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2002 Motorsports season in review.(News)(Brief Article)

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| December 16, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The 2002 motorsports season saw two major series with runaways and two series that went down to the last race of the season.

It was a summer where we saw the Ferrari Formula One team completely obliterate all comers, Michael Schumacher having secured his fifth world championship-in July.

CART experienced its usual amount of off-track challenges, but this year, unlike last, the on-track action overshadowed the political wrangling and boardroom contretemps. Cristiano da Matta won a dominant and well-deserved championship.

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