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Without trying to get into an Internet slanging match, what I am referring to is the following: At this point you can see that Lewis hasn't made the corner, which is fair enough: However, what he should have done was steer left to try and still make the apex. Instead, he did this: And gained an advantage. It is better described here where the last picture shows him steering right instead of left. You can also see on this site that the majority polled voted that the stewards should have penalised him for it. As for Max's driving style, it is fair enough that not everyone agrees with it, and I do admit that it is definitely 'robust' at times, but it isn't against any rules and has been done before with success including from Lewis himself: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/18/lewis-hamilton-formula-one-controversy

Good to see it back in one piece 👍 From the pictures it doesn't look like a bad job, and I hope the niggles you found are quickly rectified.

Lewis fan perhaps? 2 British World Champions agreed with Martin Brundle that Max didn't do anything wrong and stayed within the white lines of the track, whereas Lewis didn't try to make the corner and simply cut it completely, hence gaining an advantage. As for how history will view this season in future, I believe it will go down as one of the best ever crowning a worthy champion with nothing distasteful about it.

Verstappen won because he was in the right place at the right time. Also, as has already been stated, not allowing car to unlap themselves would be unprecedented move, so the only unusual element here was that not all the lapped cars were allowed to do so. However, I believe this was done because Michael Masi didn't want the championship decided behind the safety car, which would have been a shame. Let's put it this way: If there had been sufficient time and all the lapped runners had been allowed to overtake, would the result have changed? Highly unlikely. So, in reality, it was the deployment of the Safety car that screwed Lewis in the end. In addition, people seemed to glossed over the fact that in the opinion of every one of the Sky Sport F1 pundits - and Martin Bundle in particular - Lewis gained an unfair advantage when he cut the corner on the first lap and he got away with it. Also, there was Toto calling for no safety car despite it obvious need, which is not in the best interests of the marshals. What I am saying is that it was a cruel way for Lewis to lose, and you can't help but feel for him, but these things do come in swings and roundabouts and Verstappen didn't do anything wrong so is a worthy champion. Lastly, if the positions were reversed and it was Lewis that won, would the British media have made such a fuss? No, they would have been congratulating Lewis and would have been very pleased with Masi's decision.

Glad to hear it is back Vlad as I am sure you missed it 🙂 Keep trying with the photos as I am sure there are some on here - me included - that would like to see the end result.

Whilst the braking Max did before the collision was naughty, he did seem to genuinely try and give Lewis the place at first, but got frustrated when Lewis didn't overtake. And if you read Martin Brundle's column on the Sky Sports website, Lewis claims of confusion were equally unfathomable since, as pointed out, if Max had a technical issue and slowed down, he would have blasted past. I think Lewis knew what Max was trying to do and didn't want to overtake, but he didn't admit as such. As for what will happen this weekend, I think Max will do what he has been, namely, he will place his car in a position where Lewis has to either let him through or they will crash. Harsh but not illegal racing unless it is done off the track. If that happens, then it reminds me of a certain Brazilian driver at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix 🙂

Thanks for the update. Always good to add to the knowledge pool for anyone who has the same problem in the future.

Yep, I recall the FW14B doing its thing on the track. Very much an iconic car.

Lexus Reading only charge the £15 as an insurance waiver against the excess, which would otherwise be £1000. As such, I was told it was optional and the car itself was free. Also, as others have said, if your car is in for warranty work then the £15 isn't charge as the warranty company will pick up the tab.

Excellent news Vlad, glad to hear it 👍 Now, apart from the insurance wrangles, the only thing left to do is to make sure they do a good job on the repair! Having had personal experience of several badly done insurance repairs, all I can say is look very closely when it is done and don't take anything for granted.

Hey @Vlady Any updates? Fingers crossed for some good news..

Sorry to hear that Vlad ☹️ I hope it can be fixed and look as good as new afterwards!

I certainly hope not. Off track antics aside, it has been brilliant watching the two of them battling it out. My missus ask me in the car today who I thought would win the title, and for the first time in a long time, I told her I genuinely had no idea!

