eight

I don't think Ferrari is sandbagging after what Vettel said. Mercedes look in good shape with Verstappen close behind. Love the competition so far but still too soon to tell.

A 2

Sure looks like it was Mercedes that was sandbagging all along.

Good qualifying session I thought. Lando Norris did well and the Red Bull Honda is showing promise.

zdave87

A 2

Two Honda's in the top 10. I think the race went very well. What secret sauce did Bottas consume? That dominance came out of nowhere and I'm sure was a surprise to all including Bottas himself.

But mystified with Ferrari. They seemed to have good pace but Vettel dropped off and it seemed like Leclerc held back.

Haas shows promising signs of being the best of the rest. Hoping this will be the season that will have someone other drivers also mixing it up for race wins as opposed to the usual suspects. Bahrain, I hope is exciting too.

Finally happy to see Honda in competitive form and I hope they're able to keep that going through the season.

eight

It's good to note that Lewis did suffer minor floor damage from Ric's front wing scraps at the start of the race. The fact that he was able to hang onto 2nd was nothing short of amazing but also a good tell of just how far back the competition is. Now imagine if the race had Lewis and Bottas in the lead with a 22+ second gap to 3rd place. That would be terrifying.

Mid field definitely looks like it's going to have a lot of fun. To have 5 driver's from 5 different teams all in DRS fighting for Giovinazzi's position is something I feel we haven't seen in a long time.

Gasly seemed almost (dare I say) non-existent all weekend. Not all his fault, but not being able to pass Kyvat is not a good sign.