Italy was not kind to Max this season. Back to back DNFs? Not good at all. That gives Bottas the breathing room he needed (back up 25 points), since he's sure to suffer some unfortunate puncture 3 laps from the finish. Happy for Albon finally getting on podium. All he needed was not to tangle with Hamilton, I suppose.

Stroll's crash was as bad as LeClerc's last week. And the 4 car pileup at the restart further cemented the HALO is saving lives. I can't remember seeing 8 cars out at the final flag before. War of attrition


Vettel to Tracing Point was the worst kept secret this year. Absolutely sucks that Cheko was on the chopping block. But, nepotism, right? Question is how much Vettel still has in the tank. He doesn't suck, per se, but he's clearly not the same driver he was after he wiped out in Germany a few years back and threw his championship away. Still, the Pink Panther cars should be faster than Ferrari's disaster and he should be the #1 driver there, Papa Stroll notwithstanding (even diminished Vettel is a better driver than Stroll is gonna be).