It sounds more like the rule book is insanely over specified and the tech inspector at this particular track is a real ball buster. I can’t imagine that something like wheel center to fender edge makes any difference on a short track.

I never understood that myself, either. Jalopnik loves manuals but is also ok with autonomous cars? Uh, hm.

But it'd be a better test bed if the robots raced along with the human drivers.

Don’t be obtuse. Mercedes’ dominance still results in a two-driver chase for the championship, and everyone knows that dominance will not be ever-lasting. If it were, the sport would simply wither and die. And the notion that Mercedes’ dominance also has been good for F1, which is implicit if you’re attempting to poke…

I sincerely doubt this will materialize beyond a few “exhibition” demonstrations, which will inevitably either be expensive crash-fests or horribly dull races in which the cars are so programmed to avoid contact (because $$$) that nothing ever happens. The former would be completely unsustainable, the latter pointless.

What is “A Turbocharger on a NASCAR V8?”

And with the right British car, you don’t even need to push a button!

Which Patrick George is the most Patrick George? The correct answer is Raphael Orlove.

Who’s banned which flags in the USA? Are you talking about the flag of the Confederate slavery regime?

The laws and rights that you enjoy as an American were created and founded on Christian values. Both parties are corrupt with extremists on both sides. Aligning yourself with one party or the other is foolish. None of them give two shits about you.

Yes*, which is why Republicans are trying so hard to create a fundamentalist Christian version right here.

Aren’t governments run by religious zealots great?

Not to victim blame, but “Watch an idiot stand at the outside of a corner during an illegal drift ‘race’” would have been just as accurate of a headline.

I wouldn’t stand at that runoff area even if Walter Rohrl is at helm.

How can you say not a Ferrari? It was named after Enzo Ferrari’s tragically dead son, and built to fit old man Ferrari himself!

Because all new concepts work perfectly immeadiately. Did you ever stop to think that maybe reinventing the race car wouldn’t be a silky smooth process? Instead of being a pessimist, why not enjoy the fact that someone has the courage to try something different.

...um...yeah...I guess with that attitude, we’d never do anything ever.

Any manufacturer-backed effort deserves respect for the risk they take. I’m happy to see them try and wish them the best.