"A rear wheel drive car fitted with proper snow tires, in the hands of a good driver is as good as anything else in the snow."

Several times back when I was maybe 17-18? Minor offs similar to this, but always on a country road, not in a built up area. But despite my protestations as the dust was settling it was entirely driver error and I realised that when I calmed down (and my mates called me a cock - quite rightly). I didn't make up some…

I am a high performance driving instructor and a race car engineer. Does that count? Because it should.

His explanation doesn't hold water. He floored it and the car snapped on him - that bit is true. His claims that 5 degrees of right lock being enough to correct it is bullshit - it looks to me like he froze. There was no appreciable lock correction - not even 90 degrees of the steering wheel, and certainly not fast…

Franck has always been pretty wild - I met him back in 1998 and he was a total nutcase. Causing havoc at a McDonalds drive thru in Le Mans with Eric Bernard in a rental car.

When we were doing straight line testing at Santa Pod raceway (English drag strip) back in 2008 with the Panoz Hybrid electric prototype (we were doing power steering and ABS tests of a system bought from Williams F1 for the Le Mans programme) the driver stated - loudly and clearly and often - that it was "fucking…

I had some relatively severe turbulence coming to Canada from Mexico once. I always wear my seat belt so I was trying to ignore it and read my book but when it was bad enough that the pilot dropped altitude by about 10,000 feet relatively quickly for cleaner air (and with my book hitting me in the face and my being…

" he would chop competitors up every time they tried to pass him under braking."

All his cars have been up for sale for a while, but only for top dollar.

The problem is always budget. Either the amount of it or where you spend it. Always.

There is no way anyone with a brain cell could possibly suggest that example gives an even remotely accurate conclusion on the benefits of AWD versus 2 wheel drive in the snow. AWD > 2WD in the snow. Winter Tyres > All season > summer tyres. Two entirely separate conclusions. neither of which is proven or otherwise by…

I'm really pleased for him - this is probably the best non-race seat in F1 right now. He gets to learn from Kimi and Vettel (not exactly shit comparisons) and if he gets some Friday running or test running and shows well, this may seal his reputation. He needs a break, poor guy, because the Sauber was an utter shit…

What if they don't have a vehicle available that they can put a dog in? Do you still think that is discriminatory of his disability?

I fully understand what a service dog is and what it does. And why, and how justified/essential they are. I am not saying that he could leave the dog at all - <b>crucially, neither was the dealership</b>. He didn't have to leave the dog, he didn't even have to walk. He was provided with a perfectly serviceable new…

No, he was treated differently because he had a dog. WHY he had a dog is kind of irrelevant.

That's the point. I'll bet he was offered a loaner car by contract, not specifically a Mercedes. Or, at the very least, with the 'where available' caveat. If the dealer had been smart they'd have said 'we don't have any cars in stock you can take a dog in, so we'll rent you one instead'.

"That's discrimination against a physical handicap."

Fanatec wheels are excellent. I've used a bunch of them (although own none of them). The Club sport V2 base and formula wheel plus the V2 are a really good set up for racing.

Agreed. She never really got the kit after Atlantics. I'd love to see her a team mate with someone good in the same car and see how she stacks up.

Think so, yeah. Marussia are not happening - their kit is up for auction already.