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We are only 3 races into the 2026 season, and I have made my opinions very clear on these regulations in a previous article. However, I think there were positives from this race. There was a genuine battle for the lead between Piastri and Russell, and there was more action than the processions we had in the ground effect era. It was also the first race where Mercedes looked slightly vulnerable for an extended period, which makes for a better race. However, Antonelli pulled away after the safety car and moves did become limited in the points outside of Hamilton falling away. We also had the Bearman crash which was a bad look on the regulations, even if Colapinto could've definitely done slightly better. If this is the best race come the end of the year, it would've been an extremely disappointing year.