Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice. Friday @ 8am - 9:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) live; replay at 11:30pm
World Rally Championship. Finland. Friday @ 1:30pm - 2:30pm (MAVTV) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in
Hockenheim, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live; replay at 11:30pm
World Rally Championship. Finland. Sunday @ 6am - 7am (MAVTV) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 7am - 10am (CNBC(HD)) live
IndyCar Series - Mid-Ohio. Sunday @ 2pm - 5pm (CNBC(HD)) live
Chris Harris On Cars. Monday @ 9pm - 9:30pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) new
Top Gear (UK). Monday @ 9:30pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replay
This weekend is chock full of mospo action, from rally to open wheel to @harrismonkey. Last weekend in Hungary was somewhat predictable, from the podium perspective, but there was plenty of great action throughout the top 10. Verstappen and Kimi went at it, Vettel and Ricciardo did the same and Rosberg and Hamilton duked it out as well. Alonso finished in the points again, taking P7 in all sessions. The rain rolled in and lead to some interesting results during qualifying; actually Q1 took about an hour due to rain delays. The number of folks smacking into walls due to misjudging water on the track was only out done by some of the greatest WOT-slicks-on-water saves rolling on to the straight, from turn 14, that we've seen this season. Red Bull is still fast and Ricciardo snatched 3rd for Red Bull, and 3rd in the Driver's Championship (DC). Raikkonen's poor qualy was rectified during the race, but was capped by an unpassable Verstappen. The ream radio rules were amended. Rosberg got a questionable Pole in qualy under a yellow flag, edging out Hams; Hams got the last laugh, taking the checkered flag and the DC lead, despite having trouble keeping pace on the softs. With the smoke cleared the championship standings are as follows: Hamilton, Rosberg (-6), Ricciardo (-77), Raikkonen (-78), Vettel (-82), Verstappen (-92). The best of the rest is tighter than ever and Ferrari is feeling the pressure, and to make matters worse, they've lost their technical director, well known aerodynamicist James Allison, this week. Rosberg signed a new contract, so the top 6 drivers here will be in their same cars next year. Red Bull may want to reconsider the engine venture next season, because Renault is doing some great work for them; oh I'm sorry TAG is doing some great work for them. Now we're back in Germany where Nico is strong and is looking to take his lead back. Should be another good one.
Matt meets up with an E34 fan, named Justin, who built a turbo track car from his 535i to run in the One Lap competition. We're big fans of this vintage of BMW here, which made this a perfect hump day vid.
Matt Farah takes one of the most interesting utilitarian enthusiast packages out there, the Volvo V60 Polestar for a Road Trip. I'd love to have one of these as my family hauler.
Matt Farah plays with Steve Dinan's personal toy; the S3R 1M Coupe, bringing a square 450hp/450tq to this short wheelbase classic. What's all this talk about it being too fast?
Video courtesy of TheSmokingTire.
DeTomaso Pantera's have always been an enthusiasts favorite; the combination of a reliable American V8 and Italian chassis is just about the best of both worlds. This segment highlights two Pantera's, one of which is a SEMA special build by the well known Ring Brothers and the other is a nut and bolt restoration of an original with no modifications. Which would you choose?
Video courtesy of TheSmokingTire.
Our buddy Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire reviews the all new Porsche Panamera Turbo S. My wife has wanted one of these since they came out and I can only hope to afford such an awesome family hauler...poppa needs a new job.
Video courtesy of TheSmokingTire.
