That's an awesome story! They have some personality!

And that is a valid point. But what if Hamilton had the best strategist (Brawn who should have been with Merc), the best designer (semi-currently Newey), and the best team (Merc so there is that.) I guess my point is that many racers who are considered legends often had great people around him. That's why I think…

There's no denying that he has shown absolute speed versus his teammates and he's won a championship with McLaren when he was just starting. That to me shows talent. I'm not a fan of his whiny glamorous jet-set lifestyle so for me to acknowledge that he is that good has to mean something about his talent. And he's…

I'm vaguely seeing a majestic Grumpy Cat in that Horsehead Nebula.

I've recently started appreciating how cute donkeys are so this takes the cake. I never understood how cats who are instinctively "afraidy cats" can nuzzle the mouths of animals (donkeys, dogs, horses, and humans) who can swallow them whole. OK, I can't swallow my cats whole, not even close.

I agree with you that Alonso is the best of his generation and I can see him being seen down the road as one of the fastest and best drivers in the history of F1. But I disagree that Hamilton is only good and not great. If he even gets one more championship, Hamilton will be locked in as one of the greatest F1 drivers…

The first and only time I ever saw a Carrera GT was in Monterey. My friend and I had just spent the day watching the historics at Laguna Seca (2011?) and figured there would be some decent food in Monterey so we drove in and we had no idea there was all the hoopla from Pebble Beach. There was a silver Carrera GT being…

The Aztec is the pinnacle of 80's Japanese techno design for me. Italdesign by Giugiario was so good at its time like Aztec, BMW M1, Nazca; they were all so 80's Japanese Robotech designs then and they were awesome. The styling element is definitely dated now but I think decades later if not now, it will be…

Oh yeah, his photos with hot girls long after he became a legend are great if that's what you mean. :) And I hope he got all the compensation he deserved in the recent years like from the Merc 722 SLR edition. But after all that commercial bs, I think he is satisfied earning the title Sir Stirling Moss.

No I completely agree with what you are saying. He and all the other racers could not imagine what F1 is now. Much like they had no idea what they were driving are worth now... or else they would have held on to their cars!

Those were different times back then for sure; gentlemen racing and all that. But if the monetary stakes were as high as it is now, maybe he would might have reconsidered for a brief moment but given his character, I doubt it. I think that he is totally OK with accepting his place in motorsports history despite not…

His rebellious spirit. Around the 1:10 mark, his crew is trying to slow him down for team orders and he drives right by them.

If I'm not mistaken, the initial design for the Panamera was much like this in profile but the then CEO Wiedeking insisted that rear-headroom for adults was not negotiable.

I had no idea Formula E started this weekend. I wish they were more effective at putting the message out. I'm rooting for it and F1 (a bit more because they have the heritage).

I had no idea it was rear-engined. That is fantastic for a modern day car for the masses. God bless the French and their wacky ways.

I'm glad he/she survived but looking at that blue car previously, those Radicals are unbelievably fast!

What are some design cues that pay tribute to the previous-generation Miatas?

Lundberg's Porsche 911 in Office Space.

Student: Master Dogen, I just saw the most amazing sight of a frog resting on top of a cat's head! What could this possibly mean???

Dogen: zzzzzz...

Student: *achieves enlightenment*

Wow, that last major correction after the jump was unreal. I really think rally car drivers are just as good as F1 drivers and they deserve just as much respect if not the popularity.