JJ wrote:

I don't like that new points system. It'll only make the usual contenders more difficult to match.

Yeah but with a seven point gap between first and second there is more incentive to go for the win.

Lets hope that this season is a good as the last and that no team establishes an early dominance

SubHuman wrote:

Well we've had the first Gran Prix, congratulations to Alonso and Red Bull.  What are McLaren and Mercedes up to?  Unless they have turned the power down to preserve their engines.  We'll see after the next few races.

Can't wait for Melbourne!

I agree with what you say but it was... very boring!  Where was all the overtaking we were hoping for from the banning of pit stop refueling.  A thought that has been echoed by motor racing journalists like the article in today's The Times newspaper

There's a lot of comment in the motor sport press about the boring Bahrain race and that something need to be done pronto.  Two mandatory tyre stops is the most popular thought.

SubHuman wrote:

Hamilton believes that McLaren can match Ferrari if they can do better in qualifing.
Button's best hope for Melbourne may be that it rains.

Funny you said that because look what it did for Jenson!  I really thought he had blown it when he made the early pit stop for tyres but it proved to be a master stroke.

Bottom line is the Australian GP was brilliant, exciting entertainment with lots of overtaking and incident throughout the field.  This is more the kind of racing we want to see!!!

My driver of the day has however got to be Robert Kubica whose works Renault hasn't shown much promise in winter testing.  It was marvellous the way he somehow managed to hold off the charging Lewis Hamilton behind him to gain a richly deserved second place.

Well wasn't that bizzare in Friday's free practice... don't know if you saw it but one of the Torro Rosso cars was going down a straight in China and both front tyres suddenly popped off.  Although rather funny it could have been serious as the wire tethers that are supposed to keep wheels attached to the car in such an incident failed thereby endangering spectators, not that their were many around, it's hardly the well attended of races on the current calendar.

Boiled Being wrote:

Here's to a strong race for the Mac Lads

Well, well . . who'd have thought
Fantastic job by both of them - done in slightly different ways!

Boiled Being wrote:

Boiled Being wrote:

Here's to a strong race for the Mac Lads

Well, well . . who'd have thought
Fantastic job by both of them - done in slightly different ways!

I agree I certainly didn't see that result coming.  Great stuff to see the British boys triumph and again Jenson getting the better of Lewis, how long can this last I wonder?

Really Red Bull Renault should have won the Turkish GP and continued their seemingly devastating form which almost gives the feeling that they are about to run away with the championship.  Totally unbelievable when Vettel crashed in to Webber.

However I was obviously pleased to see the Brits win with a McLaren one-two showing how best to battle with your teammate, personally I thought it was a shame that Jenson didn't win that but then they were under a 'save fuel' order from the team.

Great shame about Russian Petrov whose Renault car was clobbered by Alonso in the closing stages, he deserved better than a distant 12th.

Just deserts for Massa, after he took about 4 swipes at Liuzzi at the start finally spinning him - and also nerfed Jenson's rear, although this wasn't mentioned in the commentary.
I agrees Shoemaker had a shocker!

Well Valencia not such a bore this year!

10 drivers including Jenson have been given a 5 second penalty for speeding under the safety car - does not affect his podium as Rubens was 20s behind.

Good/lucky result for Jenson
Even luckier Webber walking away from that take-off!

I was somewhat amused/bemused by Alonso concentrating more on trying to get Lewis a big penalty than driving the car
Looks like he's really fitting in at the wingeing Ferrari team.
Loved it when Kobayashi got him at the end 

No chance of a British driver at Silverstone thanks to a certain dogged Australian driver, but good performance from Hamilton to keep him honest throughout.

Good recoveries from Vettel (that first lap collision with Webber cost him dear) and Button (a terrible qualifying down in 14th to come within sight of a podium in fourth).

Alonso chancing his arm against Kubica gaining a drive through penalty... a bit harsh???  Possibly but neither Ferrari were I think really going to make serious inroads into the major points paying positions.

Another fantastic drive from Kobayashi in the Sauber and some worthy pleasing mid field battles sometimes three abreast.  No respect given to Schumacher with Vettel and then Suttil muscling their way the 7 times champ... bit of a sad German case nowerdays(?), particularly with teammate Nico Rosberg gaining another podium.

Pleasantly suprised to see a good showing for Williams with Hulkenberg holding onto a single point 10th place whilst Barrichello netting fifth.  Not that most people will have noticed but the veteran Brazilian later cropped up as the 'F1 star in a reasonably priced car' in BBC2's "Top Gear"... and went fastest of all there!

IMO the revisions to the Silverstone circuit are a great success, it was a very satisfying race however in the title race, for the third time Hamilton extends his lead in the drivers championship.  On this kind of form it seems difficult to see him being caught, doesn't bode well for the rest of the season if he continues to dominate and stroll to the title.  I hope other contenders will be able to close the gap soon!