In other words “we’re not revealing our actual car until the first race.”

I’d recommend searching for stock drops online, a lot of people have had success snagging one that way.  My friends all bought bundles from Gamestop instead of scalpers.  They ended up paying about the same, but at least they got an extra controller, some games, and a gift card for the extra cash.  I was lucky and got…

Oh I turn it off while racing, but I spent way too much time in GT Sport just listening to the menu music.  I really hope they bring the jazzy lounge music back for menus in GT7.

I just got done watching the State of Play and man, I’m so excited. The only thing bumming me out is that they give you extra starting credits if you preorder the version that includes the soundtrack. I just want the soundtrack but don’t want to ruin the early game with more credits than I should have.

Indeed.  Their job requires them to go places with vaccine requirements, so they’d have to skip certain races anyway, which would not make their employer very happy.

Grabbing my popcorn for this one.

Then you and I are bound to disagree forever.

That’s funny, because in my circle it seems to have done absolutely nothing.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Masi gets shown the door, because the calls all year were wildly inconsistent. Some of that is on him, some is on the stewards, but we can’t continue to have this “will they/won’t they get a penalty” BS continuing. Limiting (or eliminating) direct contact between teams and the race director…

You act as if the drivers are somehow being forced to participate in W series. They’ve all chosen to be there, so they must see it as a benefit to their careers.  Most of them chose to leave other series to join W or at least added it to their race commitments.

Not sure why anyone would say that. Besides, it’s not up to “anyone” who gets a seat in F1. It’s up to the teams who run the cars, and if a woman looks talented enough to drive an F1 car competitively (pending financial concerns of course), they’ll put her in a car.  The W series gives women a chance to be seen by F1…

First, that’s a terrible analogy, unless you’re suggesting that women have a genetic disadvantage that affects their ability to compete with men on level terms when it comes to motorsport. If so, then your whole argument is moot. Personally I think motorsport is one of the few sports where women can compete with men…

Starred for the Dirty Work reference.

I don’t know that it will either, but I do know it won’t result in LESS women in F1. Plus, it’s giving these women not only free publicity, but free practice in open-wheeled cars which is pretty spectacular. Even none of them end up in an F1 seat (let’s be honest, the chances of anyone getting an F1 seat are…

Wow, that was quite an assumption to make.  Rough day?

But the day I really consider the W Series success is the day one of its drivers finally gets to start her first F1 race.

Or, it tells them that dad isn’t going to waste a bunch of money on something that is going to be abused for 3 years until they grow out of it anyway, then I’m left with a beat-up bike that I can sell for enough to maybe recoup 1/4 of what I paid for it.

Please read the title and contents of the article again for an idea of why I referenced Abu Dhabi initially.

I saw Red Bull complaining, and reactions on the internet were mixed between “I can’t believe they let Verstappen get away with that dangerous brake-check!” and “the FIA was inconsistent in their calls”.

You mean that $99 bike built by a 16 year old kid in the back of Walmart isn’t of ultra-high quality using the best parts on the market? I’m shocked!