It’s a bit of a solution in search of a problem, one that isn’t really better than any other existing option.

Exactly what I had in mind.

I mean, historic F1 races do exist, though they’re obviously not spec, instead using whatever old F1 cars are in the hands of collectors. Also, probably not enough of these around for Honda to let it be raced, let alone run hard outside of a few press events.

You forgot to mention that Scapes mode now has drift settings and effects. Meaning we now can all make the obvious.

The next Air Force One can be anything considering that it's simply the call sign of any aircraft carrying the US President. We've just associated the call sign with the VC-25 since that's what's been used as the President's official transport for decades now. But should the need arise, even a C-130 could become "Air…

The 812 and most of its brethren come from an era where everything Ferrari was focused on an aura of absolute performance over everything else, one that they’re only starting to walk back from starting with the Roma. Jason Cammisa explains it quite well on his video on the latter.

The straked vents look almost like an afterthought, as if they remembered that strakes were their thing at the very last minute, drew some lines and called it a day.

I think it comes from following an era of handsome, if understated (almost anonymous, as with the 612's predecessor, the 456) Ferraris.

While the Scag is ugly, that’s only down to its inspiration–the 375MM Scaglietti-Bergman that Roberto Rossellini had commissioned for his wife, Ingrid Bergman–being questionable in the looks department as well.

Counterpoint, my A/C is one of the things I fiddle with the most, living in a tropical country where the weather can go from blazing hot to sopping cold and wet in the blink of an eye.

Need to point out that there’s some doubt on the “official” story of how the Silver Arrows started. The first mention of this came from Alfred Neubauer’s memoirs in 1958 and if there was anything old Alfred was known for, it was embellishing stories to suit his narrative and create excitement. Moreover, no reference…

A race team would more likely be using a pneumatic wheel gun. 

Looking around, pneumatic wheel guns tend to go for $6000 or more, on top of the cost of the compressed air system. 

I mean, he did just buy a Carrera GT. 

$5000 is a decent price since something like a Paoli wheel gun can go for more and still needs a compressed air system to work. 

Licensed cars also help turn the game into a marketing tool. That’s literally what Gran Turismo is these days, what with all the GT concept cars (plus Kaz being a car guy who literally wanted to make something that would become relevant to the industry).

Jason Cammisa explained it quite well in the Hagerty video on the Ferrari Roma. It’s all about managing an image to create a “mistique.” It’s something that the company leaned into heavily under Luca di Montezemolo, turning Ferrari’s from “a car into a dream.”

There’s a difference in perception of race vs road cars. This is why Ferrari used cheat at comparison tests (or outright refuse to participate) to guarantee that their cars came up on top.

Gran Turismo is also more realistic because you can break track limits and whether the stewards will notice is a coinflip, just like in real life Formula 1.

I assume it’s meant to be close to real life, but with a lot of adjustments here and there for whatever purposes. Like, I’m guessing that getting F1/Senna fans playing to get the MP4/4 in the Hagerty shop is worth enough of a playerbase bump than the F1.