A socialist writer skewered the Formula One scene. Then her article vanished. (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Headline might be a bit clickbaity - I thought it was quite interesting from a pov of someone not from outside the circus.

...When we got into the garage, Lewis's car was naked, its insides visible for all to see. I think this was the moment where my respect for the sport as it exists really made itself clear. It is hard to describe what I felt looking at that car. The closest phrase I have at my disposal is the technological sublime.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

If her mandate was to report her experience, she nailed it absolutely.

Not only that, but she nails the personalities involved too, I think. From the aloof, regal aura of Hamilton (love or hate him) to the bland straightforwardness of Max, which only makes his dominance more boring somehow.

Great observations and fantastic writing.

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