Don’t get me wrong, Verstappen was being a little shit, I just think the idea that “championship caliber” drivers don’t do this is completely false. Hamilton definitely had these little shit moments over the course of his career, he’s matured now, which is what I’d expect someone to do over the course of their lives.

I think you have to compare people within the same sport. F1 is a very unique situation because the entirety of a team’s fate rests on the shoulders of the driver, and there are very large corporate interests involved. It’s a unique situation that’s very different from a Biles or Tatum.

I can find plenty of incidents with Hamilton doing something like this in a cursory google search. Alonso well...that’s even easier.

You’re talking about the top 0.1% most competitive athletes on the planet. You don’t become an insane winner without being something normal people can’t understand.

I’m old enough to have seen revered drivers, people like Senna and Schumacher, perform acts that would get you banned from the sport now. I agree this was whiny and petty, but it’s hardly unheard of from “championship caliber” drivers.

This is the correct answer

The want is....not strong.

The market is broken, and it’s the average person that’ll be left holding the bag....as always.

Eh....this isn’t much slower in a straight line than a CTR, and people are dropping $50k for those all day.

I agree with your assessment of buying the cheaper versions, but what is available under $40k that’s “really great”? A Nissan Z is going to be $45k, and if you want the “performance” version to make it remotely decent it’s well over $50k. You can’t even look at a CTR for under $50k. The most basic Mustang GT is mid…

This is happening all over the market, in the past this sort of behavior is the precursor to a dramatic crash.

The great thing about MCM is that they’re still doing projects that are reasonably attainable for the average car person, but as their skill and resources have improved, they’re being more clever and doing things the right way. They have the strongest DIY ethic, which makes them the most relatable IMO.

This is why Mighty Car Mods are the GOAT of auto YouTube channels. 

Then low income people have no relief.

Eh, I think it needs to be a big in your face sum of money all at once. You go to get your registration renewed and they want $5k for your big truck. People are funny with large vs. small sums, even if in the long term the small sums add up to more.

Yep. It’s the correct way.

You’d obviously have to have a line in the sand. Like, implement the tax for MY2026 and newer vehicles, so when people buy their next new car they know what they’re getting in to.

People are going to make endless excuses for this, just like they do all of BMW’s currently hideous lineup.

Instead of regulating the car companies for emissions, regulate the customer.

This is the obvious one. It’s this generation’s S2000 or ITR. They’re just so, so good to drive and so accessible.