What makes a good race? 🏁

I didn't write about the Monaco grand prix because life got in the way. Shame, because it was interesting. In qualifying, Leclerc was excellent, and there was synchronised crashing. Verstappen was outpaced by Perez all weekend. There was rain and a drying track, so some people took opportunities and made big gains, and some messed it up. Ferrari were in the second category, moving Leclerc from any easy win to fourth. Perez won, and everyone was happy for him. He had a little cry on the podium.

This weekend was at Baku in Azerbaijan, one if the countries where F1 takes the money and doesn't ask too many questions. There have been plenty of memorable incidents at this race. None if them happened this year. Leclerc qualified excellently as is now normal, lost the lead at the start, but might still have won but for an engine failure. He's now a looong way behind in the points.

Monaco has history and an amazing setting, but good racing only happens in spite of the track. The Baku track has a lot going for it, but a lot of nothing happened. Please, racing gods, can we have more rain. Or a little snow, maybe?

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