At the start it was clear that Kimi Raikkonen lost his position to Valtteri Bottas because Sebastian Vettel blocked his teammate. In the end of the day I don't think it matters if we look at how the Iceman's race finished.
Max Verstappen going wheel to wheel with Lewis Hamilton was a bit risky and the dutchman found it out himself when he got a puncture. Another bad race for him! On the same lap Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull failed him once more. Both of these Red Bull drivers could do so much better if they were driving a Ferrari or Mercedes. Actually this time the puncture was mostly Verstappen's own fault but you know what I'm talking about.
On lap 5 Hamilton jumps from 9th to 6th when he overtakes Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg at the same time!! I mean WHAAAT?!? You don't see that every day. I actually just remembered that Hamilton did this in 2006 in GP2 also and it was absolutely amazing! What a driver!! (I'm not a Hamilton fan),
What the hell happened on lap 36 with Raikkonen's pitstop?!? He got the green light when the front wheel wasn't on properly. There was also a mechanic in the way who he run over with his rear wheel! Terrible accident! The mechanic broke his leg and Ferrari got a penalty for an unsafe release. Raikkonen also had to retire from the race. Ferrari should get their heads out of their asses.
Hamilton did a great job moving up to 3rd but the best thing was Bottas trying to hunt down Vettel in the last laps. I really wanted Bottas to win but maybe Vettel deserved the win more so congratz to him.
Bonus: Gerhard Berger waved the checkered flag :D I liked him when he was still driving in F1. Great personality.
Then it's time for my predictions and the results:
Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. Vettel took pole and Hamilton had a penalty.
The race:
- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. He was 3rd and Vettel won the race.
- Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - CORRECT
- Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari - WRONG. He retired from the race.
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. His teammate Bottas was fastest.
Surprise: Romain Grosjean will have a great race - Not even close. He had difficulties but maybe next year he will succeed.
POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10
+ possible bonus points
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