Congrats to Mercedes on finally bagging the constructors. What a performance it has been from that team throughout the year. Thoroughly deserved to win the WDC, I think from the first race there was never any doubt.

Congrats to Russia on conjuring up the most boring race track since Valencia. To be fair I think the super durable Pirelli's had something to do with that but I'd rather a race like that than a race where the tires go off for the hell of it.

It amazes me taht the WDC is still so close. Hamilton has scored 9 race wins to Nico's 4 and there's still only 17 points between them. The good news for Hamilton is that he needs only 1 more race win and two second places to win the WDC and it doesn't matter where he does it either so the barring reliability issues, the championship is in his hand. I do agree with Martin Brundle and the lads though, there appears something different about Hamilton the last couple of races, a steely determination I haven't seen before. I think reliability is the only thing that can stop him winning this now and based on events throughout the year and unsavory tactics Nico has used, I don't think anyone can deny he is deserving of the 2014 title.