This is Why I love F1 Racing 
the drive of the day was Sebastian
Vettel's without any dispute! 
Lewis --before he 'cooked' his tires-- actually reminded me of Tony Stewart in NASCAR!! He certainly put paid to those who complain about not enough over-taking in F1! And it would be hard to say he was driving 'cautiously' to preserve his points --like some I could mention (including his colorless team-mate, the 'other' Finn)
Early on Lewis was Flying! And indeed, the commentators on Speed TV were oohing and ah-ing on every pass.
But, hey, they ARE, two of them anyway, BRITS, so we can't blame em too much. 
I think the Italian TV did a pretty fair job of covering the leader Vettel. Compare their coverage to some of the races this year where Lewis was leading and way out in front and yet, from the pictures, you'd think he wasn't even IN the race!
And tho' some (including some drivers!) were irritated by Lewis's 'risky' driving, I love that kind of willingness to RACE --no matter the consequences!! And this is the first time I have really seen the lad show that side of himself ! In some ways he reminded me of Michael Schumacher's obvious delight in racing for the fun of racing. Some of the master's best races, as he has said, were not those he won, but those where he just dug in and raced!
And compared to Lewis, I have to say both Fernando and Kimi (my clear favorites these days) looked pretty ordinary
In fact, I'd say they were not very exciting and I, at least, didn't see any WDC moves from either one. 
Yes, Fernando did his usual wringing the most from an inferior car (tho' not nearly in the same class with Sebastian Vettel!) and yes, Kimi set fastest lap (when conditions improved), but neither one really made MY 'highlight' reels!
As to the Iceman, I sure hope the boys in Maranello don't change their minds about his new contract. And he'd better deliver SOMETHING BIG in Singapore or ...
As to Fernando, I hope he stays with Renault; it doesn't look like he'll get an invitation from Ferrari and we know he'll never go back to McLaren, so the only other REAL option (leaving out, of course, the big bucks) is Sauber / BMW. But pairing with Robert Kubica wouldn't appear to be a good idea --even if Sauber really will be on a par with Renault in the new 09 specs, which I have to doubt. And as to the 'big bucks' option (ie. Honda) we've seen what happened to WDC Jacques V. when HE was tempted by money --he never was really competitive again.
Finally, returning to Kimi and what he had to say after the race: "This was a very difficult race for us. In the conditions at the start, as we have seen before in the past, we could not keep our tyres up to temperature and we totally lacked grip. I could do nothing but try to stay on the track hoping the conditions would change."
Actually this is pretty much what the Speed TV Commentators had to say during the race; that the reason Lewis was flying past everyone and Kimi seemed stuck was that the McLaren chassis appears to treat the tyres better in the wet than the Ferrari. And, I guess you can't blame Kimi for not pushing harder given what happened at Spa in the wet!
The Kimster continued: " When [the conditions did change], unfortunately it was too late to aim for a points finish. The car worked well but without grip, you're not going anywhere. The situation in the drivers' championship is now even more difficult, but I will continue to give it my best shot as usual." Quoted on Official F1 website 9/14/08
I admire Kimi's candor. He doesn't blame the team or the car; he simply lays out the facts: no grip no go; and tho the championship seems out of reach, he will drive as hard as he can till the end.
I've looked around (at Speed TV and at Autosport.com) to see if I could find someone who can explain what it is about Kimi's driving style that doesn't appear to 'fit' this year's Ferrari. If any of you chaps have a theory I'm all ears. Could it be as simple as his race engineer?
I have to say now that it is still possible for Felipe to pull it out of the hat and get the WDC this year, especially with Kimi's help. But I have a sort of sinking feeling that Lewis will wrap it up in two weeks in Singapore and come out of it anywhere from eleven to five points ahead of the little guy.
Finally, it would be good for the sport if McLaren managed to overtake Ferrari this year for the Manufacturers trophy. Ferrari certainly don't deserve it this year: IMHP they are missing Ross Braun much more than they are missing Michael!
Enough.
this is turning into a blog or something. 
Jim Watt
Right on, Jay Vee (& Jac Fan)! Alonso's congratulating Seb V. was, indeed a classy move!
) think that Lewis got off very lightly with his ram & run them off the road style, mainly because the stewards feel he was overly peanilised last time. The penaltly was a bit too large for the offence and if they had of peanilised him this time (Monza), it really would have looked like a conspiracy against McLauren & Ron .. But his blocking and running webber off track towards the end when he diddnt have the pace because he had murdered his tyres was not like Massa and Kimi's fighting for position.
