[Craig T]

Great qualifying by Nico. I'm convinced now that he's the smarter strategist, and maybe even better driver of the two. He sat comfortably behind Lewis in practice and early qualifying, then throws down a hot lap before Hamilton in Q3. Hamilton has made mistakes when put under that pressure in the past.

It is amazing how Redbull went from such total dominance to this. Attendance and interest in F1 was starting to wane after 4 years of Vettel dominance. The FIA knew what they were doing when they made such drastic changes to the cars. Unfortunately, now Mercedes is even more dominant the Redbull. 2 second advantage in a wet qualifying??? Without the Lewis vs Nico rivalry, it would be just as boring as last year, only without a great sounding car.

Vettel's problem (other than mechanical issues) is the new torque. Data shows he's always been earlier on the throttle out of turns. In these turbo cars, that just means wheel spin...but he's starting to adjust. He'll end up being the best of the rest. ...Although I was cheering for Ricciardo. How can you not like that guy.