The One With The Castle. (AKA The Azerbaijan Grand Prix)

Monza wasn't nearly as boring as we all feared. Norris got a good start, then got aggressive. Max dominated in a car that most people expected to be a wheelie bin. And a rookie went from 19th to 10th.

Of course, the thing most people are talking about is the screw up... sorry, the "fair play" at McLaren. I'm sure you've been inundated with commentary on why it was bad or how it could affect the rest of the season or even why it isn't true Formula 1 any more. And you're probably tired of hearing about it. So, let me add my two cents to the pile...

Nah. Didn't like it, 'nuff said.

Notable performances-
-Isaac Hadjar, 19th to 10th on a track where the top three sat at 6 seconds apart for most of the running, he was able to work his way up.
-Gabriel Bortoleto, qualified well, didn't put a wheel wrong all race.
-Max Verstappen, Dominating a high-speed, low downforce track in this years' Red Bull. I guess last year stung more than we thought.

Notable misses-
-McLaren team order kerfluffle. Was it a Kerfluffle? Perhaps a boodoggle. Maybe a Spitzterflikken. Whatever it was, it sucked.
-Liam Lawson. Just, uhg. The attitude, the arrogance, the whinging, the lack of results. I say again, uhg.

This week's race is on at an unholy hour. I'll be hosting a delayed viewing at my place in Pittsboro starting at 10am. Address and directions will be emailed to attendees on Saturday. Hope to see you there.