I pretty much believe the race was for Raikkonen from the start. Being a title chaser, the team will work in such a way that he finishes ahead of Montoya. The latter downed his pace and stopped chasing Kimi after the last pitstop but was again hit from behind by Pizzonia. A similar incident saw Schumacher out earlier in the race after his car got kissed more than torridly by Sato.

It's quite a turn-off on Pizzonia's part. I don't exactly know what he's up to, pushing hard for nothing. He's not even a points contender that time, so why mess up a frontrunner's race along with his? All the more should he have taken it easily. This style of driving alone will prolong his wait for a race seat even more.

Monteiro did great on the other hand. Aside from a lousy collision with no other than Montoya in Turkey, he's quite a sturdy driver. If I'm right, he's the only one able to finish all the races this season. Making the most out of a dog of a car is remarkable. He deserves a better seat next season.

Going back to the title fight, I really think Raikkonen deserves it more. He more or less races in equal conditions to his teammate. Reliability problems occur in random cars, unlike in the case of points leader Alonso who, like Schumacher, always gets the longer end of the stick. Fisichella is bound to race the lesser car, retiring with mechanical failure for a handful of races now. He himself feels that his mishaps are a benefit for his teammate, especially in terms of technical improvements. Alonso's car has never broken down; his only retirement was a wall collision in Canada. From my point of view, Renault are very much like Ferrari, letting one driver chase for the title, then give the best to the other only after he clinches the championship.