What’s the distinction between a banked turn and an on-camber corner like the Carousel in Shanghai, Casino Square in Monaco or the stadium section at Hockenheim? Is it just the degree of banking?

Wow. Now I just feel super old. I hadn’t realized how effective the purge of tobacco advertising from the cultural zeitgeist has been. I grew up in the nineties (I’m a Millennial, not a boomer, thankyouverymuch), and while Joe was on the way out, there were still a ton of parodies floating around, e.g.

Heck, broker a deal with the New Stratos folks for when the world’s supply of F430s runs low.

I can’t wait to see what body kits come out for this. Once used/salvage Corvettes start hitting the market, it’s just going to be a matter of time before we have Corvarris (Ferrvettes?) and Lamborvettes (Corvborghinis?). But what I really want to see is a C8 re-shelled to resemble a 1987 Pontiac Fiero.

Seriously?

That conference room shows up a lot in TV shows. https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/c902y6/til_the_mtc_mclaren_technology_centre_was_used_in

One of the better fictional drivers in the Motorsport Manager games is named "Chuck Calrissian." I'm ashamed at how long it took me to get the joke.

I can’t see images like this and not think about Snowpiercer. God, that movie was fucked up.

I love that the two they let you photograph are Jalopnik Logo Orange and Jalop Brown.

Ah, the giant kidney grille strategy finally falls into focus--after all, if their cars are SO UGLY they sell 20% fewer of them, boom! Emissions down 20%.

#TIL

Seems fine to me, says the guy responsible for this, probably:

As a daily Metro commuter, it’s not nearly as bad as some people think, but it’s also not nearly usable enough for folks who:

I’m honestly kind of glad you all don’t include Elizabeth in these things. The hate I’ve seen in the comments sections of her pieces is literally sickening, like on a whole other level. Which is disgusting not only given the quality of her writing but the fact that she’s often covering the stuff no one else on staff…

I’d read an analysis claiming that this was likely just something they were using for pre-season testing, basically allowing them to sample a bunch of different configurations without having to bring the car to the garage between laps, and that they’d probably take it out before race day.

I mean, it’s quite clearly an English language adaptation of Aniara. That’s definitely where they’re going here.

For those in the UK, access to a UK VPN or... other means of watching British TV, Chris Harris drove a Renault 4 across Nepal in the most recent Top Gear Christmas Special.

Okay, but someone please tell me: was the tax on handbags ever repealed?

From a Mercedes F1 perspective, see also:

“Treachery, Faith and the Great River” is one of my favorite DS9 episodes because it shows realistically the need for trade in a “post-scarcity” universe. Because some things will ALWAYS be scarce—whether it’s an antique baseball card, access to a celebrity’s desk, or even just TIME where poor O’Brien only has two…