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But anyone wondering why this elite form of open-wheel racing attracts so many passionate followers around the globe will find no better answer than a stirring new documentary about Ayrton Senna.

'Aggression With Lucidity' Richard B. Woodward 2011

His heart, though, belongs to open-wheel racing, and he spent the first 25 years of his life trying to get to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Dan Wheldon Tribute: NASCAR Remembers Fallen IndyCar Driver At Talladega Superspeedway The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Formula One currently has a 19-event calendar with events in Monte Carlo, Shanghai and Sao Paulo, among others, on twisty circuits in the world's most advanced open-wheel cars.

Formula One Is Coming to New Jersey in 2013 2011

Now she'll swap paint with the big boys and try to master cars that weigh three times as much as the open-wheel ones she's used to racing.

A Primer for 2012: Tiger, Danica and Olympic Glory Matthew Futterman 2011

Its open-wheel cars reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour and achieve high-speed cornering through advanced aerodynamics.

Racers Eyeing Streets of N.J. Darren Everson 2011

But in Europe, it's all about road racing—a fiercely competitive realm that includes not only Formula One's high-tech, open-wheel cars the kind that Senna was driving but sports cars that resemble standard production models from famous manufacturers like Mercedes and Ferrari.

Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

The Bahrain violence forced the cancellation of a lower-tier open-wheel race in Bahrain for Friday and Saturday, and leaves in doubt the March 13 season-opening Formula One race at the same track.

Bahrain forces fire on protesters; 50 injured 2011

The son of a carpenter from Heppenheim, Vettel came up through the usual path in Europe: karting, followed by the minor leagues of open-wheel racing.

The Kid Who Smoked Everybody A.J. Baime 2011

(EDDIE PELLS/AP) INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then survived the last one with a huge break from a spectacular crash to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with his second win at the Indianapolis 500.

Dario Franchitti Wins The Indianapolis 500 2010

He had the third-fastest car in qualifying, which also helped, as did a little bit of racin 'luck at the end – the kind that has come to him much more easily in the open-wheel world than in his half-year in NASCAR in 2008.

Dario Franchitti Wins The Indianapolis 500 2010