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Telegraph paywall, again.

That front number plate will get you pulled.

Bloke I used to know had a collection of classic Italian supercars ca. 1990. One day he went into the garage attached to his house and found that someone had broken in and poured Nitromors paint stripper over them, including a Ferrari 308 GTS which Roger Daltrey of The Who had had painted in a special custom paint job. The cars were repainted but the Ferrari had to be returned to its original colour. I don’t think any images of its previous paintwork exist, unless they are tucked away in my “archive” somewhere.

Nice review. Funny how he starts off poo-pooing 2 litre, 4 cylinder turbo cars with DCT gearboxes and yet never mentions this also being an option for the Emira.

It’s been painted like that for years. I saw it at LHR the other day. They did it along with the retro 747s before they were canned.

Probably the same engine the very first ones had to move them around the showrooms.

No wonder he couldn’t find anything out about “Lotus Sport”. The fate of “Lotus Motorsport” on the other hand, is easy to research.

When we first had kids, we moved closer to the in-laws so they could help with babysitting. It never really happened. The grandparents got ill in turn and we ended up having to look after them instead.

Too true. Other drivers would just return the favour towards the end of the season as and when the WDC is secured. Seems naive to forfeit points to the leading driver (MV) at this halfway stage. Hope I’m wrong.

Used to switch over whenever I heard that or the Panorama music.

Plenty of BMWs around where I live. No need to go all the way to Sheffield to film them.

We were incensed by Verstappen’s first corner antics. It was clear as day that he overtook Norris off the track and his team knew that like everyone else watching, yet he held position for far too long until they finally told him to yield when a penalty was imminent. Meanwhile Piastri had romped ahead whilst MV was holding up Norris and the others. Had MV yielded immediately, LN would have had a chance to fight Piastri for the lead early on.

Or as Biden calls it Trump vs. Vice-President Trump.

Apparently no penalty for locking up and sliding into Hamilton though. Add that to the unpunished going off track and gaining an advantage early on and it really is a case of one rule for Verstappen and another rule for everyone else.

Norris comes in 2.5 seconds behind Piastri and then pulls out a 6 second lead on him. Why on earth would you ask your leading driver to switch positions when the Team is getting maximum points anyway?. Verstappen must be laughing his tits off.