[Noah930]

Nice win by Alonso. Great drive by Kubica at the end. Cool-headed driving by Kovalainen at the end with his flaming Lotus.

I think that was Hamilton's corner. He was ahead and Webber ran into him. Maybe not enough to warrant a penalty, but if there's fault to be handed out, more rides on Webber's actions than Hamiton's. Though I agree that it was a racing incident. Out of self-preservation, should Hamilton have left more room for Webber? There's little consolation in being "right" when it's you who winds up taking the long walk back to the garage.

Given how Webber was "out of sequence" early on, even though the race wasn't exciting from an on-track passing perspective, I certainly thought it was exciting (from a strategy perspective) to see how the guys in front would race relative to him. What if you build up a 30 second lead on Webber? Do you then pit? What if you hold out...and then a safety car gets released? Your 30 second lead evaporates and you still have to pit for tires. Then you wind up behind him, albeit on fresher tires.