Two truths to
this statement.
Ricciardo
survived an MGU-K failure to register a deserved win…
…but,
unfortunately, at a snail’s pace. What a sh*t race.
I’m normally
the first to look for the positives in F1. But in this case, the
six-minute highlights video genuinely captured everything notable in the
race. Pfffffffft...
Ricciardo did
have an amazing Saturday, though. His first lap in Q3 was a cool 0.4sec
ahead of anyone else and 1.3sec quicker than last year’s pole lap, both of
which are astonishing on such a short and twisty track. Saturday at
Monaco is generally much more exciting these days – last year it was Hamilton
forgetting to put in a banker, this year it was Mad Max deciding to kiss the
walls. (Glasgow kiss, that is.)
So, let’s
ignore all of the other suggestions for how to improve Monaco and go with the
only one that will work: ditch the race, decide the points based on qualy
and start the party on the Saturday night. This would also mean that any
F1 drivers (including Alonso) would be able to take part in the Indy 500 from
now on. No more seat-wetting for Button.
And so, on to
Canada. Renault and Honda will both be bringing upgrades, but who are we
kidding? Montreal is Hamilton’s house. He owns it. Still,
though, I’d love to see Ocon, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Perez and Sainz being able to
actually overtake each other in the midfield. Which one will be getting a
seat in one of the top three teams next year? (Frustratingly, the answer
could be ‘none’)
‘til next
time…
p.s. “Give
Prince Albert a shuey” says Horner. I heard “Give Schumi a Prince
Albert”. Cue me snorting my tea through my nose.
p.p.s.
Ricciardo’s first ever F1 win was Canada 2014. Surely he couldn’t…?
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