What a finale to the Italian grand prix? High drama at the start and a couple of laps behind the safety car and McLaren finished in the positions they started - Alonso first and Hamilton second. McLaren dominated the race with blistering speed and a superb suspension which took all the pounding from hitting the kerbs, Alonso did this the best. Massa retired prematurely due to a suspension problem and a clever Ferrari one stop strategy for Raikkonen gave hope to a scarlet finish which wasn't meant to happen. A top class overtaking move by Hamilton outbraking Raikkonen who had taken 2nd place after Hamilton's 2nd pit stop. McLaren delivered a slap on the face of Ferrari and amidst all the noise and commotion over the spy scandal saga, this was a 'let the work do the talking' statement. On another note, Vijay Mallya is all set to launch a full fledged F1 team after taking over Spyker. It's high time Kingfisher branched out into a team, enough of piggy backing on Toyota. Hail Mallya!
