What is definitely great to see this year in my opinion is:
1. More mid-field teams doing much better and getting in to the mix
2. Cars generally being able to follow much closer through the corners
3. Reduced field spread
4. Better wheel to wheel racing action right throughout the field

The question I continually ask myself is how two of the teams with the largest set of resources (Mercedes & Ferrari) can not have seen that their designs cause the porpoising when using complex and market-leading CFD and wind tunnels - bizarre!

Be interesting to see how the Red Bull continues to perform after this weekend there has been a noticeable change in reliability which has coincided with three factors that are not usually present:
A. The wet/damp track conditions - slightly less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler
B. The cooler weekend air temperatures - denser air generating more power and placing less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler
C. Max and Sergio generally running in clear, cooler air creating less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler

I wonder therefore if the RB power unit's fragility has anything to do with operating temperature and whether this will continue to play a factor in the championship over the season. Without any such issues it definitely looks to be the most complete package at the moment.

One to watch - McLaren. It appears that there underlying car is good so with some subtle tweaks and development could be a good year for the Woking team. Fingers crossed!

Cheers, Paul