Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull produce the perfect storm to blow away the rest

Sebastian Vettel and Red bull have found themselves in the perfect storm.

In the Vettel support race we saw some great action again, not least Massa's opportunistic double overtake at T13. Alonso pounced in the T7 hairpin too against Hulkenberg and there were some robust moves all around. Generally the DRS allowed faster cars to regain position after a stop but for some, like Hamilton and Perez, not being able to pass ruined their races. DRS felt about right here even if the second dose was a touch too effective. From what I'm hearing about the variable top speed of the 2014 engines and gear ratios DRS may not be necessary at all but let's see. It was great to see Paul Di Resta get a great result at such a critical time too. The main topic of conversation in the paddock, though, was how the likes of Paul and especially Nico Hulkenberg may miss out as six of the eleven teams could be driven by budget requirements. It's written that the Lotus sponsorship deal is finally in place which should hopefully mean that their combination moving forward will be Grosjean and Hulkenberg which is a compulsive prospect. This is a real bellwether moment for the future of F1 if such talent is overlooked for money in a serious front-running team. MB