Let’s not forget that one other important benefit Checo brings to the table: that aweet, sweet Carlos Slim money. 

So basically like the old Vantage then.

You might need your eyes checked. Those wheels are polished and machine finished, not chrome.

That would just make them more exposed though.

Japan has a declining birth rate so there’s less young people around to fill these entry level jobs. That’s why automation has become adopted at a much faster rate over there.

Looks like a couple of Accord coupes to me.

And straight-up! It sounds great!

Claire isn’t the problem. Frank and everyone who was on top (Patrick Head, etc.) that led to Williams’ 30 year decline is the problem.

https://formulaoneinsights.com/2-formula-1-engine-start-up-procedure/

Considering that it’ll need a complete engine rebuild after just 50,000 km...

Different beasts. A modern F1 engine is designed with tolerances so tight that it needs hot water pumped into it overnight just to un-seize it.

Reverse races can’t happen without major changes to the track because track configurations are given FIA grading only for one direction.

Liberty seem to be afraid to do anything to blatant. Back in Max and Bernie’s day, they were more willing to do obvious handicap rules changes (e.g. 2005 tyre rules that were meant o hamstring the Bridgestone teams).

Or they could just stop racing at the same circuit they test on, one that’s known for having only 1 1/2 normal overtaking spots (unless your name is Alex Albon).

Barcelona’s problems can be solved mostly by changing two things, the final complex and turn one. Both need to be slowed down some more—turn 1 to make it an actual hard braking zone, and the final complex to make it’s entry into the main straight not be an aero-limited corner that prevents drivers from setting up on…

Barcelona’s problems come from a number of factors. Most obvious is the fact that it’s also the primary test track, so teams have a ton of data on it. The other is that the track itself works better as a test track for single laps than for actual racing. The same combination of low, medium and high speed corners…

It almost feels like David is pulling a Doug Demuro and going over the van’s quirks and features.

Worth it just to see modern F1 cars going around turn 8 at Istanbul again.

The producers need to learn to pick better for topics for the episode. Some of the stuff feels outright manufactured, for example, the “rivalry” between Sainz and Ricciardo in episode 1, which wasn’t really a thing at all.

And it’ll be tied to a system that requires it to check in with Microsoft every 24 hours.