LE CASTELLET, France -- You're unlikely to see a better performance in a Formula One car this year than Lewis Hamilton's on Sunday. He barely made a mistake, coped with a number of small issues in the cockpit and trounced his teammate by 18 seconds to take victory. But perfection is meaningless without perspective, and with no one close enough to challenge Hamilton for the best part of 90 minutes it was hard to get excited about the reigning champion's fourth win in as many races.
In many ways, the French Grand Prix was a showcase of modern F1's problems: One team dominated at the front, the race was all but decided after the first corner and the one bit of excitement (Daniel Ricciardo's overtakinging on the final lap) was blotted out by the stewards after the chequered flag.