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Hamilton getting lapped though...
Also, Hamilton getting lapped while Russell gets P4. Personally, I'd rather have Hamilton up at the front fighting (Alonso too for that matter), but I can't help but enjoy seeing the (IMO) excessively pro-Hamilton folks fumbling to make excuses for this season's performances (don't get me wrong, I'm sure pretty much every driver has their fawning fanbase who'll defend their driver to the end, but I don't have to listen to them as pundits/commentators every race).
Big season for Hamilton, if he manages to get back on top it'll look great for his status (a performance like MSC getting pole in Monaco in the mid-tier Mercedes, or his 1996 Spanish GP win in a shitbox Ferrari). If not, I struggle to see how he can be remembered much different from Vettel (#teamVettel), untouchable given the right car, but unable to properly lead otherwise (he did put in some decent performances in the McLaren alongside Button, though maybe none as strong as Button's 2011 win in Canada).
Will be an interesting one for sure, good to see all teams able to score points and some tight fights throughout the field (especially at the front).
Now if only Sainz can fecking finish a race...
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Yeah it's a shit result for him. I think he's in a league above Vettel TBH though, and I really hope he finds what he needs as the season progresses.
I think, had he won the championship last year, he would have quit (edit, at the end of last year, before this season). Knowing when to leave the party etc.
Poor Sainz, yes.
Howard
I thought that was good. Great driving from Albon, Bottas, Tsunoda and points for Aston Martin and Haas. That's good for the sport I think.
Shit day out for Ferrari but some you win, some you lose. It's good for the season for them to be beatable.
Hamilton getting lapped though...