Point for fastest lap confirmed. Heard a few different opinions on how this could work. Good that it’s for the top ten only, as that will stop slow teams from whacking on a pair of fresh boots at the end and taking a free point, while the “good” teams are fighting up the front. But also the downside that it means more points for the top ten, who are already getting plenty of points. Also, on Missed Apex podcast they made a good point about how second drivers like Bottas might be made to abandon their strategies and chase the lap at the end to prevent it going to Vettel or Verstappen.. Anyway, we’ll see how it works.
A good analysis of where we stand after testing. Places McLaren higher than you’d think and Renault lower. Still, it’s all largely subjective.
Only a few days to go until the start of the season. Feeling pretty hyped. I bit the bullet and bought the Now TV season pass. I hummed and hawed but in the end I’m a big fan and it’ll be worth it. This is the future (for now) and I have to accept it. Logged in to watch a replay and it looks like the quality has been upgraded to 1080p. Hard to find confirmation, but at least that’s how it looked to my tired middle-aged eyes.