Kimi is King

Kimi wondering what else he must do to win

I watched in awe at the just concluded Italian Grand Prix, but with a tinge of sadness at the fact that the best driver is not going to win this year's championship.

Fernando Alonso may be on the verge of clinching the championship, but that's only due to Renault's reliability than anything else. He's never overtaken anybody, and half of the races he's won this season was because the car in front of him screwed up, allowing him to inherit the win.

Kimi Raikkonen, on the other hand, has proven beyond any doubt that he IS the best and fastest driver this season. Starting from 11th place due to yet another engine failure, he moved up to 3rd by the end of the first round of pit-stops. But alas, his tyre got damaged and he had to pit for a change, causing him to drop back to 12th.

But even with such bad luck, he still managed to finish the race at 4th. Credit, though, has to be given to McLaren for their excellent team strategy. Kimi completed the race on what was effectively a one-stop strategy (ie. he only refuelled once). Now that's really, really rare.

Haiz.. if Mercedes has been able to provide him with more reliable engines, he'll be running away with the championship!

Call me jealous for all I care. And you know what? You're right!