Modern Vespa

Stale driver. I wish the teams would bring more rookies into the fold.

It would be interesting to see FOM pay the teams a substantial bonus for bringing in new drivers -- like a couple million Euros. That might make the teams a bit less risk-averse.

That'd be a new one "Box, Box, you're about to go under weight!"

I feel it's a bit unfair to penalise him if that *is* the case.

Bottas is just collecting a paycheck. While he would like to be in a competitive car its not in the cards as he is on the downside of his driving time.

Is he slow or is the car slow ?

And what of Logan? Poor, poor Logan….

Apparently two down to cords using the one stop strat and under fueling again due to being in front

I said the other week his next job is a crash test dummy.

Yes.

He's failed to progress as a driver, just as Zho, Bottas, Gasly, and Perez have failed to progress. So I say begone with all of them.

I might throw Ricciardo on that bonfire, too. At least he's funny and charismatic.

Looks like he's staying.

If only there was some way to understand the context of this statement.

So whose going to fill the seat left at Alpine who isn't being managed by Briatore ?

Seems like Doohan is the obvious choice.

Yeah, he's cheap and grateful.

My name is Fernando Alonso , But everybody calls me Alonso

It's a shame that we seem to have seen the last of Mick Schumacher.

He's not crashed anything for a long time.

Mick: "Here, hold my beer. Ima have a go in Lewis's car!"

Speaking of demolition derby, apparently stock cars don't have actual brakes? Or maybe the goofs driving them are just unaware of how to brake for a turn.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Actually, I have a better theory: taking a cue from the Empire in Star Wars, NASCAR drivers are all clones of Lance Stroll.

Its a mix of :
Oval specialised chasis development
Having mainly oval based race calendar
Nascar / stock car drivers not being the shapest tool in shed compared to other disciplines
Stockcar / Nascar racing having a more aggressive and bumpy race culture
Nascar's governing body being kinda of cheapstake both in tought and cash

we can list a lot of reasons but this is what makes nascar nascar so meh wadagonado ?

You forgot Steel Brakes.

And they can't turn Right.

Tell me again why that's supposed to be appealing?

Extends the braking distance which leads to more overtaking.

I think in the instance above they just aren't used to using them.

Why not just outlaw brakes entirely, then? Wouldn't that be more entertaining? Or maybe they're not actually race car drivers in any meaningful sense of the term.

Just like Lance Stroll.

It's very appealing with the rind mindset of ''yeet it and get it dun byeeeah''

Ah yes the state of the art 1987 Dodge Caravan solid slab steel brakes hahaha

So if they are so bad why does NASCAR continue to use Cast Iron Rotors ?

Jonathan Wheatley is leaving Red Bull for Audi as Team Principal.

This question doesn't make any sense. You appear to be attempting to defend NASCAR by pointing out how primitive they are.

There you go.

I'm not a big fan of primitive. It's right there in the title of this website.

But if you're into that kind of thing, I do think this guy is pretty cool: https://www.youtube.com/@primitivetechnology9550

Sainz signed a two-year contract to join Williams from 2025.
Does this mean Andrea Kimi Antonelli, to Mercedes ?,unless there's one last attempt to attract Mad Max beyond the grumpy zone.

I think that Antonelli will be driving for Mercedes Benz in 2025 and Mr Happy will join them in 2026.

Red Bull's fortunes will decline in the second half of this year but Max will still win the Drivers Championship.

Team Jota are switching from Porsche chassis to Cadillac in Hypercar next year.

For those that know this is really good news.

Word on the street is that Ferrari can't afford Adrian Newey, so he is signing with Aston Martin.

I think it's wishful thinking.

I'll suggest that Newey could learn a lot from Gordon Murray.

Wishful for who? I would rather see him at Ferrari. But I concede that Aston Martin is probably a better fit for him.

For the Romantics.

I have a feeling that it's going to go Aston Martins way, especially now that Vasseur has put the mockers on the deal.

I am very much in favor of this.

Several blogs reporting this.

Stroll has made key signings including Enrico Cardile from Ferrari as the team's Chief Technical Officer from 2025 and beating almost every team on the grid to Andy Cowell, Mercedes' former engine boss. He'll take up his position as Group Chief Executive Officer in October.

But according to AutoSprint Stroll is by no means done.
Setting his sights on Red Bull's soon-to-be-former design genius, Auto Motor und Sport reported Stroll told Aston Martin staff to leave the premises so that he could give Newey a private tour of the team's state-of-the-art facilities.

Although the Canadian businessman wanted to avoid any leaks, it didn't take long for news of the tour to reach the media.

But it seems it has paid off for Aston Martin and Stroll with Newey reportedly accepting a $100 million deal to join the team with confirmation expected in September.

Christian Horner has been cleared of any wrong doing for the second time.

Move along.