IMO side to side is different than a divebomb from a few carlengths back to hit a guy three times on the rear bumper, Phil.
They'd battled in close quarters for like 10 laps, swapped the lead twice, and CE had managed to pull away with a comfortable lead on the last lap. Larson dove in there, used CE's car to brake, and then hit him twice more to spin him on the exit of the last corner. That's just intentional wrecking.
The Gen6 car certainly looks better than the CotF, but I find all the media attention to it pretty hilariously stupid. Similarly stupid: the fan voting for the shootout.
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Most trans-continental flights have a selection of current and classic movies available on the in-flight entertainment system for free. You'll probably spend half of your time watching those, half sleeping (and a little eating). Don't worry, it'll be over sooner than you think.
I just did a 12hr flight to/from Japan and it was totally fine.
And yeah, bring a book or two in case you're not in the mood for a movie.