I'm with you on this. I don't see how this harms LR in any way. If their revenue would be greater through their Chinese distribution, then why don't they shift more units to that market to begin with?

I'm not sure how enforceable that is. In any case, all it takes is a local transfer - say to your spouse or a little LLC you have for the purpose of shifting cars overseas - and you've solved the problem.

That would have been PERFECT! My house (well, the part of it constituted by my daughter and me) would have gone insane for Lego Maclaren. F1 and Lego, two of our favorite thing, getting together for awesomeness!? Didn't fit the brand, my ass.

I've got those pedals! I love them. Getting a good brake under my foot really helped get my lap times consistent. The Fanatec CSPs are probably the best low-end option out there (yes, sadly, $250 is low-end in the sim racing world).

Obviously, but fortunately they're not exclusive. A ton of the people on iRacing have real world track experience and quite a few are actual racing professionals. There are real V8SC, Indycar, and NASCAR drivers having a great time every night and building real skills.

They seem to be confusing millenial with middle-aged. I'm in my mid-40s and He-man was part of my childhood.

Clutch catching? Meh, that's not a problem. Just race sequentials.

Isn't that part of his charm? That, and constantly overusing the words "torrid" and "lurid"?

With an attitude like that, it's no wonder that no team thought he was the right guy to bring on board and develop as a driver with greater prospects. So much of an F1 driver's responsibility is courting sponsorship and presenting a public face that it's understandable that a gracious also-ran would be more valuable…

This. I don't know any Prius owners who feel self-righteous about their cars. They're all just non-car people who are buying what they perceive to be the most efficient (hybrid) and reliable (Toyota) choice. When I bring up car choice with Prius owners, they are usually slightly embarrassed that they don't care…

Rude.

If calling a company out to explain a strange specificity in it's proposals is a roadblock for them, then they're going to have real trouble when it comes to actually making and selling production vehicles.

We know that all manufacturers see the bulk of their business with duller, more practical models, but there's always something in the lineup to drive the brand reputation. How does Volvo currently define their brand, what differentiates it from the competitors, and which of their current vehicles do they think most…

As it stands now Caterham is a company saddled with financial problems and their only valuable asset is the license for a place on the grid. If they stop racing, they lose the license - poof. So they need to keep racing until they can find someone willing to buy the whole team for the sake of obtaining the license,…

While there are exceptions, the people who can afford a P1 are not generally the sort of people inclined to submitting themselves to the correction and criticism of others. When I was at Skip Barber, there was a guy who talked non-stop about all of his supercars. He was only there to fill some requirement for entry…

I'm okay with that.

Yeah, but as a Flex-owning jalop who'd really rather have a German wagon, let me tell you that the Flex isn't what will make you happy. The Flex is a great 3-row CUV. But as a driver's car, it's very heavy and rides too high and - as much as it perfect for the particular dog-toting, kid-schlepping, bike-carrying job…

Why would a pro team risk their reputation by associating themselves with him any further? They don't owe him anything. It's a highly selective team, not an everybody-gets-a-turn club. I'm sure they won't have trouble filling that seat with another equally skilled player who is not tainted by cheating.

I'm no fan of the Prius - it's a crappy driving experience - but the whole argument re: environmental impact of batteries is a non-starter. Large batteries are probably the most thoroughly recycled thing on the planet, so if you amortize that impact across the entire utility of the materials, it is far less damaging…

Unfortunately, it's the slower half he can outdrive. I think Button is definitely the most like-able driver in F1, and he's still consistently quite quick, but I don't think he's got another championship in him. He's also quite expensive and doesn't have the long-term potential of a longer driver. Why invest in an…