Some pieces of news come as a shock but it's not long before you've processed the information, stored it and moved on. Others can hit you like a sledgehammer and although you know you're being irrational, you can be left in limbo, wondering what on earth is going to happen next.As a racing fan and a Le Mans nut I read the tweet that announced Allan McNish's retirement with disbelief and then denial. The avalanche of messages that followed made it clear that the three-time Le Mans winner was indeed quitting while at the top of the sport, just 45 days after clinching the 2013 World Endurance Championship title in Shanghai with fellow Audi drivers, Tom Kristensen and Loic Duval. I was stunned.
As well as his 24-hour successes, McNish, who turns 44 later this month, is a three-time American Le Mans Series champion, the reigning WEC champion and has racked up 29 race wins from 89 races since joining Audi in 2000. He also spent two years in Formula One with Toyota. So with racing credentials like that, if anyone deserves a retirement from racing it's him. And good luck to him and thanks for the fantastic memories.
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