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Elizabeth Blackstock
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Senior editor at Jalopnik. Co-author of "Racing With Rich Energy." Producer of the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys podcast and Grand Prix Gastronomy.

It sounds like the big thing here is that there was a rights issue? As in Masi and the stewards didn't have the rights to the video from that particular camera? I'm trying to figure out who exactly owns the rights to those camera angles, but it just sounds weird through and through. Read more

I'm not saying theft is justifiable. I'm saying that you're going to have more success tackling the root of the problem rather than slapping a bandaid over it and calling it fine.  Read more

for me, it's a familiar taste of disrepair that only makes it all the more appealing Read more

I don’t blame you! It’s cheap to go, the atmosphere is great, and there are few things in life more satisfying than eating poutine and watching really expensive cars go fast Read more

The Canadian GP is usually one of the cheapest on the schedule! I think grandstand seating has gotten a little more expensive over the years, but I went for a couple years in a row. I'd buy my three-day passes during Black Friday for obscene discounts. You could get GA seating for like $40 and the GA grandstands for Read more

Apparently a lot of folks bought their tickets because people posted the pre-order entry codes on Twitter Read more

I will have no F1 vs. IndyCar fighting in my blog comments!!! They are both great for different reasons!!!!!! I love the US GP and I love the Indy 500 but they are both different events that can't really be compared on a one-to-one basis!!!!!!!!!! Read more

I did! Thanks for the catch! I don't like queue. In order to spell it, my brain says kwew-wew Read more

You can occasionally pay $15,000 to have a driver take you for a lap around the track in, like, a McLaren 720 Read more

If the zip line dropped you off at the top of the turn, I'd pay a stupid amount of money to save myself from the walk Read more

Honestly, that makes a lot of sense? In a few of the ride lines, Alanis and I chatted with people who were like “I have no interest in F1 but I’m here with my kid/friend/significant other and there's all this other cool stuff to do." Smart move imo Read more

That's exactly it, actually. A lot of people I talked to watched DTS while in quarantines and lockdowns! Read more