1st Gear: So far GM has given us the Volt and the Bolt, so the new one must be the Jolt, right? I do like the name Big Bolt, and honestly that makes for a solid vehicle name. So much better than Cadillac’s “Lyriq” or Acura’s alphabet soup names.

No worries. I sympathize, I’ve lost a friend or two who went down the crazy right wing rabbit hole.

I wholly agree with everything you say. I originally wrote something a lot more spiteful, but edited it down to something less unpleasant. Fuck Rush Limbaugh, he is a human cancer.

Rush is just scared. 

Close to Barrie, and in the grander scheme of things it’s sorta half-way between Toronto and cottage country, and not too far off the 400 either.

I was half-hoping Latifi’s rich father would buy the team or a big chunk of it. Then we’d have two rich Canadians who bought teams so their kids will have seats.

I wonder what this really means for Williams moving forward, but I’m not exactly filled with confidence.

But it’s a shame because it was nice to see female representation at that level in F1.

Cruise ships have always been particularly bad for things like Norovirus and the occasional outbreak of Legionnaire’s.

Matt Berry is a goddamn treasure. 

That is correct. I should have wrote between Rogers and Bell, they own every major Toronto sports team, either via MLSE or on their own.

Nobody tell him the alternatives to Goodyear are predominantly foreign-owned brands like Michelin (France), Bridgestone (Japan), Continental (Germany), Hankook (South Korea), Pirelli (Italy), etc.

I’m glad Gene has decided to stick around for a few more years, but the team needs to move on from Magnussen and/or Grosjean. Mags is fine but unspectacular, and Grosjean is past his prime. Maybe give a seat to Hulk and call up Ferrari to ask about Mick, Illott, or Shwartzman for a year or two from now?

You’re underselling them a wee bit. Two of the three owners of MLSE are Canada’s two largest telecommunications companies, Bell Canada and Rogers Communications. They not only own (together) every major Toronto sports team and their venues (except BMO Field), they also own the two largest television sports networks in…

So what you’re saying is that electric cars are like crock-pots, low and slow is the way to go.

I believe those are the same people who walked 20 miles every morning to school, uphill, both ways, in their father’s pyjamas, etc, etc. 

You mean he’s no Alain Prost.

I think of it as the Rubens Barrichello role. You get paid very well to help your teammate win while getting a bunch of podiums and the odd win for yourself.

Who are these people who are still not wearing seat belts?

Citroën Nëortic (I like this one)