Can't see why Perez gets driver of the day.
No doubt he drove well, but with the fastest car if Bottas or Hamilton came from the back everyone says.. Mehh they got the fastest car we expect them to come through the pack.
Alonso on the other hand after time away with a slower car came through to 7th until reliability... Give him the Redbull and we'll see how it's done.
I don't expect Hamilton to ever get driver of the day.. But its clear skill, cunning, intelligence, and strategy won.
Off track? Micheal Schumacher would have done the same... Push the boundaries of the rules.
F1 Teams always push the boundaries of the rules.
Best team, reliability and driver won. Red bull have the fastest machinery and pit crew plus they have 2 drivers with great ultimate pace. Remains to be seen now if max and red bull can have the consistant late pace and also the car/tyres in good condition at the end to get the wins. I think a combo of tyres and possible rear diff issues and maybe some patience in the throttle cost max in the end, not turn 4. He reeled lewis in patiently and saved the tyres but didn't get the job done on the meds vs hards.. I thought mercs exploiting of t4 was excellent. It's the teams duty to find loop holes and grey areas. That's the game they are in.
Hopefully both team's, as a whole, were running at close to 100% today and we might even get a decent season for a change.
P.S. I'm not a lewis or mercedes fan but i just can't deny they were all on the ball today after a tricky start to the season.
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