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2019 Macau Grand Prix has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: April 16, 2020. (Reviewed version).

A fact from 2019 Macau Grand Prix appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 January 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Richard Verschoor won the 2019 Macau Grand Prix, becoming the first Dutch driver to win the event?

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 04:06, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the drag reduction system device was disabled during a qualification race to determine the starting order for the 2019 Macau Grand Prix due to a sensor fault that impeded its usage? Source: DRS deactivated during the Macau Grand Prix F3 race after failure
- ALT1:... that FIA Formula 3 Championship head Bruno Michel allowed teams to contest the 2019 Macau Grand Prix by ending the 2019 season at the Sochi Autodrom rather than the Yas Marina Circuit? Source: FIA F3 car to Macau in non-championship race, track changes expected
- ALT2:... that Richard Verschoor won the 2019 Macau Grand Prix to become the first Dutch driver to win the race?Source: Nederlandse coureur Verschoor wint prestigieuze Macau Grand Prix

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2020 MLS All-Star Game

5x expanded by MWright96 (talk). Self-nominated at 09:06, 23 November 2019 (UTC).[reply]

This article is new enough and long enough. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright or plagiarism issues. A QPQ has been done and I have added Waluigithewalrus to the credits. I think the first two suggested hooks are too technical and the third hook is uninteresting! What about ALT3? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:39, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ALT3:... that the 2019 Macau Grand Prix featured a dual structure, a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid followed by the fifteen-lap main race?
- @Cwmhiraeth: I think that hook would not suit an individual race report unless it was a one-off format. MWright96 (talk) 11:46, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard of it before, but if you think it is unsuitable, can you suggest something better? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:51, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Cwmhiraeth: Not at the present moment. MWright96 (talk)

Let's go for ALT2 then. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:07, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Usernameunique (talk · contribs) 22:24, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

6.120 km (3.803 mi) — The article says 6.2 km
- Fixed MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - The distance measurements (61.200 km (38.028 mi) and 91.800 km (57.042 mi)) are still based off of the 6.12 distance.
    - Have found a reliable source that states the track is 6.12 km long. MWright96 (talk) 18:24, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Why is the fastest qualifying lap slower than Vips's time?
- Because that was set during the qualifying race, where cars had more fuel in them MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Got it. I was thinking it was fastest lap of the first qualifying period, not of the qualifying race, but now see that it is latter.

Lead
Unlike other races — Unlike past races? Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply] to win the New Zealand Grand Prix and in Macau. — In one season? No the second in motor racing history. MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Background and entry list

Is Bruno Michel worth a red link?
- Could be but I am not planning to create his article MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
upon the indication of the former FIA race director Charlie Whiting after they expressed their wish for the move in May 2019. — It's unclear whether this refers to the improvements to the course, or to the introduction of the new car. In any event, this sentence is too long and should be split in two.
- Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
that halted Flörsch's car dismantled. — Something is off here.
- Added some words MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
foam-protection technologies were enforced — were implemented?
- Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Might want to briefly explain how the DRS works.
- Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Just out of curiosity, how do drivers determine if they are within 1 second of a car in front of them?
- It is sensors installed in the ground that determine whether a driver is within a second of each other MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Practice and qualifying

and activating the virtual safety car procedure. — Not sure what this means.
- It's a procedure to slow the cars without needing the safety car on the track MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
David Schumacher, Flörsch, Fittipaldi, Andreas Estner, Lukas Dunner, Olli Caldwell, Alessio Deledda and Max Fewtrell. — This isn't a sentence, it's just a list of names.
- Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Caldwell stopped on the track after the exit to Fisherman's Bend corner — Why?
- An engine failure MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
An accident for Tsunoda at Maternity Bend turn — What happened?
- There are no further details. MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Generally speaking throughout the article, I'm not sure you need "turn," "corner," etc. to follow "Maternity Bend," "Fisherman's Bend," etc. Bend already means turn; so for instance, I think you could just say "after the exit to Fisherman's Bend" rather than "after the exit to Fisherman's Bend corner".
- Done MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Habsburg spun and stopped the session. Beckmann made a braking error for Police corner and crashed. — Was Beckmann's crash right after Habsburg's spin, or was there some time between them?
- Clarified MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
to alert drivers to the incident. — To what incident?
- Clarified MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
an unsighted Fittipaldi — What does this mean?
- Clarified MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-qualifying
they deemed him to have reversed in "an unexpected manner" to rejoin the circuit after he ventured onto the Lisboa corner run-off area. — This event doesn't seem to be discussed in the above section. Don't think it's appropriate to do that. MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Qualification race
Hughes put him against a wall. — How? Reworded MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Main race

Lorandi and Sargeant passed him and demoted him from fifth to eighth — Someone else must have passed him too, right?
- Reworded MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Vips collected on-track debris and wore his tyres — What does this mean?
- Reworded MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What does it mean to brake "correctly"?
- Removed MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
the second to win in Macau and the New Zealand Grand Prix — Meaning the second to do both in a season?
- The second in history MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect — To collect what? Their trophies MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply] The DRS was supposed to work but it didn’t — What happened? There was the sensor error during qualification, but how did it not work during the main race? Clarified MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Overall

Looks good, MWright96. Minor comments above. --Usernameunique (talk) 23:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Usernameunique: Have addressed several points and have commented where appropriate MWright96 (talk) 08:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - MWright96, passing now. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:22, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]