Finally made it to this - I had to refresh myself on where we were first, so I watched the last few episodes of last season. And that’s right - Kanata’s elbow. Because we needed some reason why the inevitable best driver does something amazing but still doesn’t quite win. Yet.

And beyond that, it was pretty much what I expected - lots of hot blood and gritted teeth, lots of excruciating detail about cars and racing, and lots of rattling on about how underpowered his car is.

Not that that’s a bad thing - it’s a niche that I can and do enjoy. It’s still very much a niche though.

I have to admit that it was very cool when the announcers were reminiscing about Takumi and I suddenly realized I could faintly hear Rage Your Dream playing in the background.