...Vettel recovered from his clumsy lap one mistake to have a good race...
pssst... he wasn't the only guilty party!
It takes two (or three) to tangle!!
This one was 100% Vettel, he was nowhere near alongside Verstappen for the first contact and Hamilton had two wheels on the curb, Vettel lost his head for a moment and seemingly lost his spacial awareness, clearly not knowing where the front wing was in relation to Verstappen and Hamilton.
So the race itself, Verstappen was supreme, he had one of those Mercedes-esque run away and cruise drives. Vettel was his own worst enemy, instead of staying calm, he tried to win it in the first few corners and paid dearly. It's a shame for Ocon that the VSC stiffed him as Raikkonen got a free stop, Ocon having already pitted before the VSC.
What the heck was going on with the Renault power units, four of the six PU's on the grid expired, including the one of Daniel Ricciardo after that storming charge to 7th place. I was not convinced by Stroll, but the rookie has beaten his more experienced teammate again, although he is another one that needs to work on his spacial awareness.
It's always disappointing when a world title is decided without the championship winner on the podium, in fact, neither champion nor challenger was on the podium, it just feels wrong and I'm sure that Lewis himself would have wanted to be on the podium to claim the adulation and celebrate his world drivers championship win.
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