And it's welcome from us to King Chuck and Queen Gladys (which is Chuck's secret name for his current wife). Chuck and Gladys may be heading for the Everest at the appropriately named Royal Randwick, but we know, exclusively, where their real destination is.

Of course, it's South Australia's most populous city and home to the upcoming Adelaide Rally, the largest tarmac rally event in the southern hemisphere, the Adelaide Motorsport Festival and Cooper's Brewery.

Named after one of C&G's rellies, Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, today it is known as the "City of churches, pubs and serial killers". In their rationale for giving the city by the Torrens this moniker, the academics at Sh*t Towns of Australia say: "Adelaide is a favourite spot for the federal government to house its expensive fudge-ups, including a submarine fleet that had difficulty submerging."

Anyway, King Chuck and Queen Gladys will definitely make a secret visit to the Kensi Hotel. We were given this message from His Majesty The King. Chuck wrote: "As this wonderful summer comes to a close in SDL, my wife joins me in sending our heartfelt congratulations to the patrons of The Kensi. Behind every beer poured lies a wonderful story of courage, commitment and true talent, matched by a determination that has taken your hotel to the very top."

Now while Chuck's mum was a petrol head (as revealed in a new book by her Australian secretary), Chuck and Gladys are more into the horse and art capers so they will be ignoring one of the two 2024 US grands prix. Sunday's is over 56 laps of the 5.513km Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. The big questions are: Will Leaping Lando start reeling in his 78-point deficit to Mad Max? After our stunning predictions for Bathurst (which were completely wrong), our tips for the first three on Sunday are Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.

But the big question is, will Liberty Media, which controls the broadcasting, organisation and promotional rights of Formula One, cop a multibillion-dollar fine from the US Department of Justice for excluding the Andretti Cadillac team from F1?

Staying on F1, Seb Vettel and Mick Schumacher are forming a German "super team" at the 2025 Race Of Champions at Accor Stadium in Sydney, on March 7-8. Seven-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup will be there, but at this stage, and we have entered a protest, Craig Lowndes, 50 of Brisbane will not.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares will retire in 2026 if not sooner and North America chief Carlos Zarlenga also got the boot. Given Stellantis stock is down 42 per cent, this is not surprising. Nor is Berwick Jeep's lack of care for customers Helen and Jerry Chaberka.

Last week in septic land Barrett-Jackson sold more than $85m of metal at its Scottsdale Auction, including Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar's 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari for $6.8m. The highest price ever for an FLF.

jc@jcp.com.au