The Spanish Grand Prix did not show Formula 1 in a very flattering light. A processional race, with next to no overtaking. And of course, anonymous drivers now buried inside a carbon cage bearing the paradoxical name of "halo". Hello? Sure, the cars are fast, very fast, but it's about time the powers that be realise what really matters, what the fans want. They want to see overtaking, uncertainty, and they want to actually see the drivers at work, behind the wheel. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton cruised to an easy victory, without ever having been challenged. Monaco GP is now on the horizon, and will surely not bring about more overtaking, but more on track action for sure.

While Monaco was busy commenting on the inevitable Ferrari shenanigans following Kimi Raikkonen’s unscheduled pole position and Sebastian Vettel’s scheduled victory, the real stuff was taking place in Indianapolis, where men are men, walls are walls, racing is racing, and Takuma Sato scored an epic victory. Fernando Alonso was the link between these two worlds of course, and after getting a mega dose of real racing, oval style, and being in a position to actually race for victory, it’s going to be tough for the Spanish ace to return to the world of Formula 1 and have to start last on the grid because of another engine change, and a 45-place penalty on the starting grid...

From qualifying, to start, to finish, the Spanish Grand Prix was “Duel in the sun” between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. This is a hard and open championship, a thriller with two exceptional drivers driving two different cars, something that hasn't happened in Formula 1 in five years (2012, Vettel/RedBull vs Alonso/Ferrari) and the final result is anybody's guess. There is no animosity between these two, just pure racing and a lot of respect, and that's a nice change from previous seasons...