Stef, do you know if Alonso will contest Le Mans in 2018 and 2019? I’ve seen conflicting reports about it. Some have said he’ll contest every WEC race in 2018 that doesn’t conflict with F1, and others have said he’ll contest every WEC race in the season that doesn’t conflict with F1. Obviously if he won once, I can’t…

This. This is what people don’t get about visionaries like Musk and Steve Jobs (who is now seen as some sort of saint... interesting what a tragic end to a story can do for you legacy). They push the boundaries by setting targets outside the realm of reality. Jobs was a pain-in-the-ass perfectionist, and a complete…

Honestly I think Alonso owns the bad luck, not McLaren. I don’t want to see Alonso retire, but I have a feeling the very next season after he retires, McLaren will win the title.

Yeah, but Haas would probably rather quit than go through that xD

This is true, and there certainly is some capping that is needed to stop teams like Merc, Red Bull, and Ferrari from running away with it. It’s a tough one though. A pure monetary restriction would be really hard to enforce. And if its developmental, then if someone gets it right one year, they basically have a locked…

Yeahh, I figured I was atypical. Especially because I got into F1 for the engineering first, and then the sport itself a bit later.

I don’t know if I’m in the minority, but even as a massive F1 fan, Ferrari doesn’t mean anything special to me. I love F1 for racing and the drivers, and for their insane engineering. Ferrari alone quitting wouldn’t make me quit watching though. I’d be more sad if Mercedes left, as clearly they are the most robust…

Irony is if Ferrari quit, Haas would have to as well since they buy pretty much all their car internals from Ferrari. Point taken though.

Here’s a link with a slightly better table style breakdown. Might be easier to understand. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/129388/formula-1-team-payments-for-2017-revealed

Wait, are you saying they deserve $68 mil just for staying in the sport (even if they finished last) while teams like Haas don’t even get $68 mil total no matter how wet they do? Am I misunderstanding you?

WTF1 is awesome. They have some of the most humorous takes on the F1 races and news. Crazy that the main guy (Matt Gallagher) started off playing F1 games online and posting them to Youtube, and now is a part of his own wildly popular publication and gets to travel to F1 events and meet drivers and famous paddock…

I’m not saying he lacks the skill or speed to be in F1. He is certainly top 3, or at the very least top 5 material. Problem is Red Bull only hire from Toro Rosso (no external driver since Webber). And he’s burnt his bridges at Ferrari. And with the 2007 implosion with Hamilton, Toto Wolff won’t want to recreate that…

Try this in India, where, as well documented, fully paved roads, lane compliance, right-of-way, and practically every other facet of civilized driving doesn’t apply. It’s utterly frightening, especially when random-ass buses are barrleling down the wrong side of a DIVIDED highway. It’s a wonder how the population is…

Not sure why this is attributed to Trump.. switching to external production is not an instantaneous decision, and was likely in the pipeline long before he took office. For what it’s worth, I’ve heard more companies promising more homeland investment into factories, etc, since he took office. Again, though, that’s…

Yes.. but Daytona is also a demanding race event, so if anything, it’s good to do it off season to keep them physically fit and race sharp.

Vandoorne isn’t Alonso’s problem. For one, I don’t think Stoff could ever have the definitive upper hand on Alonso over the season. But overall, the problem is McLaren just aren’t where they should be, but they’re Alonso’s only shot, as slim as it may be, to take a title before retiring from F1. In terms of confidence…

As much as I love Alonso, I think he’s done his time in F1, barring an unexpectedly strong revival this year. Merc and Ferrari and RB are investing in youth, and honestly, they are the only teams who will challenge for a title in the near future. He’s just experimenting outside of the sport to see what he wants to do…

Hmm.. I read the same interview quoted by WTF1, and there, it seemed as though Webber intimated that running Le Mans this year was the mistake (your first quote adds Daytona in the []). I recall reading that Webber went on to say that Daytona was a good idea to prepare himself for a future Le Mans run. Here’s the…

Exactly. Automated valet parking is one thing, parking your car next to a spot and walking off is entirely different. I’d love to get out at the entrance of a store and walk in, knowing my car would sort out parking itself, but that isn’t even close to happening. Until then, it’s a gimmick.

Yes, but Tesla actually released the stuff to consumers, albeit a more conservative brand of it. Google literally just drives their autonomous bugs around Mountain View but aside from that, has shown no plausible commercialization or anything indicating that they actually plan on bringing it to market.