So many things about the weekend set up for an entertaining race, but consistently fell flat. Non Mercedes pole set up for an interesting fight that evaporated by the first 3rd of the race, fastest qualifier a complete non feature of the front, and by the time all pit stops were complete, it was all about holding formation.
And my personal favorite F1 fixtures:
- Mercedes pessimistic about their pace compared to Ferrari, but not even a thing worth saying during the race
- Hamilton complaining about tires midway through the race, only to experience no drop off in tire life.
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