What racing there was was mostly Mercedes on Mercedes, and intra-team racing is so much less stressful when it's not Ferrari.
There is definitely a weakness somewhere in the Mercedes system, because that's now both Mercedes and both McLarens who have stopped on track with a total car failure.
I think Hulkenberg wins for weirdest cause for a retirement - Hopefully a link to Hulkenberg's instagram If the link doesn't work, he was driving close behind Lawson, Lawson's caused some gravel to kick up. One of the stones pierced the bodywork on Hulkenberg's car, hit the in-car fire extinguisher and the ERS kill switch, shutting the car down. Definitely unlucky.
Like everyone else, I've noticed the increased number of mechanical retirements this season.
It's to be expected when there's such a large regulation change. I also think the regulations were so stable for so long that it lulled viewers as well as teams into a false sense of security about how often racing cars break. I remember the previous Hockenheim layout which used to kill a third of the field by over-taxing their engines.
I am getting to the best part:
Ferrari victory
Ferrari getting lucky with a virtual safety car and not stuffing up strategy
Lewis Hamilton winning in red.
I'm not sure what made me happiest - how happy Hamilton looked, how happy his race engineer sounded or the cheers of "Lewis, Lewis, Lewis" from the pit crew.
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