Did the Spanish GP’s faster final sector help or hurt F1’s racing?

F1 decided to bypass the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya tight chicane and instead restore its original final sector, with two fast right-handers leading onto the main straight, in a bid to improve the show.

It was a popular decision among the drivers, with Mercedes’ George Russell saying it “turned one of the worst corners in F1 into one of the best”, but the jury was still out on whether or not it would spice up the race.

As it happened, the race was far from a…