(Almost) after the 3rd day of testing at Bahrain's last week I'm beginning to think we might have overestimated Merc's pace advantage. Lewis says there'll be about couple of tenths between Merc and others, and Williams are also making some serious times at will. Plus Merc have not been the most reliable team thus far, McLaren have pretty much matched Merc in reliability and Williams has done even better.
Nevertheless, it's a strong position to be in and I think we'd love to see Merc and their drivers go head to head against 4-5 other quality drivers with a tight fight through the season. I still very much believe Merc will have the WCC by the end, and either Lewis to be WDC again this year OR a shock WDC (from McLaren's Kevin or even Williams!). Don't know why but Lewis has never had a straightforward year to achieve wins/WDCs (it's always a huge fight!) so I figure lots of drama is in store.