Red Bull, Renault, Toyota have proven that their showing in Melbourne was not all down to the Rain God. I think everyone has to stand up and applaud what they have done. Although I question the logic behind restricting speed in a racing competition, I must admit Max Mosley in a way, has created a level playing field. The small budget teams are not in the front but at least they are not being embarassed by the charts and the race to the Championship looks open, I truly expect the traditional top three, Ferrari, McLaren and BMW to get back to their winning ways.
As for my fav team, Scuderia Ferrari, it seems they have underestimated the work of their competitors. To be fair, Ferrari must have been monitoring BMW and McLaren to evaluate thier standing but its the other teams like Toyota and Renault that have sprung the surprise. The 2003 Ferrari was a one of a kind and it was not surprising that it was superior to the 2004 entrants from the other teams, but then not every day is not a Sunday and Ferrari has learnt it the hard way.
Hearing the commentators speak, it seems it is the tyres that is the problem area. Bridgestone has always built its tyres around Schumi and his Ferrari. As confirmed by Brawn recently, Schumi's strength has been his speed and his aggresive style which is always harsh on his tyres. Suddenly he has been asked to conserve his tyres, control his aggression.......maybe they have not been able to react on time....hopefully they can get their act together soon. Again this is what everyone wanted, to see Ferrari off the top pedestal and they got it...but I think Brawn, Todt and Schumi have done it before and will do it again, the 2005 will improve things but I am not sure it can compensate for the tyre wear, its up to the three of them to fix that
Talking about Karthikeyan, another finish, in a Jordan thats good! Am slightly sorry to see him just give way everytime he is being lapped, seems a little too nice....but nothing more expected of him. A points scoring finish would be nice, I really wish him that, really do. He comes across very well during the interviews, more like Webber or Barrichello....
The talking point of this race is not Ferrari's position but Ralf's drive. Trulli is exposing him, he is the second best paid driver on the grid and Trulli with the same car is looking far more impressive that him. Toyota and Michelin cleary have kept their part of the deal and its time for Micheal's little brother to let his driving do the talking and not use his surname to his advantage. Lets also not forget Mr Button, as with every other British prospect he has let the media hype get to him, now he is blaming the engine..... the question to Mr Button - when was the last time you saw Schumi blame his team or his engineers for his position. You are one among the team and has to share the blame, thats a team player.....a team player does not wash his dirty linen in public. BAR seems to have screwed things over, they sacked Dave Richards, fought for a driver who does not want to drive for them and look at their position - All I can say, "Be Careful about what you ask for - you may get it"
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Success is not what brought me towards Ferrari, it was Schumi. When I started following F1, it was not by watching TV but by reading an Indian Newspaper. It was Schumi's attitude, this young punk on his Benetton, especially 94 when he won inspite of his bans - it was brilliant. BAR was impressive last year but then they dont have that collectiveness that Ferrari has, inspite of thier success.
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