In the first part of our season review, we had a look at the three backmarkers - Caterham, Marussia and HRT. In the second part we focus our attention to the midfielders - Mercedes, Sauber, Force India, Williams and Toro Rosso. Thanks to the ultra-tight season and Pirelli tyres, these midfielders were able to challenge for podiums and even. Now we take a look at each of them separately.

Sebastian Vettel dominated the Indian Grand Prix from start to finish to score his 5th victory of the season but he wasn't the only driver who impressed us. 

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel topped all practice sessions and was also the fastest man in qualifying as he took his 5th pole position of the season. During the race, he got a clear get away and was a second ahead of Mark Webber by the time DRS was enabled. Despite problems with his floor touching the ground on a few occasions in last few laps he managed to keep Alonso at bay to win the Indian Grand Prix by over 9 seconds, his 4th consecutive victory of the season and 5th overall. 

In the second part of our mid-season review, we review the midfielders, namely Mercedes, Saubers, Williams and Force India. Mercedes and Force India are two teams which have disappointed us, while Sauber and Williams have impressed us with their pace and results.

You can read the first part of our mid-season review here

Mercedes

With the budget and its brand name, it is expected from Mercedes to be a top runner, however, the German team has failed to perform like one. A win at Malaysia(first since their comeback in 2010) was the highlight of the season, but elsewhere they've been off the pace and failed to challenge for podiums and even points at some races. After 11 races, Mercedes are in 5th place in constructors standings, 83 points behind Ferrari.

Nico Rosberg broke his duck of wins with an emphatic victory at Shanghai. Elsewhere, he couldn't do much with a not so good Mercedes. While he's been strong in qualifying thanks to double DRS, his performance in races isn't that good as he usually finishes behind from where he starts.

Michael Schumacher was hit by a number of problems throughout the season and failed to finish in 6 out of 11 races. Like Rosberg, his performance in qualifying has been exception including a pole at Monaco(before 5 place grid penalty). His best result so far is a 3rd place finish at the European Grand Prix.