I mean, honestly, they’re the safe predictions for a reason. The top 6 will probably look pretty similar to that. Idk if Herta’s going to be in the top 5, though. But hey, he could surprise us, because he’s starting to look like quite the young superstar.

1. Simon Pagenaud

I can only imagine the level of stress and anxiety I’d get sitting in an open-cockpit, open-wheel race car, traveling at 220+ mph, with any number of other cars inches away from you, and a wall to your right that’s always looming. The amount of focus it must take to manage that seems incomprehensible.

Introducing, the all new PANTERACROSS!!!

That looks amazing. The ancillary fog lamps are an awesome touch, too. Where’d you get those?

I was actually about to comment the same thing, but also felt like a dick saying it. But, come on. It would have meant the world to that kid if Lewis would have gone there himself.

Nazareth Speedway... Such a cool little tri-oval. After watching the Drive Like Andretti documentary on NBC over the weekend, I found out that Mario Andretti got his first win here. Kind of sad to see it so neglected.

The sheer thought that anyone still drives themselves around in this, the Year of Our Lord 2019, is exhausting in itself.

Hey, WHOA, they got Jay Leno to say something about you! That’s a great quote!

Preferably, a #2 Ticonderoga.

Came here to talk about that thing. What a beast. One of the best sleepers ever. But, you can always tell it’s an SS when the light turns green and you go deaf.

I’ve been trying to no avail.

Didn’t see it before, but yeah haha. It does look like him.

I see Paul Tracy is ready to move on from Porschedom.

What would you think of taking a leisurely stroll from the Jeep branch of Mopar over to Dodge? This 4wd V8 Dodge Dakota could make an excellent winter truck if the rear-end damage is only cosmetic.

“We even threw in the added feature of losing various hardware units like bolts and nuts into that mysterious, under-hood abyss, never be seen again, for free! But wait, there’s more — we’ll even throw in a couple of your own bloody knuckles at no extra charge!”

Chevy Spark with a couple of Mickey Thompsons on the front?

I have a feeling she’ll be posting a eulogy of some sort soon :(

Wait, so they have the money to build their own mini Nürburgring, but they claim that they’re not willing to spend the money to develop their own inline-6 engines for the Supra? Or even dare to build a sports car on their own?

Anybody else stick around for that so called “chatty” cool-down room moment before heading out to the podium? Aside from Seb sauntering in and cracking a few jokes with Valtteri, it was an extremely awkward few seconds of silence. Neither Mercedes driver spoke a word to one another. Is it fair to assume that’s shit’s…