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Race day

So Sunday was F1 race day. I had stuff to figure out about the rest of my stay here Down Under, so I spent most of my morning in the McDonalds, using their Wi-Fi. By the time I got to Albert Park it was pretty crowded. A lot more than Saturday during the qualifying sessions.

Just as I arrived the F18 display started. I'd seen and taken some video of it on Saturday, so this time I just watched. The pilot was clearly enjoying himself and his routine was a bit longer than the previous day. I wonder how they decided who got to do it. Rock—paper—scissors?

After the F18 disappeared into the skies—straight up and away—one of the Qantas pilots got their turn at playing around. Pretty impressive to see such a big bird like the 747 flying around so low and slow over the city.

Soon after the action on track started up. First the formation lap, where one of the cars already had problems (can't remember which). Later, the warm–up lap, and then the race itself.

It's a great experience to have been at the track for a race, but really, you're a lot better off watching from your couch at home if you really want to follow the action on track.

And, of course, too bad that the Mercedes competitors still seem to have a large gap to overcome before they can challenge them. Hope that soon there will be a bit more competition at the front.

Too bad also that the first race of Max Verstappen ended up as a DNF due to engine troubles. Hope to see him finish strongly in Malaysia.