It turns out me not watching races doesn't always equal a Ferrari win (busy looking at the Bayeux tapestry, report eventually).
Baku historically has either had an interesting qualifying or an interesting race. Qualifying was exciting, so I wasn't expecting much from the race. I was right not to. I was fascinated that the press all went with "Baku Chaos Bonanza", which is a very blogger take, but this race wasn't, except the Red Bull psychodrama. (And no, BBC, Max did not sound calm.)BBC suggesting that driver to driver comms would be interesting. Probably, but also more beep than word. It would also end in thumping - see also, Norris and Colapinto in this race. I would also like to bless Mark Priestley for saying "Albon = alright" was the most important thing after his accident.
The other odd thing was the soft tyres lasting longer than the medium. Even on a track with little wear, that is odd. Were the sudden rash of incidents around lap 30 - the Norris spin and the Albon crash - due to tyres wearing out because people were waiting for a safety car and just stayed on their first set of tyres too long?
