Once Hamilton retires (which I bet will happen in the next five years), the field is going to be wide open. And Ferrari is never exactly going to be a back marker. Based on his age and his positioning, I’d bet on Leclerc winning a title before, say, Ricciardo [1], Bottas [2], Albon [3] or Norris [4].

As a Patriots fan, I laughed and I know it’s absolutely true. I think that’s probably only a couple of years away at this point.

You would make an effective engineering manager in the auto industry... if you aren’t already.

FIA fined Ferrari $50,000, no time penalty for Leclerc. A fair penalty, since it’s not his job to refuel the car and/or file reports.

You know what’s great about this? Netflix’s F1 “Drive to survive” crew were actually with Mercedes and Ferrari this year too - the two teams who wouldn’t let them film last year.

An unpopular hot take: Leclerc will never win an F1 title. Fight me.

The current rules are why the tires suck.  The 2021 rule changes are supposed to make the tires better.

I like your idea, but allow me to add a few refinements:

They should have asked him to let Lewis by, even if the result would have been the same, it would still have been fair and much better for people watching.

Yes, and please stop with race-ruining time penalties.

More cowbell.

Really pare back the mountain of rules so we get more interesting cars and drivers stop getting penalised for stupid and inconsistent infractions.

It frustrates me that idiots like these can somehow afford nice cars, but all I can afford is a super used minivan - despite having a Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees.
I guess it’s my fault for being a teacher and having multiple kids, though.

Quit thinking short term, man! After you hit that 40 year mark with the EV with the fat $500/yr savings in ownership, you’re going to start coming in ahead in the game*.

Spend $20k more to save $500 a year. I am all for an EV when they don’t cost $35k for a Honda Fit sized car... Looking at you Chevy Bolt.

* Checks used market for Tacomas *

Now is definitely a good time to buy a new 2019 vehicle if you’re so inclined. Sure, it’s almost a calendar year old, but if you’re keeping it a long time, it doesn’t matter much for resale whether your car is “10 years old” or “9 years old” at that point.

The studio was the weakest part of The Grand Tour and the more recent of Top Gear when they were still there. A waste of time when they could be touring the World which was the best part.

No need to worry about insufficient panel gaps in the production model.