I find this disappointing, old-school F1 was all about low or no downforce cars sliding at high speeds. This sounded like a potential upside to the new rules that would put a premium on driver skill, now quashed as they might get it wrong.
Because they love the idea of France and French culture, and want a car that reflects this aspect of their personality rather than a completely unremarkable domestic.
🎶”I love what you do for me! Toyota!” 🎶
Extra credit for promoting EV sales not only within the USA but worldwide, and for tackling the thorny issue of weak residual values for EVs. Truly the Net Zero president we need.
Mira - KPOP Demon Hunters 💖💅 #art #kpopdemonhunters
I understand it's not possible to recreate the things I liked about the 60s and 70s without also bringing back the death toll, so I love the history but understand why it has to remain in the past.
But driving through the Masta kink at 40 km/h in my road car, I still felt a shiver up my spine.
I don't think racing was generally less political before, and I'm glad we're past FISA/FOCA & Balestre (not to mention the pre-war German teams).
I watched Grand Prix: The Killer Years and am so glad it's much safer today.
I know the racing wasn't always better in the old days, although I do think downforce, acting like a forcefield to keep the quicker driver behind, tends to promote stagnant races. I think today's drivers are more skilled on average (although I revere Jim Clark).
Thirdly and least importantly, the drivers could be more honest, there was less of a sense of racing drivers as another branch of PR when they spoke (although this has improved again slightly lately), and they (had to) treat each other with respect on track, 'tactical fouls' were too risky.
Eagle Weslake, likely Dan Gurney at Spa, entering a corner.
Secondly how the cars drove, the softer springs and crossply tyres made the car's dynamics visible, palpable to the observer. The way the drivers were exposed compounds this, seeing their heads move in the cockpit. You can't see the forces on a modern F1 car in the same way.
Jim Clark in the wet at Spa. On the left a group of spectators stand in front of a house, watching.
V. thought-provoking, makes me question why I love 'old F1'.
Firstly the tracks, being narrower emphasises the line, the elevation changes, the trees, all makes it feel more like a meaningful interaction with the natural world rather than sterile going around in circles.
As political movements turn to "tradition" and war threatens to destabilize the world order, I've been thinking a lot about what it means for me to spend so much time embroiled in the ultra-traditionalist world of motorsport history.
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Why do I feel that Jean-Paul Sartre anticipated the preferability of single-player games?
Weirdly I never hit this issue with my FD, I seem to hear more about it with the RX-8.
Home charging an EV is roughly one-fifth the cost of filling a petrol or diesel car.
Process for "Japonisme" I worked differently than usual, building the illustration up from brown and green and adding additional subtle colours near the end.
Well, that's one way to 'improve your capital position' I guess, borrowing another £100 off each customer. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Century-old problem encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/shel...
Incidentally, the French solution to this problem was spearheaded by a little-known industrialist called Andre Citroen; when peace came in 1919 he pivoted his highly productive factory to making cars.
When I said someone's got to do something about these terrible EV residual values, this wasn't the someone or the something I meant!
Open-Air Bath in the Snow (2021)
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Inigo Montoya Solid Hardwood Sign from The Princess Bride saying "Hello, My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my Father, Prepare to Die!"
Feature Request:
A button next to trending topics so I can make all posts about them removed from my timeline.
Sketch of a view from a high mountain. On the foreground is a tent and a little fire with a samurai by it. In the back are mountain in a sea of clouds. And somewhere hides a cat. Indian ink and acrylic pens on A4 paper.
Daily sketch ⛺️🏔🥷🐈⬛️
Can you spot the cat?
#art #artsky #ink #sketch
Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin in their costumes sitting next to each other, Connery's arm on Baldwin's shoulder, inside the Hunt for Red October's tilting submarine interior set
a contender for my favorite behind-the-scenes photo: The Hunt for Red October crew built their submarine set(s) on top of a hydraulic gimbal, 45 ft above the stage floor, capable of tilting 45 degrees to mimic a sub's movements - Sean Connery said it made him seasick. even the gauges inside worked.
dayong ref rahhh #ocsky #chienocs #oc #art
I think the Mk1s do, yes
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Which was originally designed by Norton, presumably a spin-off of it's air-cooled rotary Classic bike
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