Max Weavestappen!

Hamilton has seen it all before. Just ask Nico Rosberg. This was a race for Kimi to win though. If he has not bodged his qualifying lap yesterday he would have been well clear of the next driver behind him.

I'm no fan of Verstappen and this season the only differnce has been luck: He's got away with so much in the past, but this season his luck seems to have run out.

I'd still applaud Red Bull for keeping two drivers that are both capable and willing to compete against each other. I still think Ricciardo is the better driver and it's only been Max's risky manoeuvres and arguably favoured status that have kept him up there. That's not to say Max won't be a great driver in future, but he really does need to learn the difference between driving to the limit and being wreckless.

His antics this season may already have had an impact on the title as Vettel has lost quite a few points already due to him. I'd like to see sanctions against him. A suspended 5 race ban would sober him up, I reckon.

Anyone care or bet whether Verstappen drives into someone again. I'd say it's a better than even chance. There's one easy way to stop it. If you're found to have caused an accident, you get a mandatory 3 race ban. Do it again and it's 5 races. Apply it retrospectively and we could have a season free of the little spoiled clown.

Today was Hamilton doing what he does so well with no-one able to catch him. The Mercedes still doesn't look as planted as the Ferrari but today the latter's strategy was a little questionable.

Oh, and Verstappen had his usual coming together with someone else.

And Grosjean returned to full crash-kid form.

Superb drive by Lewis, he was over 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field, that is no mean feet. Vettel and Ferrari seemed to throw away a good chance of a 2nd place and Bottas did a good 2nd driver job of coming second.

Verstappen did well considering he drove into someone again!

New F1 car specification to be introduced next year. It will include front and rear wing limitations so that those drivers who are not so good at overtaking will find it a bit easier. Beeping proximity sensors and cruise control will be fitted to limit the dangers of open wheel racing, while any displays of enthusiasm will be strictly curbed with penalties. The top teams will be allowed a boost mode to ensure they can qualify at the front of the grid to stay out of dirty air and trouble.

Hopefully we can soon get past all these exciting events and back to watching the same cars out front and an incident free procession behind. Whew.   

If you have to rely on bumper-car drivers causing collisions to give F1 it's excitement and "competitive" element then there's is something badly wrong.

For one thing, collisions can have consequences. Sure, F1 is safer than ever but any accident carries risks to drivers, pit crew, marshals and spectators. It's not to be taken lightly. Until there are consequences for the odd few drivers who seem to think it's ok to determine a race by taking off 3 or 4 contenders as well as themselves, they will keep behaving this way. Their antics have just as much chance of robbing us of a fight and giving us a procession as they do to create excitement anyway. Verstappen's F1 pinball has certainly helped Mercedes so far.

For another, you can do so much more to add competitive excitement to Formula 1. Car design, Rule changes, track deign, fuel, tyres. All legitimate areas to restore racing to F1.

If there's no overtaking and processional races won by the same team, look to the people who run the sport and ask why they don't change qualifying rules by inverting the grid, or scrap fuel saving nonsense, or change tyre design so drivers aren't tottering round. or look at some of the many other things they could do to restore F1.

Leave the cars as they are and keep DRS, at least they all have it and can use their skills to deploy it effectively.