I can’t stand Lewis – but that pole lap really made everyone else look like amateurs.
The race itself was pretty boring, but Lando Norris really has some last lap magic at the Österreichring – very impressive, as long as he keeps not crashing
Also: Leclerc really went full retard there. He’s in some way similar to Vettel – a genius when it comes to extracting the best from the car, but with just the occasional lapse of judgement and just a little too much bad luck thrown in to the mix. From that point of view, as Ferrari, I’d also look for a more reliable driver to partner him up.
A real shame about Russel being ejected from his mid-field position, but still, this season looks to be a much tighter field, than last year, except for Mercedes almost being as much ahead as they were in 2014…
Ferrari should have a decent chance in Hungary though, with their high corner speeds. Apparently they looked at their engine nerf and instead of trying to work around it, built something like the red Bull of 2010 – insane and reasonably stable downforce, but no top speed at all. That’s probably the reason they wanted to add Mugello to the calendar this year, so that there’s one GP in Italy that they can potentially win. Because at Monza they’ll be fighting for points…