I will always Like a post that contains Yes Minister or Yes Prime Minister since they are my favourite TV series, but it is a rather sad state of affairs that they are still so accurate after all this time. Does this mean we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes again and again?

Unfortunately, these things aren't uncommon. When I had my 100k service done at a main dealer, I specifically enquired as to whether the air filter would be replaced and was told yes. Check it when I got home and it hadn't been done. Called them up and they said to bring it back and they would fit it FOC even thought it was supposed to be chargeable (which I was ok with if they had told me at the time). Friend of mine took his IS300h to a different main dealer for a service that included a brake fluid change. He was suspicious, so he marked all the bleed nipples on the calipers beforehand, and sure enough, they were untouched when he got the car back. It looks like they may have just sucked some of the fluid out of the reservoir instead. They also charged him for a full tube of grease that they used to lubricate the hinges, so he wanted to know where the rest was so he could keep it.

They did something similar near Stanmore in London. Turned a dual carriageway into a single lane on an already very busy road. No surprise that large queues started to form which caused issues on the surrounding roads. They then did a tally and discovered a whole 17 cyclists using their lane per day on average compared to the thousands of cars. Thankfully common sense finally prevailed and after only a few months, the cycle lane was removed. Not before costing the taxpayer roughly £30,000 though 🙄

Thanks for the feedback. 👍 As Tony says below, only the V6 is now available, which is what my electric blue one will be when it arrives. I have to admit, the sunroof rattle has got me a little worried. I have read of quite a few owners that have experienced it and it is apparently quite the loud rattle. Some have even sold their cars since they could no long put up with the noise! They also says that the dealers cannot fix it, despite numerous attempts to do so. The increase in price for the facelift is somewhat annoying as it pushes it into the higher road tax bracket. Although there are still deals to be had which put mine into the late £30k's total cost.

Apologies for hijacking your thread, but as someone who is expecting their Stinger to arrive soon, I was wondering if you could elaborate your thought of it? Thanks.

You are indeed correct John, no GS200t in the UK.

Hi Craig, Thanks very much for the update. Wow, it looks cleaner than it ever did in my ownership 🙂 So glad that you are happy with it, although it is still strange to see it being used by someone else! I do miss it a lot but I am happy to see it being looked after so well. More updates (and pictures) are always welcome 🙂 Thanks.

Well that really is a good deal then! Strange that the coverage of the 10+ year cars is superior to the newer ones, even if you are paying for it. If I still had my GS, I will certainly be on the phone to Lexus Reading to buy one. Thanks for the info.

I remember going to a couple of testing sessions at Silverstone (they were even free back then!). The last was with the current hybrid engines and you could happily stand around and listen to them go past without much drama. However, I also went when they were still using the v8's and the difference is incomparable. The sound that you could hear long before seeing the actual car, which would turn into almost white noise as it passed along with the feeling in your chest from the waves was something else. Although, it must be said that it isn't only that they are hybrid that makes them quite but the RPM they use now as well. Current engines that rev to roughly 13000rpm are never going to sound as good as ones that were tuned to 18000rpm (or 20000rpm for a short time). It is a shame they have lost the sound and I have my doubts that the new engines being proposed will do much to help.

Well, this is good news, thanks for the info Phil 👍 Apart from the multi media not being covered, are the terms the same as Relax now or do they mimic the old Extended warranty? It is also strange that I still can't find any mention of this product anywhere else. Either way, it is nice to see that not only does Lexus have faith in its older products, but it has actually extended their coverage further!

Haven't missed a race for a very long time 🙂 This season is certainly an improvement, but I can't help but think that Mercedes still has the edge over Red Bull. I'm just hoping that next seasons' cars level the playing field a bit more and make overtaking easier.

Welcome 🙂 Strange as what you describe is a classic symptom of EGR blockage. So, having already replaced that, I am not sure what else could be going on. Having said that, a friend had a problem with his EGR and after going round and round it turned out the new valve was faulty! There are tests you can run on it, but they require the TechStream software (which is available on Ebay) to do. Not sure what else to suggest at the time really. Sorry.