I would absolutely kill for Saturday to be a short race in spec cars for the driver's championship, then Sunday's race being for the constructor's championship. I want to sort out the drivers.
In a lot of ways, Hamilton/Mercedes have struck me as very Tom Brady/Patriots-like over the past few years. They doesn't make preparation mistakes. Hamilton takes all responsibility for failure and heaps praise on teammates for success. He's a little too good with the press, to the point that he feels robotic in his press conferences.
As I mentioned to
@Average Reds in a PM, I'm an engineer/car guy and the tech of the sport is what drew me in and made me a casual fan. Daniel Ricciardo made me follow this to an unhealthy extent. The guy is just full of the enjoyment of life. He does and says things that a professional athlete isn't supposed to, but none of it is in any way negative or vindictive. He is having a level of fun in his job that most of us can only dream about.
I can't find a picture or mention of it anywhere, but a fan once accidentally put his already-signed Vettel (Ferrari) portrait in front of Danny, and got it back with a penis drawn under the signature. Ricciardo didn't get in any sort of trouble. It was just fun. He snuck up in the Mercedes press area while Bottas was doing a Q&A, found a live mic, and made fart noises while Valterri was talking. Then there's Lando Norris's pubes:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzIgOpP5eVk
I will never understand why Ricciardo went to Renault, other than the obvious Verstappen preference of Red Bull. I can't wait for him to move on next year.