Well Checo had been able to do the one thing Albon and Gasly couldn’t, which is consistently finish one or two places behind Max (in both quali and the race).

That doesn’t seem to be happening anymore, for various reasons. It was enough to get drivers canned mid-season before, but with a car this dominant and the rest of the field much closer, they’re not under any sort of pressure when it comes to the WCC, so who knows.

That’s easy: they’ve spent more than ten thousand hours practicing!

So my wife and I do this thing where we try to have a meal or a beverage that’s emblematic of the country they’re racing in on the week of the race. This week we’ll be going to a good authentic-ish English pub. They serve Welsh rarebit which I enjoy. And they meet my criteria for a good English pub, which is that the floor is carpeted.

Any word on if/when Piastri might get the upgrades?

As always, stars not playing is bad for the league, which is why it will never be an ejection.

not the good kind

he literally bought one of those new zealand prepper bunkers

Good for him.

Especially considering the car has so much pace he didn’t even need to push it that hard.

Mark Jackson please!

Suffering from the Telltale disease. Pumping out more and more licensed games that are just a different coat of paint on the same game is going to lead to diminishing returns, I expect. Especially with a live service game, I have to imagine that at a certain point you’re just fracturing your userbase.

He’s not serious, right? The NBA has a development league. They’re a competitor to his product.

This is Cube just blowing smoke trying to get coverage of his investment, I have to hope.

ACAB as usual.

I don’t think a tagline could unhype me more.

She goes to another school. In Canada.

Is it even any good with all the monetization stripped out?

Godd Howard

They’re not mad. They’re laughing, actually.

I have no doubt the gameplay will be good, but I’ve tried other X-Com-likes where your squad is made of actual characters rather than interchangeable cogs and they’ve never been as arresting.