I think they are evenly matched but hammy had an advantage. Maybe hammy is slightly faster on the track but much of that is his bully driving technique. Sooner or later the other drivers will stop getting out of his way and he will rack up the DNFs. That's my prediction for him next year. He is better at playing chicken, but alonso knows how to dial a car in. Without alonso's help getting his car set up I doubt hammy would be in the lead.
i don't think renault will be that competitive next year but who knows? I don't think hammy will be anywhere near the top next year, in fact I'm going to go out on a limb right now and predict a ferrari dominance nect season. Bookmark it now so you can throw it in my face a year from now if I'm way off