Another one bites the dusk…
Hello again, can I just apologise for not writing about the Australian Grand Prix this week, I've got a few personal affairs to sort out and therefore updating this blog has had to take a back seat. But, I can now take time out from my 'busy schedule' to give my ten pence worth on the opening round of the season.
As we all know, the Brawn cars lived up to their pre-season testing form and dominated the race. Jensen Button took a commanding race win, despite being pushed hard by Sebastien Vettel after the first safety car period. In a post-race interview with the BBC, he also admitted to making a hash of his pit-stop, but I doubt anyone will hold it against him.
The Brawn car is very quick and also built like a brick outhouse. Rubens Barrichello proved this by hitting and being hit on the front and back of the car, without much damage. Thanks to the rock-hard build of the car, the Brazilian was able to make up for his start-line problems and finish second.
Jarno Trulli drove a cracking race, starting from the pit lane, dragging himself up to third place. Unfortunately, his passing of Lewis Hamilton during the safety car period meant that the stewards penalised him 25 seconds after the race. This gave Lewis Hamilton the third place, but should not detract from the Englishman's charge from the back of the grid. The reigning World Champion may not have the best car, but like fellow champ Fernando Alonso in 5th place, fought hard to make the best of a bad situation.
Darkness falls...
The decision to run the Grand Prix later for the benefit of European TV audiences meant that the latter half of the race was held in low light conditions, which prompted criticism from the drivers such as Rosberg and Button, who commented that it was not safe to race. It is interesting to note that as circuits get dropped or un-necessarily emasculated in the name of safety, re-fuelling and dusk racing are allowed in the quest for more money.
CVC will get their money back but some of it may end up stained in blood, if the above causes a huge accident. Will they care? Probably not. Remember what Gordon Gecko said, "Greed is good"....
