| Yes, things are much better this time around in | | | | tires were not doing well for him, he came in for slicks |
| Melbourne, Australia. The Quantas Australia Formula 1 | | | | and it nearly cost him as upon leaving the pits, he lost |
| Grand Prix 2010 saw Jenson Button of McLaren | | | | control and went straight on turn 3. Two laps later |
| Mercedes taking the chequered flag, Robert Kubica of | | | | almost all of the front runners came in for slicks with |
| Renault taking second and Ferrari's Phillipe Massa | | | | the exception of the Red Bulls which seemed okay on |
| coming in third. But the good thing was it rained and | | | | intermediates. |
| there was racing instead of a procession of cars. This | | | | Sebastian Vettel's seems to have gotten into an |
| fact played a real part in Button's victory as he | | | | unlucky streak of starting on pole and then the car |
| gambled on an early tire change from intermediates to | | | | letting him down. In Bahrain, engine trouble was the |
| full race slicks very early on. | | | | cause and this time, the brakes had locked up and he |
| It wasn't like Bore-rain, where I almost fell asleep while | | | | ended in the gravel. The reliability of the Red Bull in |
| watching the telly. It had the racers maintain their track | | | | question. |
| position lap after lap. It had overtaking this time unlike | | | | Lewis Hamilton of McLaren also had bad luck and bad |
| Bahrain, the rain in the early part of the race. As it was | | | | team decision. McLaren, had decided to call for a tire |
| a wet start, entertainment happened from the start - | | | | change without consulting the driver and according to |
| car crashes and all. | | | | Hamilton, this cost him a podium finish. Maybe it was |
| Pole Sitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing had a | | | | down to inexperience on Hamilton's side and a bad |
| decent start, as did Felipe Massa from fifth splitting the | | | | mistake by the team. As some said that as driver he |
| Red Bulls (who started in pole and in second) by | | | | would have a choice to say 'no' to his race engineer. |
| Massa. Fernando Alonso who started in position 3(P3) | | | | Even an experienced team like McLaren can make |
| dropped back. Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button got | | | | bad decisions. On the point of bad luck, Hamilton |
| into a predicament as Alonso closed the door at the | | | | tangled with Mark Webber not once, but twice, the |
| corner. Michael Schumacher got nudged and his front | | | | second time costing him to end his race at P6 instead |
| wing damaged (for which he had to pit). Button lost | | | | of P5 and Webber a front wing and getting P9 with a |
| ground as he took avoiding action and cars passed by. | | | | possibility of a penalty at the next race in Sepang. Nico |
| Alguersuari Toro Rosso (Buemi) headed for the gravel | | | | Rosberg of Mercedes Petronas capitalizing and getting |
| as the Sauber driven by Kamui Kobayashi lost a front | | | | P5 instead. |
| wing on the way to Turn 3 which pitched him right into | | | | It was fun. Even at the tail end of the race Michael |
| the barriers, causing his car bouncing off across the | | | | Schumacher on the last 10 laps had overtaken two |
| track and taking both Nico Hulkenberg and Sebastien | | | | cars clinching P10 for the last point scoring position. |
| Buemi out. Three car casualties and not even one lap | | | | Rain equals unpredictability in Formula 1 and this is a |
| completed the Race Director Charlie Whiting called for | | | | good thing. Maybe we don't need the Gatling Guns, |
| the safety car. | | | | batterin rams and missiles after all. Just add water to |
| You see, rain makes entertaining racing. It was Jenson | | | | the race track instead. Sepang would be equally fun if |
| Button's decision for a very early pitstop (lap 6) that | | | | it rains. I just hope it does not rain till all racing was |
| allowed him to win. After deciding that the intermediate | | | | stopped like last year. |