It would be nice if one went to a showroom and was like: “Oh. That’s the same car make Latvala won in, in spain? Don’t mind if I do.”

I’m appreciative of WRC cars of old, but the 2017s should be nuts. AND, the talent pool runs way deep. My God, these guys are certifiable. Or, more correctly, the cars are that more capable, either/or.

Obligatory. This scene had me floored.

Ha! Yes, I too remember reading about how insane Gronholm’s inputs were. I think the story went like when he moved to Ford, the engineers couldn’t at first believe the data they were reading, after his first test.

Yeah, we were extremely lucky no one was hurt. There was a third friend in the back seat who was also napping. That one’s still a friend.

Sorry, dude. ‘Friends’ suck. I let my friend drive my car one evening. A few hours later I was on i95 waiting on a tow truck, looking at my baby’s detached wheel. Was napping in the passenger seat when he went round a curve too hot, smacked into the median and ripped the front wheel right off.

Nebuchadnezzar? Is this you?

I LOL-ed, thanks. Can relate.

I giggled like a little girl when he said that. Say what you will about HAM, but he’s straight North Pole-cold under pressure.

WTF. How does so much go so wrong?

The sheer nonchalance is admirable. Not even a mild: ‘WTF was that’ moment.

Exhaustive/depressing review, Clavey. Why not fit, like you suggested, a manual... hell, even a slushbox in the thing?

Once saw a bug-eye WRX 4-wheel drift from a 7-11 to the road, in the snow, and it was beautiful to behold. Maybe that’s why it will be my next car as soon as - we all know this - “they bring the hatch back.”

I wholeheartedly concur with you - Werhlein should be it. He’d be a willing #2, cheaper, eager and willing to prove his mettle, eager to learn from Lewis’ telemetry. Who knows, his true potential may suddenly reveal itself.

I personally think that’s cool as shit. And as a bonus, he learned to code for Android in the process.

True that. Vettel, that hothead, may campaign for that empty seat too. I think Wehrlein will get it though. But F1 is silly, so no idea.

Star for you. That adequately describes it.

Alonso for teammate to Hamilton, if no one else has said it yet. That would be the ultimate scenario for F1!

I’ll give you that. That overtake on Max was probably the ballsiest - and cleanest - pass I’ve seen him do. Beautiful stuff.

Really, dude? Rule #1: Stay off the Internet if you don’t want spoilers.