I’m sure his reaction wasn’t 100% genuine, but people definitely seemed to think that the penalty was entirely down to Mercedes calling it in, which it certainly was not. As far as his comment about winning like that, I would have to think that he would’ve wanted to actually take the checkered flag first. At the end…

I agree that his mistake created the possibility for something dangerous to happen, but in the situation there was nothing else Vettel could have done. I guess to my taste it does not make any sense to punish a mistake and the recovery of said mistake in such a way that kills the entire race, but that’s just my $.02.

He was clearly back on the throttle well before rejoining the track in order to get the car straightened up, and the twitch that you are talking about was almost certainly from driving over the rumblestrip in the process of rejoining the track. From my personal experience, Vettel was likely driving to stay out of the…

If he didn’t gun it he would’ve ended up in the wall, likely taking Lewis with him...

I completely agree with you regarding the stewards decision. If you are in that situation, flying across grass at ~100mph, you are simply driving to stay out of the wall. If Vettel would’ve stood on his brakes he would’ve ended up pitching the car into a spin, likely ending up in the wall and maybe collecting Lewis in…

If you’ve ever had the opportunity, or perhaps more accurately the misfortune, of unexpectedly driving across grass you’d know you are just driving to stay out of the wall. If Vettel had stood on the brakes the car would’ve spun, likely collecting Lewis in the process. His only option once he was on the grass was to…

It all comes down to a few simple facts. First, most people buying SUVs aren’t buying huge 3 row models like the Traverse, the really hot sellers are the smaller two row crossovers. People aren’t buying big vans and even huge SUVs/trucks because families are getting smaller and car trips are getting shorter. It’s as…

I’m guessing the idea was to provide scale. One trillionth of a second seems really small, but by providing an example of how small it is by using units that people use in everyday life the scale is really exemplified.

Why couldn’t we just sell the windows now already in a metal frame preglued and sealed and then bolt the whole assembly in using the procedure you outlined? Your idea is really smart, but there is no need to weld the materials together to do so.

He isn’t talking about sapphire, rather a sapphire like material made from Aluminum called Aluminum Oxynitride. It is used as a bulletproof glass in military vehicles and is nearly as strong as sapphire at a fraction of the cost.

I think LotsO’Cylinders means that they never stay with the series for very long. Like they watch a race or two, but then become disinterested with Formula E for a while, eventually coming back to watch another one after some time.

I don’t think it looks particularly good, but the biggest issue to me is that the front half and back half have no design continuity. The front fascia and clamshell is extremely racecar, for better or worse, yet the back looks like a pretty standard GT car albeit one with a huge wing and weirdly proportioned windows.…

They also really finished in 7th because Force India had their points split after it became Racing Point.

“4th Gear: Mazda Recalls $14,000 Automatic Miatas for Transmission Issues”

I agree, but its a different sort of status symbol. For example, a Cayman and a Corvette run the same money, but people who buy a Cayman probably didn’t look at the ‘Vette and vice versa.

I don’t think the same people who buy F-350s would also look at Teslas...

But you can get by with the range on a normal truck going down by just stopping more frequently for gas which takes minutes. I don’t think stopping more for hours of charging is a viable solution for most people.

Barrett Jackson? I’d think Amelia Island at least...

Yes, this is true, but the City of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Finance are still responsible for ticketing and parking enforcement. All the parking fines go to the City of Chicago and are a part of the budget. This ticketing practice is not benefitting the owners of the meters or providing them any…

I don’t think you quite understand the sale. The consortium receives all revenue from the parking meters, but not a dime from any tickets or parking infractions. They aren’t allowed to issue tickets, so those who get tickets for not paying for parking are hurting their business, not helping it. While I agree that this…