10 Conclusions from the 2012 Spanish GP

1. Williams needed that win.
Williams, with its rich history, went from winning to selling shares in less than a decade. Pastor Maldonado saved the team with a brilliant win over Ferrari and Alonso's fans.

2. The season continues to be unpredictable.
Most thought that with the European leg, we would be able to see the real pecking order in F1. Spain just made things more confusing with a Williams winning for the first time since 2004.

3. The German World champions need to control their temper.
Sebastian said cucumber, Michael said idiot. The German heroes are definitely not hiding their colours form the public.

4. Maldonado the pay driver is an F1 winner.
He showed that just because you are a pay driver you can't win. Pastor Maldonado does not deny that he pays to drive but now surely no one can also deny his talent and skill.

5. Lewis is not a tyre-eater.
Hamilton was able to make his tyres last despite following cars in dirty air and overtaking quite a lot of drivers. It was a remarkable feat to start last and finsih 8th with only 2 pit stops compared to most who had 3.

6. Mercedes, like this season, is so unpredictable.
They were the class of the field in Shanghai and in Spain they were not fast enough. Yes, the long straight in China helped, but it was confusing that Williams and a Sauber were faster than them.

7. Massa needs to step up or it's goodbye for him.
We could say that Fernando was overperforming the Ferrari but Massa is also underperforming. In the race, Alonso was fighting for the win while Felipe was battling with midfielders.

8. Mclaren needs to tidy up their pitstops.
The pitstop blunders in Mclaren continue and they need to clean up their act immediately and grab back all their lost points in the first 5 races.

9. Disappointed Kimi is not disappointing.
Kimi was disappointed of not winning the race because he knew they could have won if the right strategies were played. Kimi's return to F1 just proves he is a pure skilled racer, now with back to back podiums under his belt.

10. It's Monaco baby.
One of the most anticipated races of the season is coming next and everyone is hungry for a prestigious Monaco win. Will we see a 6th new winner in Raikkonen or Hamilton? Can't wait for the 27th!