I'd like to write such a long post too. But...

In short...

Compared to my pre-season predictions. Well, obviously Red Bull is off, and McLaren is way off. McLaren I was sceptical of from the get-go, but they have been far more rubbish than anyone expected. Red Bull - yeah... Well, I guess the moral is that the disparity between engine performances is still huge. The expectation was before 2015 that the gaps could at least somewhat close, but only Ferrari managed it. Renault is nowhere and Honda is utterly rubbish. Sorry... McLaren is worse than Toyota, BAR/Honda and Jaguar were. This early season claim still stands firm!

As for driver performances... Kvyat is closer to Ricciardo than what I projected. I think Kvyat is a good driver and going well for a 20-year-old! But perhaps not a standout talent. Sort of what I thought of him. I think the crux of the matter is that Ricciardo hasn't been quite as good and stunningly consistent as he was last year. But I still believe Ricciardo has top-notch talent and is just going through a bit of a rough patch of form.

And Vettel is back at his best! Great to see. I as a fan was taken well aback by 2014. We can only wonder, what happened then - was he genuinely unmotivated, burnt out? Must have been. Because as seen - most of the time Vettel is in good form, and that good form means top-notch form and driving talent!

Verstappen is of course very impressive. Obviously still inexperienced, but you can't expect relentless Alonsoesque consistency from a 17-year-old. Talent is there, just give him time! It is worth noting though that on average Max seems slightly better in races than qualis, while the opposite applies to Carlos.

Bottas struggling to beat Massa this year. They seem pretty even-stevens. 2014 inflated Bottas' rating somewhat. But he is still good, even if not elite.

Other than that, business as usual.