In things that are not important yet, but will be important by the end of the season - Norris already on 3rd and final battery. Even if they can resurrect his second battery, that's too close to maxing out the allowed number of batteries for comfort.
How much of Max Verstappen's sour grapes about this set of regulations, "I am retiring if we don't change" and so on is due to being beaten by the RB Juniors?
Pre-race:
Radio got slightly more hijinks than usual because of the delay due to repairs following one of the support races.
Jack Black has noticeably better PR training than Chris Pratt, and sounded like he might have head of F1 before Jennie Gow spoke to him.
Damon Hill talking about Murray Walker commentating over his victory is adorable.
However, I disapprove of them whitewashing why the Japanese Grand Prix had to move out of monsoon season. "So we are in sakura season" indeed.
The race itself:
See McLaren, if you give him a car that works, Piastri goes fast.
I did have a full-blown mini-conniption about Bearman's leg; his limping looked like mine when I broke my leg. So glad that it turned out only to be severe bruising.
I don't think the accident is evidence that the new regulations are too dangerous, just that there is room for improvement. It's not like there aren't crashes with every set of regulations.
Also, how much of that crash was due to tyres that weren't warm?
Alice Powell gave a really good explanation around kneepads, and their painful necessity and why some drivers still don't wear them.
The incident really changed the shape of the rest of the race.
I acknowledge the race became duller after the safety car but there was racing up and down the grid and through most of the race, unlike last year's race, which, as someone described it, "could have been an email". Therefore I am still on team "I like the new regulations".
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