内容摘要：The son of five-time motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan, Jack Doohan made his Formula 1 debut in the last race of 2024 and started this year for Alpine at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The son of five-time motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan, Jack Doohan made his Formula 1 debut in the last race of 2024 and started this year for Alpine at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Indeed, just about everywhere O’Ward goes,. Hundreds of fans will stand for hours in the sweltering sun outside the Arrow McLaren garage to

. And when they start singing O’Ward’s name, planning sessions and debriefs have been put on pause so that he can give them what they want.Might be one of those high-fives. Or a quick picture. Or an autograph.Perhaps scrawled across one of the cardboard promos of O’Ward that folks keep stealing from the local supermarkets.

“It’s grown a lot, really,” O’Ward said of his stardom. “Last year’s Indy 500 was a big step in that, I would say.”After finishing second to Marcus Ericsson two years earlier, O’Ward had once again put himself in position to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” He passed teammate Alexander Rossi for second with 10 laps to go, and began tracking down defending champion Josef Newgarden, passing for the lead as they roared into Turn 1 on the final lap. But as they entered Turn 3 at the end of the long backstretch, Newgarden regained the lead, and he held on from there for

It wasn’t just the heartbreak of finishing second again that further endeared O’Ward to his fans, though. It was his response. On pit road, he only managed to get halfway out of his car before slumping over, his helmet hiding his naked emotions.

They came out later, when O’Ward admitted: “I just want to win this race so freaking bad.”Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve likes to compare Collier’s work ethic to that of Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson, a three-time MVP of the league.

“They each add something (to their game) every year,” Reeve said. “I think when A’ja Wilson comes back this year, she’s going to be even better than last year, which is scary — Same for Phee.”Collier has added something each year, whether that’s becoming more aggressive in hunting her shot or being a more consistent scorer off the dribble. That was clear during her stellar 2024 season, when Collier finished fifth in the league in scoring, third in rebounding and was the MVP runner-up behind Wilson.

Averaging 20.4 points per game last season, Collier led the Lynx to their deepest playoff run since 2017, when a Sylvia Fowles-led squad won the championship one year after falling just short.Collier is hoping for a similar run in 2025.