This was a racing incident. The kind of thing that happens when two drivers are racing each other hard. Letting them "race" does not magically prevent things like this from happening. If you are going to let them race, you have to accept incidents like this. I know its inconvenient to the team to accept this as an…

There is also the rule that says that the lead car has to leave a car width between them and the limits of the track when another car is present.

I'm not sure Lewis is a good source for quoting Nico.

Right, but Nico was on the racing line and was a race speed for those two corners. Nico did not overcook it in the prior corner and was squarely on the line. Lewis was way too defensive into the prior corner. He should have gone into that corner deeper and then jumped right back on the racing line. I can only suspect…

Lewis, took the defensive line into the prior corner and therefore carried much less speed into the next. He tried to be defensive again, but it was way too late. He should have gotten back over on the racing line (where Nico was) much earlier. But, instead, the gave Nico enough room to carry all his speed. The right…

If you're Lewis and you know you have Nicco's front wing on your rear, why would you shut the door on that corner and risk the puncture? The odds of you coming out unscathed are near nil. There was plenty of room for both cars to get through that corner safely.

Lewis gave him no room — plain and simple. Nico would have either had to back off or go off track to avoid him. I don't believe Lewis' quote of Nico for one second. Lauda has no room for complaint when he told the commentator on the grid that they were going to "let them race. " Can't have it both ways, Buddy!

So THAT's what those expensive cushioned seats are for.... If he were in the cheap seats, that ball would have bounced up and broken his jaw.

+1 for a privately made video about a privately entered car with a better production value than /Drive. Go figure.

Sweeeet..... take my money NOW!

Does the Mustang share the same 2.0L turbocharged 4-banger from the Escape and Focus ST?

Some cheap pop and sizzle can be had by taking out the resonator and replacing it with a straight pipe. There are a bunch of video/audio clips on focusst.org. Search for resonator delete. The accessport is BY FAR the best bang for your performance buck.

For what it's worth, our Jetta TDI has NEVER had a tank less than 42 MPGs. EPA highway is 41. We've hit 54 on road trips.

Yeah, it was a bit hilly. But not bad. I was at probably 5k miles when I last tested the MPGs.

Great idea. I'll try that... j/k. Yes, of course I reset it. I had to drive well under the speed limit to get close to 30.

I run the Cobb OTS stage 2 tune. I tried the economy tune for a couple of hours once on a long road trip just for kicks. On a related topic, the new Cobb software now installs your primary tune along with a fuel economy tune in the car. You can switch back and forth with a click of the cruise control +/- buttons (at a…

HA! No, the Focus ST puts out all the time! That bitch in the Sync system is another matter entirely. I'd backhand the LCD screen if I thought it would help.

I worked up a spreadsheet on this before I posted. The math is solid, man.

I'm filing this under B for Bullshit until we get some real world testing done. My Focus ST is supposedly good for 34 or 35 on the highway. Even with Cobb's Economy Tune installed (limits boost and throttle input), I have never seen 30. BTW, I volunteer to do said real world testing in the Stingray. Just let me know…