[Deschodt]

I'm happy that F1 is attracting more people, but I am not sure I like this "new coke" flavor... All these new races on "blah" city tracks in oil producing middle east countries (is this Qatar, or Saudi arabia, or..no clue), and now a street festival slash "spring break party" in Miami, it's starting to feel more like WWE wrestling than F1 to me... guess I'm old... Didn't know 2/3 of the celebrities and didn't really care...

OK race, decent track I guess, but I miss old school dedicated tracks, I am not a fan of those "made up" city things with no history and lots of walls - no offense meant to Indycar but it seems they are more the kind of cars built for these, F1s brush a wall and they are gone - feels like watching caged tigers... Shoot, I'd have really enjoyed seeing F1s at Sebring (after a major resurfacing - LOL)!!!

Can't wait for a dose of old style tracks, Spa, Suzuka, etc... This flashy new F1 with its fake marinas and rude/clueless celebrity VIPS all over is not quite engaging me as much, maybe it works for the "Drive to survive" generation (I guess Monaco falls under a similar category but at least it has decades of history and generally guests there seem pretty clued in). Oddly I don't mind Baku because of its varying width and that old tower, last new track I thought was interesting- go figure. Not a bad race, takes all kinds, but I can't quite put my finger on it - too much Miami flash I guess (the cop escort to the podium? please -gag)..