Whoa! Second win in a row! Kimi is proving that the McLaren is now stable enough to keep winning. Third pole in a row and second P1 in a row. That was enough to put him in second spot in the drivers' championship rankings, still well short of Alonso, who keeps getting podiums finishes.

But I am very very happy for my man Kimi. He has finally got a car that he can drive for an entire race weekend, and he proves that given a good car, he can be one of the best drivers on the grid.

Meanwhile, the bad luck spiral continues to spiral inwards for Ferrari. Because of their bad finish in the previous race, they started badly in qualifying and because of a not-so-good qualifying they start at a bad position in the grid and with F-1 tracks not pass-friendly, it was almost impossible for Michael to make ground. The only chance he had was during the safety car laps, but unfortunately, he had to pit because of the run-in with DC, and coming out of pit, he was stuck in a bad position.

Where does Ferrari go from here? Championship defense is ruled out. Renault is way ahead. Ferrari can only fight for pride. The new car was supposed to have solved all the problems, but the tires have created more problems than the problems that the new car supposedly solved. Bridgestone is clueless. Ferrari has to really tighten the screws on Bridgestone so that they can come up with an answer to the new regulations and perform consistently.

The new qualifying format has been scrapped. Looks like no one liked it because all the teams unanimously accepted the change. So qualifying will now be only on Saturdays. Let’s see if that helps Ferrari at all.

Meanwhile, there is a third contender in the race now. McLaren is back. Not that I like it much, as a team, but Kimi doing well is absolutely welcome!