Because there’s more cachet in being involved in Formula 1 (the fastest growing sport on social media) than Formula E. That, and of the two, it’s the F1 team that isn’t as big a money drain, both in terms of how much Merc gets in terms of marketing value as well as the fact that the new Concorde Agreement basically…

This is one of the few Japanese sports cars from that era that still remains underappreciated and, therefore, not that expensive compared to its peers. That said, who knows for how long this will be the case.

In this condition, NP.

Wouldn’t that be the SVX?

You’d think sitting in an F1 car would be uncomfortable, but the seats are molded specifically for each driver. Some drivers have actually been known to fall asleep in their cars while waiting in the garages.

Which Mercedes isn’t involved in, not since they’re selling their Formula E team to McLaren.

I mean yes, it can do that, but the primary use of the MGU-H when it was introduced in this generation of F1 engine was to harvest energy from the exhaust.

It’s a testament to how complex F1 powertrains have become. The last time an F1 engine was shoved in a proper roadcar (not some special one off) was the F50 which came out in 1995 (technically, the Carrera GT also had an F1-derived engine, but it never raced and was also from the same era, anyhow). But since the late…

Because a Model S Plaid doesn’t have the powertrain from an F1 car, which is the entire point of the One.

Not really, it’s more there to harvest energy from the turbos to charge the energy store.

Because none of those other cars you mentioned have a drivetrain derived from a Formula 1 car. Also means it should last longer on the track, considering that the full bore F1 drivetrain can go full race distance with just 110kg of fuel.

At least three will end up in the hands of proper drivers, Hamilton, Bottas and Rosberg have all reserved one.

In fairness, ordering a One also gets you a limited edition AMG GT with the same livery.

If you’re on the list, you already have the AMG GT with the special livery only for those who ordered the One that you can use whenever it needs a service.

The Mandalorian is post Episode 6. So no, it doesn’t take place in the same time.

>I compare the “cyberpunk-adjacent” games guilty of this to the anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Unlike newer media that have salvaged pieces of its narrative as a template for their own stories, GitS SAC characterizes every corner of its disrupted world and the citizens within it. Japan is run amok with…

They run two F1 teams to the tune of at least $140 million a year per team (not counting the salaries of drivers and the top 3 brass). They’re making enough.

I mean, if it’s all about feel, then the correct answer is the Toyobaru twins. With the gen 2 updates, the cars are now the closest we have to the 924/944s of old.

Supra’s still faster at the quarter mile, same with the Mustang Mach 1 (which is also in the same price range), though apparently, it’s down to the less grippy Bridgestone rubber the Z has instead of the Michelin’s on the Supra and Mach 1.

It’s much simpler than that. They’re just taking the tyre blankets off early and cooling the tyres down (which are only pressurized to the absolute minimum they have to) so that they bleed off a bit of pressure.

It’s not through running, but through natural pressure loss as there is a bit of time from when they’re measured and when they’re actually used as they cool down. To take advantage of that, teams fill the tires to the absolute minimum pressure only so that they lose some of it by the time the race starts, or when…