I didn't watch it again (late night focus zzz) but thought Kimi made a big mistake trying to pass Perez on the outside. Seemed like Kimi's fault 100%, the road simply ran out and he had nowhere to go from what I saw...
Well, the interpretation offered by the Sky commentators, was that by closing the inside (which he did) he shouldn't also close the outside - but went right over the white lines, with Raikönnen already next to him.
Of course you could say, that he took the inside not in a defensive maneuver, but as part of the racing line, and then defended by going to the outside. Still, Kimi was next to him, and he ran him off the road. So I certainly don't see how this could be Kimi's fault exclusively. He's got every right to put himself beside someone, and not expect getting run off the road.
Interesting how the Top 5 were the world champions (and 6 was Massa, who in his "first career" almost bagged one himself). I think this race bodes well for the season, as it shows that the cars are reasonably similar, that driver skill really makes a difference.
Or maybe every team is just optimizing the experience for their number one driver...
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