Alright, I hope they do bring Michelle Rodriquez back, she should have stayed in the movies. She looks the part when driving, remember the great scenes? I guess the cheesy way to bring her back would be this: The shooter left her for dead, someone found her, she was put in a witness protection program. She was given a fake death certificate and funeral.
She finds out that the gang is still around and the shooter and his boss are dead. She goes after Dom. Simple, we would watch the movie anyway.
Haven't seen the new movie yet but hopefully Brewster can pull off the driving scenes, she doesn't look the part driving in the previews. Correct me if I am wrong but she was never depicted to knowing how to drive dangerously or being allowed to drive, so now she is a great driver?
As far as racing cars...first it's the driver's skills, then the car that's driven is the extension of the skill. If you can't drive the car, you can't handle it, you won't win. I have seen an old 90's F-150 with a 5.0 engine(Decent driver), hold the lead and beat a supped up Jetta(Experienced driver).