Anyone who is hopes that the heavens might open up this afternoon and thereby prevent the Hungarian Grand Prix becoming a snooze-fest, would be well advised to find some other way of spending their Sunday.

This morning's GP2 race was held in searing heat, and the signs are that this afternoon's race will be even hotter.

Therefore, with no hope of a cloudburst, our only hope, other than the extreme heat and humidity springing a surprise, is that Lewis and Heikki go at it hammer and tongs.

Most people are predicting that barring some real silliness the podium will reflect the order the cars emerge from Turn 1, as has pretty much become the norm.

Hamilton has looked supreme all weekend and looks set to take his third straight victory, the first Englishman to do so since Damon Hill. While McLaren insists that there are no team orders, it would be madness to allow the Woking drivers to take one another out, therefore, unless Kovalainen makes a blinding start we expect his teammate to sail off into the distance.

While the Finn will not be expected to ride shotgun, McLaren will be no doubt hoping that in addition to taking maximum points from the is race, Ferrari continues to crumble and that Massa will have his afternoon taken up with Kubica.

Following today's race, F1 takes a three week break before we head to Valencia, however, it is unlikely that the boffins, particularly at Maranello, will be applying the sun-screen and sipping the Prosecco. The Italian team is losing ground, a situation not helped by the fact that Kimi Raikkonen appears to be giving up the fight.

We could be wrong, but it seems as though the Finn's heart is no longer in it, though quite why we do not know. Maybe he has already decided to retire at the end of the season, or perhaps he is aware of changes to the team's line-up for 2009 - either way, Kimi is not the driver he was. Not by a long way.

Assuming that Massa will be Ferrari's sole representative in the fight for the other podium spot, the Brazilian will have his hands full with Kubica this afternoon, as the Pole seeks to keep pace with the title fight and further establish his own credentials as contract talks get underway in earnest.

A fantastic performance from Timo Glock yesterday, especially in light of his heavy crash at Hockenheim two weeks ago. After all the years of waiting, Toyota is finally making significant progress, and if the German can start picking up points at the same rate as his Italian teammate, the Japanese team could be on its way to becoming the best of the rest behind McLaren, Ferrari and BMW.

After his overdriving at Hockenheim, wee expect Fernando Alonso to deliver an impressive performance today, the Spaniard having looked good for much of the weekend so far. Furthermore, with Piquet having finally got the monkey off his back perhaps we can see both Renault drivers challenging for points.

One man who would dearly loved to have seen rain here is 2006 winner Jenson Button, however, all Honda can do is count off the months until its unveils its 2009 car, sadly, Williams appears to be adopting the same attitude as it continues to lose ground.