Thumbs up for McLaren's livery,,, superb job from Lando. Outstanding performance from Sainz as well. Very happy that Seb got "Driver of the Day", and Checo also had a VERY strong showing. As for Gasly, he's been consistently better than his car.
and now,,,, for something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (as Monty Python would say),,,,What the heck is up with Mercedes and their pit strategy? (and I'm not talking about Valteri's pit stop). They attempt to pull an "undercut" with Lewis at lap 30 in a 78 lap race ????????????? WTFWT??????? Lewis lost 2 positions to Seb and Gasly due to that "brain-storm". Even if that undercut had worked,,, it would have pretty well guaranteed the Lewis would have to pit again before race end.
Max deservedly 'won" that race,,,, but I wouldn't call it a "victory" when the cars that should have started in front, as well as the car behind are DNF's.
So now we wait to see what happens to 'Limbo Wing". Baku has one of the longest straights in F1, and if Red Bull are forced to withdraw their design, I presume Mercedes will once again dominate.
Ferrari's "faux pas" regarding Leclerc's gearbox is completely inexcusable. They performed a WHAT??? (visual check of the gear box itself) and not the driveshaft??????? Was the fear of losing pole position to a 5-place grid penalty worth hiding their head in the sand and "not taking necessary precautions", especially when drive-train issues are such a well known consequence with a side-impact like Leclerc had suffered in quali????
I thought today's race "sucked". Thank God Mickelson cheered me up. Goooo Lefty!!!! (oldest player ever to win a major PGA tournament,,,,50 years,11 months, 8 days