Hamilton 5x World Champion ?

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Thank god the mid pack cars seem very equal.

There were some good battles with them, so there is certainly a good chance of excitement throughout the year.

I hope your right about Australia, maybe next race with surprise me.

There wasn't a huge amount of overtaking, but it was much better than recent races at the same track... next up is Bahrain, which is much easier to pass on, so that should make it much clearer.

I like the 'newcommers' Lando Norris looks like a man for the future,

Woo, go Lando! (he grew up near where I live, and drives for my favourite team)

wonder what happend to Vettel Motor in the last part of the Race ?
seems like his Elec-Power(mgu) was gone.

His tyres were wrecked, but there was something else going on with his car for most of the race... in the interviews afterwards, he had no idea what it was.

I don't think the point for fastest lap will have any real impact. You still have to be in the top 10 with that fastest lap to get that point. Ultimately it's still likely going to go to the top 4 finishers in each race anyway. Just means we might have a champion with three races left on the calendar rather than just one.

It did add some excitement at the end of the race, but you are right that there are limited contenders for it... but having only 6 drivers to monitor at once is better than trying to keep track of all 20 (and be overwhelmed).

Given that Red Bull are likely to be real contenders for it on a regular basis, it could boost them even tho they probably aren't as strong as Mercedes and Ferrari in terms of positions. While it wont make up for everything, it is likely to make them championship contenders for longer.

My first complaint is the wider front aero kits..... bleh... the cars keep getting wider... and then they wonder why there isn't more passing... if the cars were a bit more narrow where they could actually get around each other with out smacking into the wall, or running off into the grass, there might be more passing.

The wider (and simpler front wings are actually an improvement in terms of overtaking, but they do increase the chances of damage if an accident occurs. I suspect they will get narrower again in a couple of years, but without the extra bits they had before.

Also I think DRS is a bit of a joke.

I'm in two minds about it... it is a bit of a gimmick, but it does improve the racing.