Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Greg Poggiali)

Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images It is the query nobody thought they’d be asking back in March, yet here we’re — smack in the midst of the 2025 F1 summer break. The papaya rockets from Woking are threatening to run away with the entire shebang before sunscreen season even ends. McLaren has been on such a tear, it’s made Ferrari look less like a title threat and more like they’re fighting Kick Sauber for seventh. The dominance has been so thorough that the championship conversation has shifted from if — to when. Remember “Goldilocks and the Three Bears?” McLaren does — and…

Royal Purple’s vivid motor oil doesn’t just promise protection — it sells performance in a bottle. With claims of it being stronger than conventional oil, higher oxidation resistance, and a Synerlec additive that supposedly clings to metal like a needy ex, it’s no wonder some treat it like liquid horsepower.  Most drivers grab whatever American Petroleum Institute (API)‑certified engine oil meets specs, change it each time the reminder light turns passive‑aggressive, and move on until their next oil change. Royal Purple is taken into account a special animal. The Synerlec additive package ionically clings to metal and, per the Royal Purple company,…