Ferrari one two: Bliss as Massa leads driver's championship

The race started with a Ferrari one-two, and it ended with a Ferrari one-two, the only tweak was Massa finishing ahead of Raikkonen...

There was not much drama to look forward to up front today except for Raikkonen's broken right exhaust which could have ultimately cost him the race altogether, it allowed Massa to cut the Iceman's six seconds lead in almost as many laps and to take the lead from him too.

In the end the only surprise today was Trulli's finishing on the podium. Battle for third place in the final stint was intense with Trulli, Kovalainen and Kubica all fired up for that podium finish, the Italian managed to keep his Toyota ahead, fending off a late onslaught from Kovalainen.

Lewis Hamilton had a huge task on his hands, starting on the grid in 13th place thanks to a 10 place grid penalty demotion as a result of the pitlane incident in Montreal; Hamilton's run with the authority was to take yet another twist, as he was penalised for having run wide on an overtaking maneouvre thus benefiting from it (a tough call to make in my reckoning). Regardless Lewis incurred a drive through penalty which relegated him to 13th, overall he drove very well today however failing to come back towards the front let alone scoring a championship point has not helped him in any respect; he now finds himself in fourth in the driver's championship!

Another disappointment today was the retirement of Jenson Button, how long the Briton will be able to take any more of this only time will tell.

On a positive note, young Nelson Piquet has made some significant improvements, scoring his very first points in formula one today, and most importantly finishing ahead of team mate and former double world champion Fernando Alonso, is all the more significant for the young Brazilian has yet to find his grip at Renault. And on an even more positive note, it was a "trulli" exceptional performance for Toyota to have closed the podiums with a third place finish for Jarno Trulli!

The driver's championship is looking tight at the moment only 10 points separate Massa up front with Lewis in fourth, with ten more Grands prix to look forward to the battle for the world driver's title is going to be open and intense to say the least; what more could any formula one fans really ask for?

1) Massa : 48

2) Kubica: 46

3) Raikkonen: 43

4) Hamilton: 38

However in contrast to the driver's championship the manufacturer's round has been dominated by Ferrari with 91 points in the bank, seventeen ahead of first runner up BMW-Sauber with 74, and relegated Mclarens on 58 points; the Maranello outfit is clearly enjoying a wind of domination reminiscent of the Schumacher era.

So where do we go from here? Does anyone have an answer against Ferrari's amazing display of form, pace and domination in both championships?

Mclaren and BMW over to you comes Silverstone!!!