The new season begins, the introduction of three new teams, the revival of seven time world champions and a head-to-head battle between teammates are all folded in yesterdays's Bahrain Grand Prix in rather anti-climax way. Fans all over the world expecting for a wheel-to-wheel stuffs, more overtaking and better spectacle will be dissapointed with yesterday's race. Whether this will be the trend of all 19 races in the calendar or not is still unknown because the track layout and weather conditions is changing from track to track.
To recall yesterday race, there are quite a few surprises in store for the fans. Hence the biggest winner for Bahrain Grand Prix is:
1. Felipe Massa great comeback
After near death or near blind accident in Hungarouring last year, it's the Brazilian first race after his comeback. To be second on the podium is a GREAT achievement. Even though Massa has been been beaten by his teammate and two time world champion Fernando Alonso, but his achievement is greater than that. To finish the race in the point is great enough, but to be on the podium is way greater. Hat off to Felipe.
2. Lotus is back
To turn out at the race day 6 month prior to the car first created is an achievement many will envy. But to both cars finishing the race is quite another achievement all together. And to finish it in front of the more established team (in this case, poor Sebastian Buemi of Scuderia Toro Rosso) is an achievement of a lifetime. I think Lotus team will not just make up the numbers on the grid, they will get to their legacy in no time if they keep the performance like this throughout the calendar.
3. Fernando Alonso is RED.
Fernando Alonso has join Kimi Raikkonen and Nigell Mansell to win the first race for the prancing horse team. A great job by a great driver. The duel between Alonso and Massa is a must-see in 2010 season.
The biggest loser of the race is:
1. Not quite the return of the king
Michael Schumacher, 7 times world champion has been beaten by his teammmate, Nico Rosberg in qualifying and in the race. But bear in mind, at 41 year of age and 3 and a half years lay off, and to get P6 is quite an achievement. But if you are Michael Schumacher, the bar is raised higher than that. At least his race time is better than his qualifying times.
2. Button and Mclaren.
After so much has been said and talked on how their innovation of stalling the rear wing on the straight line, the McLaren team looks like they can't even come close to Red Bull and Ferrari performance. As Hamilton finished 3rd, reigning world champion Jenson Button has finished at lowly P7. Talked about how Button is gonna be beaten by his teammate a lot more this year.
3. Spark plugs
Sebastian Vettel in on course for his first 2010 formula one win where his car lost power and had lost lost his lead. To get hold on to P4 is the best position he ever hope for given the situation. Initially, the cause of the power loss is reported to be caused by exhaust leakage, but after more detail research, the team has reported that the damage is done by some failure in spark plugs. If its not for this minor damage, Vettel should've won the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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