MID-WEEK 180 - BOTH British Grand Prixs in doubt !

**The Pack Leader**

If you're reading this, you'll be my leader of the pack next week and the first 5 comments you'll get in my famous "5". So, where are you and what are you doing? I like your style, mate! Send her into the shops, new it watch the midweek 180. Excellent, but wherever you are right now and whatever you're doing, put it in the comments below, and I'll give you a shout-out next week.

**Last Week's Question**

Last week's question was basically if you had a car, a driver, and a track what would you choose? There were some brilliant suggestions, but Simon W came up with two brilliant ones that were both very scary. The first one was Colin McRae in his last Subaru WRC car going around Grizedale forest - "I now be epic and incredibly scary." And the second one was even better: on the back of Kevin Schwantz's bike going round the Donington Grand Prix circuit. You'd need new pants after both of those!

**This Week's Question**

This week's question is very simple, yet engaging for petrolheads in England, where restrictions were recently lifted, allowing people to go out and about, including driving. So, if you went out for a drive this week, how far did you go? How was it? Did you have problems with your car not wanting to start, or maybe a flat tire? Let me know!

**F1 News and Predictions**

Last week's F1 news and predictions were all about Formula One. I made some predictions last week, which were pretty much perfect, science going right! Rakata went to the right place, but unfortunately, Alonso's move to Renault is still pending, with Fabio Brewer Torre hinting at it. This could be interesting. Also, Vettel seems likely to retire, and I just can't see him fitting into any seat.

**British Grand Prix Update**

The British Grand Prix had recently negotiated for two Grands Prix in the summer, both behind closed doors, which would have been epic. However, with the latest government restrictions enforcing a 14-day quarantine for people traveling into the UK, this might put those plans under jeopardy unless an exemption is granted to Formula One participants. If that's not possible, we may not have a British Grand Prix this year, which is just a nightmare.

**Dealership Challenges**

This week, I was hit by restrictions while trying to test drive a cool car. Unfortunately, the insurance deal only worked if it was an accompanying drive, and since my wife did the shopping at the time, we couldn't do it under those conditions due to social distancing rules. This means the review has been put back until social distancing rules are relaxed a bit more. I think this will be a challenge for smaller car dealers, as they often can't accommodate test drives with two people in the same household.

**Charlie Clubman Updates**

There's exciting news about Charlie Clubman! Frye video is getting some more bling, and Mrs. Petrol has one more chroming mod she wants to do - the "chroming mod that I want to do". The conversations are underway for the first proper performance mod for Charlie Clapping, which should be super exciting soon.