Yeah, that race was a clown show. Almost like firing the race director with three races left was a bad idea. The FIA is pushing out basically anyone with competency at this point, and it's becoming a huge problem for F1. Ben Sulayem is as big of a problem as people feared when he got the FIA president role.
On the actual race, it was very boring. Lando fighting Max was our best shot for an exciting race. Circuits built for Motogp don't produce great racing for F1 cars. The only silver lining is that Lando getting that ridiculously harsh penalty kept the Constructors battle alive, which should make Abu Dabhi more exciting. Ferrari need a 1-2 with McLaren getting a 4,5 or worse, or a 1-3 with McLaren getting a 5,6 or worse. If Ferrari don't win Abu Dabhi, they need to finish 2,3 and likely have one of the McLarens retire. None of that is very likely, but McLaren not qualify well could at least give it a chance and make the race interesting. Otherwise, this race will probably be pretty boring.