Just watched the race on DVR. Unbelievable crash. They even covered it on the morning news in NYC. The last time they did that for a F1 accident, it was the accident that killed Jules (not that I’m drawing comparisons, the crash was just that spectacular). I’m pretty sure I watched the replay over 15 times. When they…

Great play by Renault. They know performance definitely isn’t going to be 100% up to snuff this season, especially given that they’re a works team, so this was a good way to get some buzz around them. If they continue to bring bright, eye catching liveries, regardless of performance people will be talking. This is…

They would have been using a Mercedes engine if it were up to them. Merc pulled the plug on that deal. Merc knew they wouldn’t win if RBR even had last year’s engine in the back of the car.

Probably for the better. I’ve heard that with how they tailor the cars to individual drivers, especially now, having a backup would probably be a huge expense.

That’s okay, she didn’t kill them so no punishment necessary.

The irony is strong with this headline. Evans is a fucking joke. Fire this guy. Matt LeBlanc’s career is still alive and well. He’s won and been nominated for major awards very recently for his show Episodes which I’ve watched and enjoyed (not relevant to his status as a Top Gear host, but kind of negates the argument…

Jesus Christ...

The only time I saw one of these in person was when I was out one night with some friends at the shore. Someone street parked it. I don’t know what kind of cowboy pulls a move like that in Belmar, NJ during the summer given the sheer number of (mostly intoxicated) people jerkoffs that roam the streets after last call…

Agreed. Where I live in NJ, 85 is the normal flow of traffic. To really blow by the traffic you need to be pushing 110-120 MPH.

I mean, I’m not thrilled with it but at least it’s not completely artificial. It’s still based on the driver being able to push the car to get a good time. That being said, the tires Pirelli makes are shit and can’t take even one flat out lap and since you have to start the race on the same set of tires used during…

I love seeing this. Nice to just see the bare car running. I read somewhere that because Toro Rosso took the build of the car so down to the wire, they actually didn’t even have time to apply the proper livery that the car will run in for this season so they left it bare. Most people agree that cars that were shorter…

I think the livery is decent at absolute best. That being said, I think this team has set themselves up for stability, if not success. They took the right approach: waiting until this year to get on the grid even though they could’ve entered last year and hiring established drivers rather than just pay drivers who…

When was Ron Dennis ever fun?

I couldn’t disagree with you more. I think that it’s fantastic. That ridiculous purple with the Infiniti logo on the side pod has looked like shit for three years and I’m glad they got rid of it. This design is clean and I think the matte look is pretty sweet. Yes, the blue could have been a bit louder with some black…

Just based on how that car looks, it seems whoever owned really cared about it. Either that or whoever detailed it is a good at what they do because the car looks incredible for over 80k miles. I would’ve thought it had less than half the mileage it actually does have based on looks alone. Whether or not it’s a good…

100% agree as I said in my second reply. The original comment was about how drivers pay to drive in today’s F1, not about whether or not they eventually earn their keep. There’s no doubt money is keeping Maldonado in F1, but the fact is that there are many now renowned drivers who got a chance because someone paid the…

Ridiculous distinction your’re making. Even the most well funded teams won’t turn down extra funding for a season. Renault is a global corporation with revenues in the tens of a billions of dollars per year. Do you really thing they’re going to want for $50 million? They wipe their collective asses with that kind of…

$50 million is an enormous amount of money, but realistically, I’m sure Renault won’t miss it in the long run. They’ll make cuts this season to compensate, but they certainly didn’t plan on keeping Maldonado for long. Once they started actually succeeding, they would have looked for a better driver. Palmer will be…

There are tons of pay drivers who are now considered to be some of the best to ever do it. Fernando Alonso started out as a pay driver and if I’m not mistaken, Michael Schumacher did as well. It’s a way for some drivers to break into the sport. It’s just that with the current climate, it’s become a dirty phrase, but…

Did you even read my response? I was clearly referencing Honda when I said “they shit the bed” as evidenced by the fact that the phrase directly followed the sentence about their engine development. I even said that McLaren was thought to have a decent chassis just a few sentences later.