After that mess was tidied up it was well, a bit of a non-event again. It got a bit interesting post-race when winner Sebastian Vettel said it was unfair to say the racing was boring. He won, so for him it's not boring of course, but he doesn't have sit there for an hour plus and watch it from a fan's perspective.
Other drivers have said how it's not boring in the car as they are always busy. How would we know? We can't see a damn thing inside the car now with that god-awful halo thing attached on top. I can imagine a few readers will be saying that you can't see inside a tin-top either — at least they bloody well pass each other quite a lot. On-track entertainment (ie passing) beats knob fiddling, button pushing, paddle flipping and conversations with the engineers any given day.
On that note, I have to give it to the category organisers for coming up with the idea of playing in-car chat live during racing. At least it gives fans something to keep themselves awake.
Sure, the drivers are having fun, why wouldn't they. It's a lifelong dream for them. However, they should keep in mind a thing called empathy. That is, it's not about you mate, it's about the fans who pay to attend and watch. Lose them and you lose your sponsors, and a whole lot else.
I don't care how busy you are at your office desk, just as nobody cares how busy I am at my office desk. In the words of the great Elvis Presley, "A little less conversation, a little more action, please."
Go the V8s up in Darwin and good luck to Bamber and Dixon at Le Mans, because you can bet your pants there'll be plenty of action at those two gigs.
