Steady drive from young hammy to survive a puncture and hold on to win a rain-strewn Monaco, with Kubica second and champ leader Massa in 3rd, who despite outqualifying and racing Kimi, is still under pressure at Maranello. Rumour has it Alonso has signed to be there in 2010, and Massa is the odd-man out. Time will tell, in the meanwhile, a lot of bad stratgey at the race costing positions first for Massa who was filled for one stop-but stopped twice, Kovalianen let down by his team, perpetualy out of luck, Rosberg who kept spinning, Raikkonen, et al. Millions of dollars and still, anything can happen. Case in point, Sutil running in 5th until Kimi took him out. Quick hands on the iceman, or it would've been could've been much worse, and then the hard Seb Vettetl bringing the new Toro Rosso home in 5th while Bourdais might be contemplating the good old days. All an all a good event, sans traction control with good racing and lots of action. Next stop Montreal, and the same kind of track that punishes mistakes. Hamilton is looking very strong again, as is Massa and Kubica. Looks like the season is just getting going. Over the next few weeks much will be revealed.