Grand Prix Rejects

Paul Hayes

Well that was exciting, once it finally got going… and if you could work out who was actually going to end up where!

Paul Hayes

Juiciest silly season for ages!

Paul Hayes

I don't really understand why Alonso has signed for Aston Martin. I can only think that Alpine must have decided that, for whatever reason, they didn't want him for next year. Even if Aston improve dramatically, they surely won't be any further ahead than Alpine next year? Of course it could be a lo...

Paul Hayes

It's almost as if Ferrari are doing it on purpose now, isn't it?

Weird to have a race where Verstappen was such an unexpected winner!

Great to have a three-team battle. Let's hope it continues through the rest of the season after the summer break!

Paul Hayes

Wow! That has to be the most unexpected pole for a while! Well done George!

Paul Hayes

Wow, that was a bit of a race wasn't it? I'm very glad that Zhou and everyone else involved in those first lap incidents are okay. But the race itself was like watching an F3 race at times - cars running in such long lines nose-to-tail, and even almost four abreast at times! And that action at the e...

Paul Hayes

Not quite the madhouse I was hoping for, but it held the interest, and it wasn't quite the procession for Verstappen at the front that it might have been.

Paul Hayes

Really looking forward to today's race. It feels like one of those ones where so many unlikely candidates on the grid must be thinking, "Could be a big result here for us today..."

Paul Hayes

What a nightmare for Ferrari - and what a turnaround from Red Bull's double-DNF in the opening race. That's a reminder that these things can easily swing back-and-forth, of course, but with the suspicion cast by those other Ferrari failures today from the customer teams too... It's starting to look ...

Paul Hayes

Mind you, even Croft and Brundle seemed a little off-the-boil today - neither of them appeared to make any comment at all on the fact that Perez had passed Leclerc, the race leader, in the first round of stops. I'm pleased for Perez, as I expect most people are. Even though it's always frustrating w...

Paul Hayes

Well, that was a strange end to the session! Unfortunate for Perez, who'd looked so good - I hope he can start in his position. Is Monaco *still* the only race coverage provided by the local broadcaster, even after last year's shambles? If so, they once again didn't cover themselves in glory in that...

Paul Hayes

That was certainly a livelier Spanish Grand Prix than usual. I do understand and appreciate why Perez is unhappy, but in my heart of hearts I can't see him having been able to keep Verstappen behind him for very long if he'd been allowed to, even with the Dutchman's DRS issues. And you can understan...

Paul Hayes

Red Bull will be pretty delighted with how that afternoon unfolded for them!

Paul Hayes

Definitely the best sprint race we have had so far in their brief F1 history, I'd say. (Admittedly that's not saying much!)

Paul Hayes

A shame it wasn't a closer battle at the front, but still plenty of interest going on. Well done to Albon and Williams for making that strategy work to nab a point - sadly we didn't see it, but from the timings it looked very close with Zhou Guanyu when he came out at the end there!

Paul Hayes

So much going on in that qualifying session that it was difficult to keep up! Leclerc's superb pole... The battle nicely set-up with him Verstappen again... Sainz being so out of position... Alonso losing what could have been a mega qualifying result... Norris getting up to fourth... The Mercedes ba...

Paul Hayes

Oh dear, not the best start to the career of Red Bull Powertrains! Sets things up nicely for the season, though, if Red Bull can sort out those issues.

Paul Hayes

I was working until 2pm, so had to go full No Hiding Place on this one, watching on delay when I got home, so I've only just finished watching. Not that it all seems to be done and dusted yet. Wow, blimey. On the one hand, I respect the idea of getting some racing done and not wanting to finish unde...

Paul Hayes

All looking very nicely poised for tomorrow, especially with them being on the two different tyre compounds. Interesting that the "tail gunners" aren't right up there to help either of them, although given the gulf in class between these two and their team-mates it probably wouldn't have b...

Paul Hayes

Definitely the TV coverage director, for the last lap shambles.

Paul Hayes

More evidence today I think for those who say if you're going to have sprint races, they need to be reverse grid. If it weren't for Hamilton, it would have been very dull yet again today.

Paul Hayes

Not a great race, but I can't help but be pleased for Perez getting on the podium. What an amazing reception for him, too. You'd think he'd won!

Paul Hayes

Well, what an unexpected result in Mexico qualifying! A direct swap with Austin - Mercedes and Red Bull being strong on tracks where the other was expected to dominate. But let's see what happened tomorrow!

Paul Hayes

Poor old Norris. Although it's difficult to say he was unlucky - it was as much to do with judgement, really. But I do think he could well have hung on had the rain not come. I hope he gets another opportunity someday.

Paul Hayes

Very pleased for George. I spoke to him on the phone a couple of times, you know! Back in the day when we could phone him up and ask for an interview, hah!

Paul Hayes

It was an amazing shot seeing the cars all go round the turn three banking together on the first lap - it looked like an IndyCar race!

Paul Hayes

Actually, I'd forgotten that Alonso started at the same time, of course!

Paul Hayes

Does anyone else relate things like this to their own age? As in, "He was the last current driver who was in F1 when I was still at school... Well, sixth form, anyway!"

Paul Hayes

Damn. Well, I suppose they did their best in the circumstances.

Imagine if Verstappen hadn't pipped Russell yesterday!!

Paul Hayes

I quite like the way there's a regulation that seems to say you can make up the regulations as you go along to try and get some racing in!

Not sure they'll manage it, sadly.

Paul Hayes

Well... at least if the race does now happen I can watch it live after my shift at work, rather than on delay as I usually have to for the 2.10pm UK start times!

Paul Hayes

What an amazing qualifying performance from Russell! Mr Saturday strikes again! It's difficult to understand - I know the rain is a great leveller, but that much of a leveller? There'll be a lot of head-scratching going on along the pitlane. Let's hope he can hold on for some points tomorrow. I'm ve...

Paul Hayes

Wow, it must be a while since someone was disqualified for that?

Probably a good thing for F1 that he didn't get past Ocon, then!

Paul Hayes

What a barmy old race! The sight of Hamilton lining up to take the restart alone must be one of the most extraordinary happenings in the history of F1. Imagine if he'd come in too, and the whole start lights procedure had happened for... Nobody! One of those races like Monza last year where so many ...

Paul Hayes

Not a bad little race - not the greatest, but plenty to hold the interest. It's becoming increasingly difficult to see Mercedes turning this around at this stage.

But still a long way to go, of course!

Paul Hayes

That was another good one! It was like a reversal of both Bahrain and Spain rolled into one. I had thought when the gap was stuck at five seconds for a while that Verstappen might not catch Hamilton, but in the end when he did get there the move was quite comfortable. It feels rare that the action a...

Paul Hayes

Well, that was a pretty good one! I was surprised to see the BBC News Online report describe it as a "snorefest" before the incidents, as I still found it to be an engaging race, but the safety car and then of course the red flag and restart did ratchet up the drama. I'm glad they did go f...

Paul Hayes

What an exciting, engaging, unpredictable qualifying session!

I just hope that, unlike the previous race, it doesn't once again turn out to be the best part of the weekend.

Paul Hayes

Two good ones in a row! This season is shaping up nicely, although the weather probably played a big part in helping save us from another Imola snooze-fest today.

I hope poor old Perez frees himself from The Curse of the Red Bull No. 2 soon!

Paul Hayes

Wow. What a finish to the race! I real sickener for Red Bull. It looked as if there was a real danger there of a race being decided by one driver passing another, but sadly it wasn't to be. You have to stand up and salute Hamilton for pulling that off, though. But great that we had a race which kept...

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