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About those BMW “Mom” cars.

Here in the land of bad drivers of an advanced age, BMW M Class cars are as prevalent as geckos. They can most often be seen driven by 80+ year olds cursing 10 mph below the posted speed limit. Or immobile at a green light. It seems BMW sales people have come to realize these seasoned citizens are sitting on a lot of money and feel obligated to help their customers part with their fortunes. While I have no doubt about the capabilities of these machines, I also doubt they'll ever approach those capabilities. In fact, the "M" on the BMW is often referred to as "Mom" around here - as in "mom car". Luckily for BMW, there's no law prohibiting separating a fool from their money.

JB
Free State of Florida



Patience.

After the Canadian GP, surely McLaren is rethinking its policy of no team orders. Norris was clearly faster than Piastri, and if Zak Brown had told the latter to just let Norris by, their weekend would have been rather brighter. On the other hand, most team orders are poorly received by drivers and fans alike, so maybe Norris just learned a lesson in patience, if such can exist in an F1 car at 200 mph.

Frank Barrett
Longmont, Pennsylvania