also known as ‘back when manufacturers made cars i actually wanted to buy’

I liked it better when WRC cars looked like they were only a paint job and a roof scoop away from one you could actually buy.

Yep. And this article does nothing to prepare people for driving what is certainly NOT a great winter car a lot harder than it should be. “Beat the crap out of snow-covered roads”? It’s the type of false sense of security that could lead to real harm. The Challenger is already rated as relatively less safe than most…

No way Alonso goes to a team to play second fiddle especially to the high-maintenance diva that is Hamilton. It’ll be like Mclaren except worse.

Ya know, I like the way you think.

Waitaminnit ... if they fit this motor into a Cayman, then you can do the same thing in a Boxster (which would then be Veester!) for WAY less because I’ve seen Boxsters with blown engines on the local CL for 2 large. And if the Coyote fits, then an LS will fit better cuz it’s smaller (I think). So, for about four or…

1 of 1500. 10AE RX7. I have one myself :)

Would love to see this happen. Paul Ricard is a more interesting track than Magny. But something tells me this is a silly season rumor and France won’t pay the ransom. Best to wait a few more years and see whether F1 or Bernie is dead, then reassess.

That last sentence is why Sir Jackie is so upset. The more successful Lewis has become the more Jackie Stewart hasn’t approved of him. Stewart is just being an old curmudgeon, because now he’s not “the most successful British Formula 1 driver”, so he finds every opportunity to take away from the legitimacy of…

Exactly! Nico has had ONE non T1 overtake on Lewis since the beginning of the hybrid era. ONE. I’m happy for Nico because he did everything he had to do to win and he’s definitely talented enough to deserve a world title. But let’s not act like he was better than Hamilton over this season.

It’s extremely possible to drive slowly in strategic spots and shut down passing zones, especially with the aero dependent nature of F1 cars. Also Nico was probably under team orders to stay in line in order to preserve the best outcome for the team.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Nico was more than welcome to pass Lewis if he felt he was in danger. Lewis was running more than a second off pace and daring him to try. If Nico was a great driver, who was worthy of the championship he could have gotten around him. But the only reason he didn’t is because he…

So if Mercedes had ordered Hamilton to retire immediately at the start of the race because they wanted Nico to win, would he have been obligated to obey? And just as importantly, does that decision reflect more poorly on the driver or the team?

meh.. i think hammy’s a bit of a twat.. but i cant really fault his behaviour during the race... short of putting nico of the track this was his only shot at the title.

Staring role in James Bond’s Thunderball!

Didn’t watch, 1M is better.

holy crap that’s fucking awesome.

Huuuuge balls. How can he possibly pilot a motorcycle with balls that big?

Walls*

996 Turbo is my beloved Porsche generation - due to headlight shape and those wheels.