Not really. No rules were broken, the rules were interpreted to provide a dramatic ending, and it was an exciting climax to a tense season, instead of a parade behind the safety car. It’s entertainment, and we were entertained. If some folks don’t find it entertaining, they’re not required to watch. The end.

Nah, they already used Bottas to punt the RBRs off the track this season. Can’t pull the same gag twice.

Yeah, they were even on points coming into today, may the best driver win. The FIA rules are open to interpretation by the stewards in some cases, and this was one of them. As I see it, the stewards had 3 options:
1) End race under caution
2) Instruct all lapped cars to pass the safety car and resume race, except…

What some call “bullying,” others call “being a top-level racing driver.”

And I won’t even bring up getting penalized for being rear-ended by “tHe gReAtEsT oF aLl TiMe”

Aside from the fact that Max won more races this year, and the ones he didn’t win were the result of tire failure, DNFs which were the result of being punted off the track by Mercedes drivers, and grid penalties due to necessary engine replacements that resulted from said punting.

But do go on.

Mercedes fans whine like a set of old brake pads.

Yeah, I think that was a continuation of the lowrider movement, as it became harder to get old 1960s cars that were worth the effort.

I hadn’t heard that rumour, but it makes sense that Honda isn’t doing it, since a lot of people might actually want one. That said, in normal circumstances the market for a Civic Si and any Acura doesn’t have a lot of overlap, but given how bad Acura’s sales have been over the past few years, I suspect you’re correct.

The Civic Si hasn’t been available in hatchback form (in the US) since 2005. The 10th-gen Civic hatchback came in Sport trim, but it wasn’t an Si.

I was young and foolish, and the 2003 Civic Si was a little egg-shaped hatchback that only had 160hp, very little torque, and resembled an Odyssey that someone had accidentally dried on the hot cycle. It would be years before I saw the Top Gear review of the Type-R version we didn’t get, and realized what I could have…

I almost bought the yellow one that was at the dealer where I worked, but for some stupid reason I decided I’d rather have silver instead. The silver car ended up having paint flaws from the factory because Nissan couldn’t even get that right. The yellow one was sold shortly after, then came back on the hook a day…

I knew about replacing the header, but it was a brand new car and even though the Nismo catless header would have prevented the problem from ever happening, Nissan’s warranty department would have made life difficult if anything else went wrong. I was also aware of the HP ceiling on the factory internals, so spending…

As a member of the target demographic during the height of the F&F car modding trend, I can assure you that unsprung weight never once entered anyone’s mind. If your Civic had 15"s, you wanted 17"s, because larger = better, as it was with exhaust tips, speakers, and air intakes that only sucked in hot air from inside…

OEM wheels of the 1990s were small because they could be, and because larger wheels and super-low-profile tires simply didn’t exist at the time. The era of compact/economy cars leaving the factory on 17" wheels is a product of pedestrian safety regulations dictating passenger car design.

The small diameter/wide tire look was a lowrider thing. Most everyone I know who had an Integra that came with 15"s from the factory upgraded them to 16 or 17" wheels, then noticed that the brakes looked too small.

2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V. It was reasonably quick out of the box, but that’s where the fun ended, because the engine was the economy 4-cylinder from an Altima, so there was no potential for increased performance without replacing all the flimsy internals. Then, due to a series of poor engineering decisions, the…

The truth that no one wants to hear is that there are few (if any) scenarios on public roads (where most of these cars remain for the majority of the time) where you’d need a better power to weight ratio than the Civic Si provides. If you do find yourself on a roadcourse (as I did in my 2009 Si, which had a roughly…

5hp isn’t a difference that anyone’s going to notice. Enthusiasts will notice the difference made by the suspension improvements, and the limited-slip diff that the Sport and lower trims don’t have. For those who want more power, there’s Hondata (and/or other tuners and devices) to fill that void.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the 10th gen when it was 1st launched. Thought it looked too busy, and also faster than it really was (I see a lot of elderly people driving them). It slowly grew on me, as the vehicular landscape was reshaped in to beige-SUV world. Then I saw the Type-R in person, and it all made sense. It’s…

Mine doesn’t feel bloated when I drive it, and I can’t take it anywhere without someone wanting to to talk to me about how much they like the looks. This includes dudes riding Harleys, gray-haired old ladies in Subarus, and of course, youths. Before I bought it, I prepared myself for a lot of frowny looks from the…