No comebacks

For any supporter of McLaren, Williams, Renault and BAR, the start of yesterday's race must have provided plenty of reasons to cheer. Michael Schumacher spun off on the second chicane - something that's been very rare all of this season - and Rubens Barrichello was quickly outpaced by the fifth lap, running on intermediate tyres. The podium looked well and truly out of Ferrari's grasp then, what with Michael Schumacher dropping back by almost half a minute and Rubens Barrichello struggling to get back into the lead after starting from pole.

It wasn’t until the 37th lap of the Italian Grand Prix that Ferrari truly got their claws into the race, which makes their one-two result all the more impressive. “Some people say that F1 is boring, but there was nothing boring about today’s race,” winner Rubens Barrichello declared. And he was right. It was one of those races, like Spa, that emanated interest right down the order.

All in all, the pit-stop politics of Ferrari's Ross Brawn paid off. Ultimately, Michael Schumacher came in second to Rubens Barrichello's well deserved win.

Who said there are no comebacks?