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You may not actually be sponsored by a cigarette or oil company, but with these classic Formula One strategies, you can still play Mario Kart with your friends like you are! I’ve learned a lot from Formula One. Mostly about iffy business practices and different European countries, but also about strategy. With the new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC out today, I thought I would pass on some of my strategy knowledge to all of you.

Back in May, merritt k pointed out how much it sucks to buy a physical copy of a video game in this day and age. She’s absolutely right, too. Which got me thinking: What do I like to buy physical copies of? And why? The answer, as any of my kpop-enjoying colleagues know, is kpop albums. A kpop album comes with a range of treats: photobooks, stickers, posters, and of course, the photo card. What is a photo card? It’s basically a wallet-sized photo of an idol— slightly bigger.

In 1977, Niki Lauda won the Monaco Grand Prix. Sorry, no, not the real Monaco Grand Prix. The real one was won by Jody Scheckter, with Lauda coming in second. (Though Lauda did go on to win the championship that year.) I’m talking about the fictional 1977 Monaco Grand Prix that took place in episode 11 (“Bet on the Monaco Grand Prix”) of Lupin the Third Part 2, during which Arsène Lupin III, world-renowned gentleman thief, entered the Monaco Grand Prix under the Japanese flag, and almost won.