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Tracing Point strikes again!

 

Verstappen did a great job holding off both Mercedes, what a win. Leclerc had a good day too, finishing 4th after starting in P8, with just one pit stop.

 

Race was pretty great, always something happening for the most part. Happy to see Verstappen win if only because it changes things up a bit.

 

This coming weekend's race is in Barcelona, which is cool... great city. Although it probably doesn't really mean much, since it's a regular track like the other locations. Too bad there's no Monaco Grand Prix this year; I love watching people drive F1 cars like maniacs on city streets.

 

Monaco is kinda meh for me. I love the glitz and glamour, the thrill of watching these modern speed machines navigate a tight track with no room for error, and so on, but an hour and a half of follow the leader with no real action outside of pit lane has gotten boring in recent years. Modern F1 cars have outgrown the track to the point where passing is virtually impossible even with DRS. Just hold qualifying on Sunday afternoon and declare the qualifying results to be the final results. That's where the real excitement is at Monaco.

 

First race I didn't watch this year. Don't think I missed much

 

Dreadful showing for Ferrari. Their drivers are giving it all they have, but the car just isn't good.

 

Lewis Hamilton pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

 

Both drivers have been saying for a while that the engine in the current cars can't cut it on straight lines, which was seen again this weekend.

 

Yeah, that was definitely one of the least predictable races in quite a while. Hamilton really gave that opportunity to the leaders with his penalty, as well as Verstappen having to drop out. But Gasly, Sainz, and Stroll all drove great... cool to see Gasly get his first win, and I think this was just the second time on the top 3 podium for all three of them. Still feel like Ferrari is cursed this season, though... Vettel’s brakes failing and Leclerc’s bad crash (just glad he was OK).

 

Amazing race that I watched all of two nights ago. You really couldn't predict any of this would happen the way it did and that's why this sport is incredible. I was gonna say the season was pretty predictable but this threw a huge spanner in the works (just for this race, I assume the norm will reassert itself) that made it absolutely thrilling to watch.

Sainz was so close to Gasly at the end there too! Absolutely breathtaking.

 

I am afraid he will end up like Raikkonen, Hill or Alonso

 

So I wonder if Aston Martin is stopping their co-sponsorship of the Red Bull team then, since Racing Point is being rebranded.

Edit: Just looked it up... and yes, the Aston Martin part of the Red Bull team will stop at the end of 2020.