The 2024 running motorsports thread

So, um, yeah:

 

The Ganassi thing is getting even more bizarre:

 

She hasn’t tweeted in nine years since, according to context clues, she was in high school. Although I could totally see Chip being a sociopath.

 

I don't know if he's a sociopath, but I could certainly see him driving like a bat out of hell with a "out of my way" style.
Reminds me of a couple of old guys I've ridden with ... once.

 

Seen in local paper: LOST: Mixed breed mutt, patchy fur, one eye, torn ear, walks with a limp. Answers to "Lucky".

 

Seems like Michael Andretti's bid to be an F1 team owner is going about as well as his F1 driving career.

Formula One rejects Michael Andretti's bid to join series, will reconsider when GM has engine built

F1 in its decision said it did not believe Andretti would be a competitive team, that the Andretti name does not bring the value to the series that Michael Andretti believes it would and that getting on the grid in the next two years would be a challenge Andretti has never faced before.

F1 talking about teams being competitive is a joke. There was only one competitive team all last season.

 

I keep seeing angry reactions to the Andretti rejection. I mean, I get it -- I'd like to see more cars on the grid, too -- but I understand the reasoning.

Andretti's plans are the recipe for a shitty team. If GM ever actually builds an engine then it's a different story. F1 doesn't need to add bad teams. Plus, Andretti is an asshole and has worked hard since his driving days to make himself unwelcome in F1.

A lot of fans are arguing that Andretti's plan is no worse than Haas. That's true... but Haas wouldn't get a team now, either. Haas earned its entry when F1 was in a bad financial place and in need of new teams. Things are very different now, and Andretti doesn't bring much to the table.

 

What was in the tweet?

 

I read an article in which she is quoted as saying she posted about it because it was the talk of the lot.

 

Yep. Just read that. It will be interesting to see if they can give him a winning car.