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Well, some pretty famous drivers drove for them, didn't they? Alonso, Webber, Fisichella, Alboreto to name a few.

Later, Ford used a V8 in the Probe, but at the time, they were committed to small engines like the Zakspeed team.

Same here. Loved Ferrari during the Schumi days, but hated it during the Alonso days. Maybe Ferrari can recapture the spirit of those magical days of Schumi.

I hope that this is what Kimi and Seb will be doing with Ferrari in 2015. Pop the champagne bottle for the Scuderia is back!

This is my personal Evo X. Note the central hood scoop that only cools the turbo. Same goes for the Hellcat. Extra cooling on the supercharger as it produces a lot of heat. My son said that in helping to wash the Hellecat, water went in all three scoops.

One thing about SRT is that they use function in their form.

Just texted my son who is a tech at a Dodge dealership. He said all the scoops including the central hoodscoop are functional. The air extractors actually let water into the engine bay. Much has been said on Challenger forums about owners worrying about water getting into their engines.

Glad you agree! Yes, 707 hp is substance, wouldn't you say?

Funny, but my son works at a Dodge dealership. He helped deliver a Hellcat to a new customer and got to drive the car. Sorry to disappoint you, but the scoops are functional.

I wonder if there is an aerodynamic benefit to having the engine in front? Ford experimented with a front engined layout in the Ford Mustang GTP used in IMSA Prototype racing in the early 1980s. Interesting that Nissan is going against current design ideas in LMP1 racing.

I loved the various Panoz front engined race cars. They were so counter intuitive to the mid engined school of design. The Panoz cars were much appreciated by the French because they were so avante garde, so French. Another car that also ran against convention was the Ford Mustang GTP that ran in IMSA races in the

Perhaps the reason the Challenger Hellcat is so popular and selling so well is because the car is about substance, not about automotive baubles. There is too much garish decoration and busyness on cars today. Compare that to the timeless elegance of a Jaguar XKE, whose seductive, feline lines are the ultimate

The Porsche 959 was as close to automotive perfection as one could get when it debuted. I still remember how amazed everyone was by the technical merits of the car. AWD, twin turbos and a body that screamed aerodynamic supremacy. The ultimate expression of a Group B car if ever there was one.

Here's a novel idea: Rather than buy gifts for Chanukah or Christmas, why not give to a charity? Help those in need. Greatest gift one can give.

Maybe the car washer suffers from dyslexia.

Good one you wag!

You have very cogent points. I think the dark side in all of us loves to see our favorite driver/team win by whatever underhanded method is used. F1 is a vicious business with survival of only the fittest. No place for being sentimental. It is about money, power and total domination of the opposition. One reason I

Couldn't agree more. Well said.

I love the entertainment value of F1, but I cannot stand most of the drivers. I find them to be whiny, churlish and arrogant. Dirty driving certainly would not be ruled out either.

Pravda Tovarich, pravda!