Trulli Penalised

25 seconds were added to Trulli's time because he passed in the safety car period. So Hamilton is classified as third now. Lucky day for him. Started from the back of the pack at position 18 and finished 3rd.

New Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	58	1:34:15.784	1	10
2	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	58	+0.8 secs	2	8
3	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	58	+2.9 secs	18	6
4	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	58	+4.4 secs	19	5
5	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+4.8 secs	10	4
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	58	+5.7 secs	5	3
7	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.0 secs	13	2
8	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.2 secs	17	1
9	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	58	+6.3 secs	16
10	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	58	+7.0 secs	9
11	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	58	+7.3 secs	15
12	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	+26.6 secs	20
13	14	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	57	+1 Lap	8
14	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	56	Accident	3
15	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	55	Accident	4
16	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	Differential	7
Ret	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	45	Suspension	6
Ret	8	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	24	Spin	14
Ret	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	17	Accident	11
Ret	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Accident damage	12

Australian Grand Prix Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	58	Winner	1	10
2	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	58	+0.8 secs	2	8
3	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	+1.6 secs	20	6
4	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	58	+2.9 secs	18	5
5	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	58	+4.4 secs	19	4
6	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+4.8 secs	10	3
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	58	+5.7 secs	5	2
8	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.0 secs	13	1
9	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	58	+6.2 secs	17
10	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	58	+6.3 secs	16
11	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	58	+7.0 secs	9
12	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	58	+7.3 secs	15
13	14	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	57	+1 Lap	8
14	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	56	+2 Laps	3
15	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	55	+3 Laps	4
16	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	+3 Laps	7
Ret	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	45	+13 Laps	6
Ret	8	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	24	+34 Laps	14
Ret	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	17	+41 Laps	11
Ret	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	+58 Laps	12

Brawn GP Does It!!!!!!!!!!

A photo finish victory for the Ross brawn team. A team which never existed a few days back has done it in the opening round of Formula 1 2009. Jenson Button finished first followed by team mate Rubens Barrichello. It was dramatic end of the race when Kubica and Vettel collided. This gave Trulli and Hamilton an advantage and score some real good points in the opening race. Both Trulli and Hamilton had started at the back of the pack and never expected to score championship points. But this is F1 and anything is possible. Both the Ferraris didnt score any championship points. Now lets see what happens in the next round at Sepang in Malaysia.

But till then lets savor these moments for the Ross Brawn Team. Hats Off To Them!!!!

With only Virgin as their first sponsorer they really have a gret potential and will be fighting with the top teams for sure.

KERS on the other had dint add much of an advantage though. But it was interesting to see the graphs on the monitor with the extra charge of KERS. Something like nitro booster in NFS :)

Australian GP Qualifying Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	1:25.211	1:24.855	1:26.202	19
2	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	1:25.006	1:24.783	1:26.505	21
3	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:25.938	1:25.121	1:26.830	21
4	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:25.922	1:25.152	1:26.914	19
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1:25.846	1:25.123	1:26.973	21
6	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:25.499	1:25.281	1:26.975	19
7	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:25.844	1:25.319	1:27.033	21
8	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:26.194	1:25.265	1:27.127	20
9	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:25.899	1:25.380	1:27.163	21
10	14	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:25.427	1:25.241	1:27.246	20
11	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:25.827	1:25.504		14
12	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:26.026	1:25.605		12
13	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1:26.074	1:25.607		16
14	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.184	1:25.726		15
15	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.454	no time		5
16	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:26.503			10
17	8	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	1:26.598			12
18	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	1:26.677			10
19	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:26.742			9
20	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	1:26.964			10

FIA Willing To Postpone.

The new point system which FIA had announced some days, FIA has decided to postpone it till 2010 if the teams want so. Lets see how things go now. We need to wait for the decision to come.....

Change in Points System

In 2009 the driver with most number of race wins will be awarded the World Championship Title. According to the rules earlier the driver with maximum points was given the title. But this scoring system with make the races more competitive. If there is tie with the number of race wins then the points will be taken into consideration. This is only for the World Championship Title. The drivers from 2nd place onwards will follow the old point soring system. Same goes for the Constructor Championship too. There is no change here.

Technical Freedom for Teams

For 2010, FIA has announced that teams will be allowed more technical freedom if they agree to a cost cap on 300 Million Pounds. This will be the spending limit for all the teams and they will have technical freedom.

Barrichello heads the Final Test

Rubens was heading the final round of pre-season testing at Jerez. Ross Brawn,s team was the fastest again. I personally feel Honda has become very strong this year.

Timings from Jerez:
1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:19.236
2. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:19.819
3. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams FW31, 1:20.015

Mclaren Falling Short

McLaren 2009 car is falling short of expectations. The challenge for victory at the Australian Grand Prix seems impossible for Mclaren. The season has not begun yet and McLaren has started facing issues already. I really dont understand what these people do of so much the money spent for testing for F1.

McLaren will be introducing new aero packages and will be fuurther developing the car. But they are confident enough that will be ready by the first grand prix because they have an additional week of testing and they have sorted out the cause for the slower pace.

Mclaren Off The Pace

McLaren were off the pace in Jerez last week. They have made number of aerodynamic changes in Barcelona.
The rear wing has previously been an apparent cause. It is understood to have led to a degradation of the rear tyres. The team introduced during lunch break, a new front wing, floor and top body, continuing a further evaluation of those parts today.

Thursday Timings

Timings for Thursday Practice:

1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.926
2. Nico Rosberg, Williams FW31, 1:19.774
3. Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 1:20.091
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB5, 1:20.576
5. Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:20.664
6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari F60, 1:20.677
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.740
8. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-24, 1:20.869
9. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.013
10. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India VJM02, 1:21.045
11. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:21.629

Barcelona Practice

Timings

1. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1.09, 1:20.338
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari F60, 1:20.908
3. Jarno Trulli, Toyota TF109, 1:20.937
4. Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:21.140
5. Nelson Piquet, Renault R29, 1:21.662
6. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso STR4, 1:22.158
7. Mark Webber, Red Bull RB5, 1:22.246
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India VJM02, 1:22.452
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams FW31, 1:22.813
10. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren MP4-24, 1:22.948

STR4 Revealed

STR4 was revealed at the start of Barcelona Test. It was the final team to unveil its car. Race drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastien Buemi were present for the launch. Like sister team Red Bull Racing’s 2009 car, the STR4’s chassis is a product of Red Bull Technology.