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With two races gone there is already a mixed feeling about the new formula 1 season. Bahrain was a procession, an awful spectacle enough to send anyone to sleep. However Australia proved to be an instant classic with all that makes F1 great. A sprinkle of rain, drama and overtaking to put the doubters to rest at least until Malaysia. The jury is still out on the new rules with both races being hugely contrasted.
So after two races Fernando Alonso and Ferrari head the way in the drivers and constructors championships after two good performances. Alonso with a smooth controlled victory in Bahrain and an impressive fightback through the field to finish 4th in Australia. Perhaps if he had passed Massa in Australia he may have been able to challenge Robert Kubica for 2nd. The unluckiest man from the first two races however has to be Sebastian Vettel who could very well be sitting on 50pts right now after two faultless drives which deserved better than a retirement and a 4th place. Once again he was let down my mechanical failures but after the opening two races the Red Bull appears to be the car to beat. Jenson Button's performance in Australia proved his class with a sublime victory that shows his title credentials for the season. With many doubting his chances against Lewis Hamilton this season he outshone Hamilton with a mature drive. With great tactical insight to stop for tires early on and a smooth 50 lap stint on the softer tyre Button won over many critics. Hamilton himself drove a good race but seemed to lack the maturity of his teamate. A quick mention for Robert Kubica too who has started the season promisingly for the shamed Renault team.
With Malaysia next the weather could once again throw up a great race with heavy rain predicted for the weekend. Hopefully this is the first of many blogs and I will be writing again soon. Also i'm hoping to have a ranking system based on the performance of each driver after each race. So here are the rankings after the first two races this season:
Rankings
1)Fernando Alonso - A faultless win in Bahrain and storming comeback in Australia
2)Sebasitian Vettel - The most unlucky man in F1, deserved a win
3)Robert Kubica - Outperforming his car with two great drives
4)Jenson Button - Sublime victory showed his class
5)Felipe Massa - Two races, two podiums
6)Lewis Hamilton - A surprise podium in Bahrain and an eventful Australia
7)Vitantonio Liuzzi - Doing well for the ever stronger Force India team
8)Karun Chandhok - Looking calm and at home in F1, great job to finish for Hispania
9)Rubens Barrichello - May have hoped for more points but two consistent finishes
10)Nico Rosberg - Outshining Michael Schumacher so far
11)Adrian Sutil - Very unlucky to have no points so far after strong qualifying
12)Heikki Kovalinen - Two finishes for Lotus
13)Mark Webber - So far has been erratic, not showing the same promise as Vettel
14)Michael Schumacher - 7 time champion will expect much better
15)Timo Glock - Decent start for new boys Virgin
16)Bruno Senna - Great start in Melbourne before retiring
17)Vitaly Petrov - Showing promise but needs a finish
18)Jarno Trulli - Being outclassed by Kovalinen
19)Jaime Alguesueri - Just outside the top 10 and has beaten Buemi in both races
20)Lucas Di Grassi - Showed nerves of steel to repass Michael Schumacher
21)Nico Hulkenberg - Yet to show GP2 potential
22)Sebastian Buemi - Will be disappointed with his start to the season
23)Kamui Kobayashi - Not looking the same driver who drove for Toyota last year
24)Pedro De La Rosa - Expirienced driver, but looking like a rookie
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