Decided to buy Sky F1 for the day on AppleTV so got up early to watch, then back to bed. Cracking race - where would Bottas have finished without his 5 place grid penalty and hitting the wall? Magic.
Great to see Magnussen doing well and good old Jenson quietly moving up from 11th to 4th. Ferrari disappointed (again). Surprised to see Ricciardo keeping 2nd place so much faster than all of the other Renault runners, most Mercedes runners and all Ferraris.
Then I got up again and learned that Red Bull has been disqualified for "consistently" exceeding fuel flow regs. Makes sense. Feed in more fuel than everyone else and suddenly you get more power. Sorry for Ricciardo but Red Bull needed a slap for this. Probably able to do it because of the 2 parade laps and the red flag.
As for the sound, quite like it - especially hearing wheel spin, and a nice gruff noise. Whistling turbos are futuristic. I remember the previous turbo era and no one complained about the sound then. Everyone in awe of the monster power. 1500bhp in quality trim & engines lasting 5 laps. And there were straight 4's!!!
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