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2009 Australia Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Despite Brawn's dominance, Red Bull, BMW, Toyota, and Williams are not too far behind, and Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault will certainly not remain backmarkers the whole year. Combine that with perhaps a Toro Rosso surprise, excellent veterans and super young talent, top nine qualifiers within a second, and this is shaping up to be one of the greatest, most competitive F1 seasons in history. Dare we say it, like a CART season during their heyday?

EVENT: How can one not like a race Down Under with the great weather, gorgeous girls, and friendly locals?

RACE: The most anticipated season opener in years did not disappoint.

TRACK: It's hard to rate any Australian track knowing that Adelaide was one of the best street circuits in the world. But, Melbourne does have its positive attributes with some racy sections.

START: Surprise, surprise, a dozen front wings didn't get smashed to bits after all. We have confidence that spectacle is yet to happen...

REGULATIONS: The cars did seem to run closer, and there did seem to be more passing, or at least attempted passes, behind the leader, though the verdict is still out on KERS. Time will tell.

REAR WINGS: Looking at them straight on is the same feeling a woman gets when a guy drops his draws, and all she sees is shrinkage.

ROSS BRAWN: The most brilliant person in F1 history?

BRAWN GP: Fakers or fast? Fast!

MCLAREN: Sandbaggers or slow? Slow!

BUTTON: So much for a dead career.

BARRICHELLO: So much for that great qualifying spot. Drove like a rookie. Then, handed an undeserved gift.

FERRARI: So much for working on that reliability.

RAIKKONEN: So much for that renewed hunger.

NAKAJIMA: So much for the family's highest finish.

PIQUET: So much for his second chance year.

WEBBER: So much for home town luck.

HAMILTON: From bad to worse to, "Hey, I got some points!"

KOVALAINEN: From bad to worse to horrible.

TRULLI: From bad to great to $*#!

VETTEL: A brilliant race ruined by stubbornness.

KUBICA: A brilliant race ruined by overexuberance.

GLOCK: You really didn't think passing Alonso was going to be easy? But, you never gave up, and became a thorn on his side.

MASSA: Defeatist attitude?

ROSBERG: Nico deserved better.

BUEMI: A fine rookie debut.

BOURDAIS: Will be looking over his shoulder at the bosses, once again.

TOYOTA: Are they closer to Brawn GP than many realize?

RENAULT: Will not be sitting back on the rules this year.

WILLIAMS: Could be back in the winner's circle this year.

TORO ROSSO: Team Sebastien put both drivers in the points.

HAMILTON FANS: All those breaking their legs jumping off the Lewis bandwagon, form a line to the left of the infirmary.

TIFOSI: All those breaking their legs jumping up and down in joy over McLaren's pace, form a line to the right of the infirmary.

SAFETY CAR: Who was in charge of the Safety Car, the IRL?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Diffuser.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 3 -- The article number in the 2009 Formula One Technical Regulations that determines bodywork and dimensions.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Jenson Button claimed Britain's 200th Grand Prix victory in the modern era. The first British driver to win was Mike Hawthorne in the 1953 French GP.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Ross Brawn: "We had 15 months to look at the regulations, and the diffuser regulations were obvious to anyone who bothered to read them."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Timo Glock on his teammates penalty despite meaning Glock moves up a spot, "I don't want to talk about protests again. We've had that the whole bloody weekend, and I'm losing a little bit of confidence in Formula 1, because this is not the way to go."

SCHEDULE: Malaysia is next with it's long straights and potential to show off KERS. More importantly, will Brawn GP continue to stun the F1 establishment?

Copyright © 2009 by Deep Throttle. All Rights Reserved.



RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Button 58
2. Barrichello 58
3. Trulli 58
4. Glock 58
5. Alonso 58
6. Rosberg 58
7. Buemi(R) 58
8. Bourdais 58
9. Sutil 58
10. Heidfeld 58
11. Fisichella 58
12. Webber 57
13. Vettel 56
14. Kubica 55
15. Raikkonen 55
R Massa 45
R Piquet 24
R Nakajima 17
R Kovalainen 0
DQ Hamilton 58

Time of Race
1:34:15.784

Margin of Victory
0.807 sec.

Safety Car
2 for 10 laps

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Jenson Button

Fastest Race Lap
Nico Rosberg

Pole Position
Jenson Button

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 10
2. Barrichello 8
3. Trulli 6
4. Glock 5
5. Alonso 4
6. Rosberg 3
7. Buemi(R) 2
8. Bourdais 1

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 18
2. Toyota 11
3. Renault 4
4. Toro Rosso 3
  Williams 3
 
 

2024 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Japan
China Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco
Canada Spain Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Qatar Abu Dhabi

2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Abu Dhabi

2022 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Emilia Romagna
Miami Spain Monaco Azerbaijan
Canada Great Britain Austria France
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Singapore Japan United States
Mexico City Sao Paulo Abu Dhabi

2021 Thoughts
Bahrain Emilia Romagna Portugal Spain Monaco
Azerbaijan France Steiermark Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Russia Turkey United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Qatar Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi

2020 Thoughts
Austria Steiermark Hungary Great Britain Anniversary
Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
Russia Eifel Portugal Emilia Romagna
Turkey Bahrain Sakhir Abu Dhabi

2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
Mexico United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2018 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2017 Thoughts
Australia China Bahrain Russia
Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Russia Spain
Monaco Canada Europe Austria
Great Britain Hungary Germany Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2015 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore Japan Russia United States
Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2014 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia Bahrain China
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan Russia
United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2013 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Great Britain
Germany Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore South Korea Japan India
Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Turkey
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
Bahrain Australia Malaysia China
Spain Monaco Turkey Canada
Europe Great Britain Germany Hungary
Belgium Italy Singapore Japan
South Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Turkey Great Britain
Germany Hungary Europe
Belgium Italy Singapore
Japan Brazil Abu Dhabi


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