that allowed users to leave nails and porcupines on the track for Hamilton's car to run over.

From Wikipedia:

Among hundreds of anti-Hamilton comments left since 2007, some included racial insults. Comments on the website included "Half-breed, kill yourself in your car," and "I hope you run over your dad in the first pit stop, Hamilton."

Said Hamilton in February, shortly after the "blackface" incident:

“The truth is I feel quite sad. I love [Spain], especially the city of Barcelona and this circuit, which is one of my three favourites. The Spanish people have always been very warm to me, and even though I thought something like this might happen, it wasn’t pleasant … But I’m still positive, as I still have great fans and friends in Spain."

Oh, and I had no idea this circuit was so lucrative. "Hamilton now set for a £100million annual salary, eclipsing the £31million that David Beckham earned last year and even surpassing the £72million earned this year by Tiger Woods."

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Yes, Spain has a problem. First there was this. Then this. And now this thing with Hamilton ... things are so bad on the Iberian Peninsula that FIA this year launched an anti-racism campaign, after Spanish fans taunted Hamilton during testing in Spain. The web site also features a message board replete with racist taunts and threats against Hamilton. Here's the site, which seems to be down.

Formula One's governing body condemned the website, according to Brazilian media, saying that it is against any act of "discrimination and prejudice."

Hamilton enters the final race of the year with a chance to win his first title and become F1's youngest champion at age 23. He has a seven-point advantage over Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, and can win the championship by finishing fifth or better on Sunday.

Deuce of Davenport has a better closeup of the screen capture. This differs slightly from the video game I invented, in which you guide the 15th century Spanish armada across the Atlantic toward England, and immediately sink it with a small storm.

Motorsport: Racists Target Hamilton On Website [NZ Herald]

We suppose this is racing's version of the Leon Lett/Don Beebe play in Super Bowl XXVII ... dude is winning this racing extravaganza by a wide margin, until he begins waving to the crowd in triumph and loses control of the vehicle. And, into the wall! He then exits the car — just feet short of the finish line, we might add — and his reaction is the best part.

What would have made it really funny — and with the size of the cars, they could have pulled it off — is if they carried the car off on a stretcher and rolled the driver to the side of the track.

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"I guess NASCAR thinks 'Hey, wrestling worked, and it was for the most part staged, so I guess it's going to work in racing, too,"' Stewart said on his show on Sirius rado. "I can't understand how long the fans are going to let NASCAR treat them like they're stupid before the fans finally turn on NASCAR. I don't know that they've run a fair race all year."

NASCAR officials said that there were an abundance of caution flags during Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway due to "debris on the track." All the flags caused a number of lead changes, with Jeff Gordon edging Stewart for first place. NASCAR will not fine Stewart for his comments; you get to talk smack about officials in racing! However you cannot do this.

Oh, and if you don't like this post ... we have a fever! Forgive us!

Stewart Says NASCAR Rigged Like Wrestling [MSNBC]