Lewis Hamilton

It used to be she liked football and baseball players, usually from Philadelphia. But things happen and times change. Football fades and baseball recedes. Now it’s the thrill, the sound, the drama and divas of Formula 1 Racing. She loves Lewis Hamilton, the winner of last year’s World Championship after a close and intense rivalry against the aristocratic German driver on his own Mercedes team, Nikki Rosberg. All Hamilton had going for him was total determination to win.

It begins all over again right now, in Australia, and this year Ferrari is back in the running. She’s staying up in the middle of the night to watch. Because it’s so much more exciting than the divas of the NFL.

If you’re still up, join the party on NBC Sports Channel.