IndyCar’s Graham Rahal, Alexander Rossi poke fun at Formula 1

IndyCar drivers Graham Rahal and Alexander Rossi both poked fun at just how boring Sunday’s Formula 1 race, the Spanish Grand Prix, was.

IndyCar drivers Graham Rahal and Alexander Rossi were just like pretty much everyone else in the world who was watching Sunday’s Formula 1 race, the Spanish Grand Prix, from Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

This race was the fourth of five races so far this season to feature a Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport front row lockout, and it was the fifth consecutive race to open up the season to feature a 1-2 finish by the Silver Arrows.

Additionally, for the fourth time in five races this season, the race was decided by the time the two Mercedes teammates entered the first turn on the first lap, as whichever Mercedes driver has had the better start from the front row has gone on to win four races already this season.

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In this case, second place starter Lewis Hamilton got the jump over polesitter Valtteri Bottas, and he took the lead heading into turn one of the 16-turn, 2.892-mile (4.654-kilometer) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya road course in Montmelo, Catalonia, Spain. He went on to record the race’s fastest lap and lead all 66 laps, falling only a pole position shy of what would have been the sixth Grand Chelem of his career.

Hamilton won the race by 4.074 seconds over Bottas in second place, a margin that likely would have been well over 10 seconds had it not been for the late safety car that was deployed as a result of the most interesting part of the race, a crash between McLaren rookie Lando Norris and SportPesa Racing Point’s Lance Stroll.

Rahal took notice of just how boring this race was.

Nothing gets me more fired up to watch the F1 race then turning on the TV and the first thing the commentator says is “Nobody has a chance to win except Mercedes.” Sweet!!!!
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) May 12, 2019

Rossi, a former Formula 1 driver himself, responded with sarcasm, calling the race “close”.

Hey man the top 5 were only separated by 45 seconds before the safety car... so it was close.
— Alexander Rossi (@AlexanderRossi) May 12, 2019

The next race on the Formula 1 schedule is a race that featured hardly any passing last season. In fact, the drivers who started the race in the top six finished in the top six in the exact same order in which they started, although it was won by Red Bull Racing, not Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished in third and fifth place, respectively.

This race, the Monaco Grand Prix, is the crown jewel on the Formula 1 schedule, and it is set to be broadcast live on ESPN from Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco beginning at 9:10 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 26.