Formula 1

Well, last year my assessment of the season was "boring".  This year, the word which springs to mind is "depressing".  The drivers' championship was won by a Brit, which was nice.  The question of who would win it went down to the wire, which created some interest, but once again, for the - how many years in a row now? - one make of car has dominated, and therefore its drivers have dominated. Whereas in recent past years it has been Red Bull and Vettel, this year it's Mercedes and Hamilton/Rosberg. The names may be different, but the effect is the same - a turn-off.  It seems to me that the problem is that F1 suffers from a split personality. It's trying to be two different and mutually incompatible things. Bernie Ecclestone and his lot wants to present it as an exciting spectator sport, but the constructors, as I see it, are just interested in producing the fastest car - and being miles ahead of the competition is something to be desired.  The fact that this will deny the watching public any sort of thrilling competition just doesn't enter their thinking. Anyway -
Hamilton - no question the best man won.  Would have been somewhat of a travesty if he had been beaten by someone who had only won half as many races.
Rosberg - the fact that he ended up such a close second was more down to his good and Hamilton's bad fortune than anything else.  Showed himself to be a good racer though.
Ricciardo - where did he come from?  Mr Consistency in an underperforming Red Bull (and certainly put Vettel in his place).  One to watch.
I just hope next season will produce better entertainment.