(GMM) Scott Speed's road to formula one has not been easy.
Putting aside the difficulty of an American making it big at the pinnacle of motor sport, the 22-year-old from California has spent the past few years fighting his toughest battle.
Preceding Speed's signing as an inaugural Red Bull-backed driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso, he was struck with ulcerative colitis, a serious and painful disease that causes ulcers and irritation in the colon.
He told the 'Boston Herald' newspaper that the disease is today controlled with medication.
''It's part of this whole thing that's made everything so hard,'' Speed said in an interview.
The first American to reach F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993, however, will not be content to roll around at the rear of the grid.
Speed explains: ''I think realistically my personal goal is to become a world champion. If this year helps me learn and helps me get closer to that, it will be a success.''
Written: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:31:38
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