In my book at least, when the team that qualifies on top does a 'one-two' finish in the race, it signifies a certain coming of age. The only reason being that it was possible for teams and drivers to qualify on a very light fuel load and lead the grid for the first few laps of the race before the real fast runners found a way past.

The new qualifying rules have made sure that that happens no longer. For once, heartfelt thanks to Bernie.

Just before the race, a friend called, asking for my view on who would be on the podium. And I remember telling him that I wanted Vettel to win and not to exclude Brawn from the mix. A little 'iffiness' to the wanting Vettel to win came from the fact that the great Adrian Newey's cars have always been a bit delicate, especially when it comes to drivers muscling the car around.

Drama to the recipe was added by rain that started an hour before the race start. And for the first time, one saw the real benefit of starting a race behind the safety car. It enabled everyone to get a taste of what the conditions were like, and it certainly made sure that there were no 'side by side' adventures at the first corner.

As it turned out, Red Bull made this race their own with Webber follwing Vettel in a strong second place, with Button in the Brawn driving intelligently, keeping out of trouble and putting strong points in his bag.

Sebastian Vettel. Well, what can one say about a kid who, from the first time he climbed into an F1 cockpit, has shown the one tendency that makes for true champions - the ability to rise above his car's performance. He is a master in the wet (good car or not - remember his fourth place here in 2007), has the ability to put in those Schumacher-style banker laps in the middle of a race and most importantly, drives fair.

Which brings me to Mr. Hamilton. For some time now, me and my friends have been discussing how Hamilton might perform in let's say, a Renault, or even a Toro Rosso for that matter. The diminished performance of the McLaren so far only seems to answer our doubt with some level of certainty. He is just as good or as bad as the driver in the next car.And certainly not the superman as the commentators make him out to be.

He is certainly not an Alonso, who in that seriously slow and stubborn Renault, manages to stay in the reckoning, using sheer talent. And after Monza last year and this race, Hamilton seems to be no Vettel either.

Now, if our commentators would only forget that Vettel is not a Luftwaffe pilot in an Me 109, we might get to hear the truth about Vettel. And that being the simple fact that we have another genius driver in our midst.

As F1 moves into Europe, the race seems wide open. McLaren will come back strongly. Brawn will also up the pace. The new Newey diffuser will come into play. Renault might get going as more 'new bits' make their presence felt. Which brings to mind Ferrari.

What is wrong? The cavallino isn't as rampante as the tifosi would like it to be. And that means two genuinely good drivers are being kept out of the race.