Monaco GP - "That one was for Niki"

Again, hope for an interesting race/outcome rested on LeClerc doing well.  He didn't.  Ferrari made a complacent mistake by not sending him to put in a lap that would qualify.  He said he would risk a crash in order to move up the field during the race.  Lap 10 gave him a puncture and by lap 19 he was out.

The only other interest came from: Verstappen being given a penalty for an unsafe release in the pit lane, six cars coming to gentlemanly stop at a bend and the ongoing discussion between Hamilton and Bono over his tyres.

Has this race had it's day?

What did we learn this week?  Not everyone suits a red baseball cap.

Monaco GP - Results

1. Evel Marque - 330*
2. The Hope Fulls - 313
3. BottHaas - 310
4. Je suis Charlie - 276
5. PickedInAHurry - 275
6. The Pitstop Princess - 210
7. Jack the Lad - 208
8. Hippy F1 - 204
9. Ferrari Rocher - 149
10. Francesco Bernoulli - 147*

* Home track played

Spain GP - "Awesome day in the seat there"

I thought my maths had left me down,  as I thought 0.6 second was quite a hefty gap on the grid from Bottas to Hamilton but no one mentioned it for ages.  Well done Bottas.
Ricciardo also took a penalty going to the grid, for something "naughty" apparently, but I don't know what.  I think the commentators were having a siesta this race.
The race was fairly predictable. Hamilton led from start to finish. Ferrari made The Switch. Norris sprayed gravel about the track like an Angus near gravel.  Typically Hamilton got all the safety car luck and Bottas got none.  And Toro Rosso really lost out through the safety car, who stacked in the pit lane and then ballsed up the stop. For the first time in a long time, the much-lauded safety car actually created some drama.  Hamilton is also very good at a restart. 

Shame about the empty grandstands.

Spain GP - Results

1. Evel Marque - 281*
2. BottHaas - 276
3. The Hope Fulls - 272
4. Je suis Charlie - 235
5. PickedInAHurry - 234
6. The Pitstop Princess - 167
7. Jack the Lad - 164
8. Hippy F1 - 163
9. Ferrari Rocher - 147
10. Francesco Bernoulli - 127*

* Home track played

Azerbaijan GP - "survived Baku for another year"

LeClerc won everybody's hearts with his post-calamity press conference: "I am stupid...For the next three or four hours, I will be mostly beating myself up."  He gave himself a grid penalty there and others also received some, most notably the Alpha Romeos, giving Kimi the chance to earn himself 15 fantasy points for moving up places from the grid.  Do you think Liberty will be stealing this idea from me soon too?  The teams and drivers are definitely taking the fastest lap point seriously with LeClerc pitting specially to earn it.

We were promised thrills from Ferrari and spills from Safety Cars (apparently there were lots in the F2 race).  There were none.  Some mistakes were made: Kubica was given a penalty for leaving the pit lane too early, Ricciardo reversed into Kvyat, Gasly lost power. 

Mercedes continue their domination despite everyone saying that they are not dominating and Ferrari have the best car and drivers.  Not if 6 1-2s and a 74 point lead have anything to say.

Finally, Di Resta dropped a "youse" into his podium interviews - reclaiming his Scottishness in case of independence post-Brexit and a Scottish passport will allow him to continue living in Monaco.