As always, we love asking for your thoughts and feelings on the world of Formula 1. Here are a couple of those we’ve received in the inbox over this opening race weekend of the season …
💬 Kristy K: “I’m still hoping the hometown hero can break the curse somehow, but that was quite the show from Mercedes. Tomorrow will definitely be interesting. You’ve got to feel for the Mercedes mechanics though — if I had two hours to get Kimi’s car back into shape, I’d probably have left a little something behind too!”
💬 Nels Johnson: “What do I make of the new cars? I think they are a bit too radical. All of the teams seem to be having issues, some more than others. It’s going to split the field even more than in the past, and spotlight some real downers for some of the teams. That is terribly unfair. The sport would be better served if the teams were all on a more even footing.”
💬 Lio B: “I’m so disappointed … Mercedes is on another level and galaxy.”
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