It's a strategy race. And that's fine. Pay attention to the start and around pitstop time, otherwise just have it on in the background in case something interesting happens. Barcelona, Hungary, Monza, etc. can be just as processional.
I said a few races ago that RBR would probably win the championship by stealing a few races on strategy. There's one.
Very surprised at that Ocon penalty - I'll need to rewatch it, but it really looked like a racing incident. Did they hire Colin Campbell?
Race direction was embarassing. Too many things to list, but it was pretty obvious that Mick's crash was going to need a red flag, especially given the field spread at the time; too bad they didn't just throw it right away and save a few more racing laps - though who knows what they were even doing with the race clock(s).
Not sure why they can't realize that field spread and number of lapped cars dramatically impacts how effective/efficient a safety car is.
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