Read today that McLaren have managed to get the time to change all 4 wheels down to 2.5seconds.

Given there is no refuling, I hope there will be more overtaking on the track rather than in the pit lane as seemed to have become more common recently.

Given the new points that will hopefully encourage going for a win rather than setling for 2nd I may even give the series a watch this year.

2.5 seconds for all 4 wheels !!!

Yups.

a time only topped at the traffic lights in Brixton.

Or Liverpool.

While I can understand scrapping refuelling from a H&S point of view (there were a number of incidents with fuel rigs over the last couple of seasons) taking away the additional considerations of when to stop, how heavy will the car be and what does that do to lap times etc will just lead to more processional races where the guy on pole wins IMO.

The design of modern F1 cars makes it aerodynamically difficult to overtake unless you have a clear speed advantage over the car in front. Those cars with a clear speed advantage are going to be up the front of the grid anyway as everyone will be qualifying on the same fuel loads.

Gonna be a close season this one, the things I'm excited about the most are the return of Lotus, no more refuelling, the Yorkshire team (Virgin Racing) and the return of the yellow helmet in Bruno Senna. Hope this kid is at least half as good as his uncle was, no pressure son.

The scoring system doesn't really appeal to me

Thought Vettel had the race wrapped up until the problem with his car towards the end. Ferrari look so strong this year.

dull, dull, dull
hope it improves!

The new rules haven't changed anything,still hardly any overtaking,if anything there was less with all the cars having the same amount of fuel at the start of the race.I'll watch the indycar series for 5 mins tonight on Sky and will get to see more exitement and overtaking than the whole of the F1 race.

There were two problems with the first race:

1. Bahrain is not really the season opening type of venue that Melbourne is (that's a compliment my antipodean friends

).
2. The Bahrain track had been changed to much when it wasn't necessary.

Still keeping the faith, as Melbourne is a great track and dull races at Albert Park are very few and far between.

Good win for Button and the rain spiced it up a little
Loving Hamilton's reaction during and after the race



Another race which pointed towards the problems the new rules have produced, Hamilton pitted to make the car faster but lost because it's too hard to overtake on worn tyres, most of the cars could have finished the race quicker by making a second pit stop but knew that they could keep faster cars behind them

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8592317.stmAn Aussie that speaks the truth![/url

Hands up who thinks F1 is boring. If you do, then I suggest you check out the corker from Melbourne yesterday and as a bonus (from a British viewpoint) a result to match.

Well done Jenson, hope you and Lewis can make a one two in Malaysia this Sunday, either order I don't mind.

Great race by Button. Some great risky overtaking moves.

Red Bull need to sort out Vettel's car.

Bit of a balls-up in qualifying by Ferrarri and McLaren to say the least

After what happened last week and now this Hamilton must be pretty p'd off with the people at Mclaren.

He did well in the race - some great driving.

Apart from Hamilton it was a pretty none-event, all the action was done on the first corner. Vettel must be relieved that he was able to complete the race whilst competing fully, he's a great driver.

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8624276.stmHow did this happen?[/url

Pop goes the Wheelsles?

Looks like the front left blows and then the shock goes along the absorbers and makes the front right fall off!!

Suspension failure I believe.

I find it strange that a car could be so unsafe when those wheels that went flying into the viewing area could have killed anyone they hit - in many circuits this could have been horrific - it has been an area that has been supposedly rectified by tethers on the wheels but clearly no energy was taken out of those tyres as they went careering into the crowd at nearly 200mph! A serious reprimand should follow imo

English 1/2 in the closest GP to St Georges Day, where were the Germans eh? eh?

Never been so proud in my life.

Almost like Australia was today's race, changable conditions, overtaking galore, a couple of heavy shunts and Jenson winning after a bold, but ultimately successful early call. Despite a couple of lairy moments, well done Lewis for a sound second place too.







Nico Rosberg - his first win will come this year, mark my words and he only made one mistake today and within a lap of committing the error, Button was past and virtually ended his race.

Alonso - the most blatant jump start seen for a long time and by rights should have been given a stop-go rather than a drive through. If he was a swimmer it would have been a case of "get out of the pool Fernando, you naughty boy, you're not racing."

Mark Webber, re: whinge at Lewis on second safety car:- BOO HOO!



After you're crass behavious in Australia pal, surely you should have expected some kind of vengence and if you can't take it, don't dish it out.

Still to McLaren's proud British drivers:

JENSON AND LEWIS, US BRITS SALUTE YOU!