The Story So Far.....

F1 Rounds 3,4,5,6,7

By now you would think the title picture would be taking place. That the contenders would be obvious and there would have been a clear of emergence of a favourite. Last year we could clearly say it was going to be Brawn vs Red Bull for the championship.In years past we could see it was going to be Michael Schumacher as the favourite and by now we could probably see he was going to win the title.
The fascinating thing about this season is that it is still absolutely wide open after this weekeneds Turkish Gp. To give you an idea of how close this season really is this is how things would look using last years scoring system.

1)Mark Webber 36pts
2)Jenson Button 35pts
3)Lewis Hamilton 34pts
4)Fernando Alonso 32pts
5)Sebastian Vettel 32pts
6)Robert Kubica 27pts
7)Felipe Massa 26pts
8)Nico Rosberg 26pts

The top 8 would have been within just ten points of eachother. And the top 5 just 4pts apart. In my opinion any one of the top 6 could win races this year and any one of them could win the championship. Fernando Alonso appears to have the measure over Felipe Massa and i'd day he's the only Ferrari in with a shout this year after some great drives through the field. The Red Bull is undeniabley the fastest car on the grid and they have a man on form in Mark Webber. But after their spectacular accident in Turkey it will really put them on the back foot for the next race in Canada. Sebastian Vettel cannot be ruled out we can expect him to add to his victory in Malaysia. The Mcclarens are improving all the time and Jenson Button has well and truly matched Lewis Hamilton this season. Two fine victories in changable conditions in China and Australia puts him clearly in the title hunt. Lewis Hamilton finally got the win he's been looking for in Turkey and he's now in with a shout too. The man I think could spring a surprise this year is Robert Kubica. His Renault has been reliable and they are getting faster all the time. They now seem to be on par with Mercedes and Ferrari and they have more updates on the way. Kubica was mighty in Monaco and maybe we can expect to see more of the same in Canada and Valencia which are both street circuits. Also Canada is where he had his first and only race victory. So maybe his title credentials will be assessed after the next two races.

With a Red Bull civil war and Mcclarens on the rise the season promises to be a classic. Ferrari are on the back foot and Renault are pushing to join the leaders. Mercedes appear to be faltering but maybe we can't count out the Brawn and Schumacher partnership yet.