I guess by now you all know in detail* who did what yesterday, so I decided to just share some random little thoughts:
Podium
- Vettel added an 11th GP win to his cv. Starting from pole, he had a very good start and managed to build a gap straight on. He had no problems whatsoever during the race, so it was a logical win.
That's a huge gap, I was fascinated!
- Hamilton was the only who could keep up - a little - with Vettel's pace. He never was a threat, as the gap between them was big from the start. Even though the floor of his car got damaged severely, he could take the well deserved 2nd place.
- Petrov had a good day, I was very happy to see him on the podium for the first time. Last year he never really got into shape, so it's nice his season started this surprising. It makes aslo me wonder what Kubica could've achieved with the car in Australia - I miss him.
Bits and pieces
- Mercedes had an awful day. Schumacher got hit by Alguesuari on lap 1, dived in the pits, never really got into the race and had to retire during his third pitstop, on lap 22. Rosberg got hit by Barrichello two laps later and had to retire as well. Not a good day...
- Webber had decent start, but never got into the race, finishing 5th. The team is puzzled over the cause of this, so it will interesting to see how this evolves in Malaysia - my birthday GP!
- I didn't realize during the race Heidfeld had been hit by a Torro Rosso on lap 1 - but maybe I wasn't really awake yet at 8 a.m. - until I saw this on his Official Facebook Page. That explaines it all...
- Sauber showed they have a reliable car and talented drivers, Perez impressed on his debut and finished 7th, right before Kobayashi. Well done! But as you all know by now, they were disqualified after the race due to a technical infringement.
Pitstops
- As expected, we saw a lot of pitstop action. I have the impression the BBC couldn't keep up with all the pitstops, I don't think they showed them all - again, maybe I wasn't really awake yet!
- Perez however only did one pitstop and set a decent performance, quite surprising, I wonder what his secret is...
- Did you notice that the technique of the front jack man of Red Bull (Chris Gent) during pitstops is far more elegant than that of Torro Rosso's guy? It makes me lol
Elegant...
...not that elegant...
The Red Bull technique also looks more efficient to me: easier to get out of the way when the front tyres are ok.
Liz.
* Race reports
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