Vettel F1 victory: was that the most boring race ever?

As Sebastian Vettel cruised to his sixth F1 victory in eight races on Sunday, leading the European Grand Prix from start to finish, commentators were asking if there had ever been a more boring race.
 
The German went practically unchallenged as he glided through 57 laps of racing in Valencia to pass the chequered flag in front of Fernando Alonso and Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber, extending his lead at the top of the championship to 77 points. Behind the leaders, things didn't get much more exciting: all 24 cars successfully completed the race, for only the fourth time in Formula One's history.
 
"It was 2pm local time when the European Grand Prix got under way, which is a popular time for a siesta in these parts," the Guardian noted. "It was the high decibel count that prevented the eyelids from drooping; it certainly was not the entertainment."
 
Red Bull's car is simply a cut above its nearest rivals at the moment. The result was a race of tedious predictability, with Vettel's dominance appearing reminiscent of his compatriot and former idol Michael Schumacher. Only the battle for second place between Alonso and Webber held any suspense.
 
The Independent's David Tremayne was unamused: "If all Formula One races were run on tracks as infernally dull and uninvolving as the one here, the FIA might as well hand another world champion's trophy to Sebastian Vettel right now and forget the rest of the season."
 
That won't be necessary, if Vettel's rivals are to be believed – the German apparently already has the season in the bag. "It's finished really," said Lewis Hamilton, whose McLaren car struggled for pace during his fourth-place finish. "In the sense of the championship, it's almost over already."
 
He continued: "We can't beat the Red Bulls right now. We just can't. They would need to fall off the track for me to beat them. There was over a second per lap difference today. That is just ridiculous. We're not giving up. I'm just being realistic."
 
Fernando Alonso, F1 champion in 2005 and 2006, gave a similar analysis. "The [title] is not in our calculations," he said. "If anyone thinks we can win the championship being eight-tenths of a second behind [Red Bull] they don't understand Formula 1." ·