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Thoughts:

Echoing Sammy, Ferrari was certainly in a position to win it, but didn't have the strategy of McLaren or the pit stops of Red Bull. Still, one slip up by Hamilton and it would have been Alonso in 1st.

Why was Red Bull so (relatively) slow? The guys on Fox (Speed) speculated that it was because Red Bull was running a "wet-weather setup". Certainly plausible, as I don't believe that McLaren and Ferrari have made enough progress to permanently relegate Red Bull to third-ran status. And what was up with Vettel? He doesn't seem to be able to drive well (lately) unless he has a clear track. If his car is not dominant, he doesn't win.

And then there's McLaren. It seems like the rare race that they have the winning strategy AND they execute it perfectly. This goes for the guys on the pit wall, the pit crew, and Lewis. For once he didn't cook is tires and kept a decent pace. He had a few fights for the lead and kept his composure and either retook his spot or coolly let his strategy take the position for him. Poor Jenson. He was in good position and I would have expected him to join the melee for second, but he never got there through no fault of his own.

Silly season speculation:

Webber moves to a different team. I think he's tired of being the clear number 2 driver at Red Bull.

Button moves to a different team. I think he's tired of being the perceived number 2 driver at Red Bull.

Massa moves to a different team. I think he's tired of being the clear number 2 driver at Ferrari, but not near as much as Ferrari is tired of him not performing closer to Alonso.