Nige in the first race of the season you never really have a rival. The first few races will show who is up for the challenge and what car and team have the pace, reliability and teamwork to win the Championship. Just because Kimi won it doesn't mean anything this year, if anything it is actually a greater testament to the term Champion if you can continue that form and be consistent. Kimi messed up, no pressure was on him from behind, it was all in front of him, he had to pass the car in front and when he went for it and prepared to do so he misjudged by an inch where the rear wheel was. Now you go on about how Hamilton doesn't deserve the titles he's getting well I only got one thing to say about that; Have you watched him from the onboard cam? Watch how he gets less than an inch away from the grass or how he always seems to be able to caress the white lines or push the car hard while being able to correct the oversteer that results in it? The man is going to be a legend, much more so than Kimi and maybe even Arroganto Schumacher. He is down to earth, he knows his team are as part of his race winning as he is, he is not like some of the drivers who believe it is all about them and only them (ie Alonso).
Personally I'm looking forward to seeing how Kubica (sp?), Kovalainen, Boudais, Massa and even the Torro Rosso team get on this season.
Feel sorry for DC though, even though I think the blame was 50/50 I still feel the lunge or dive down the inside that Massa did was a bit too dangerous and more so only being a pass if the driver in front gave up position weakly otherwise the result would be... well what actually happened.