The old established order in Formula 1 has been blown apart at the start of the new season in Melbourne, Australia. The grandee teams like McLaren, Ferrari and Renault have been replaced at the front of the grid by newcomers Brawn GP and Red Bull. The grandees will bounce back, because they have the resources and the experience to develop their cars, but it could take some time and as a result we have an exciting season in prospect.
Formula 1 has endured a difficult winter, with the shock withdrawal of Honda in late November and the biting misery of the credit crunch forcing sponsors from the banking sector to announce their withdrawal. The headlines since have been dominated by dour announcements about cost cutting measures, rather than racing.
It needed renewal, some fresh positivity, and it has found it this weekend in the shape of Brawn GP, the team born from the wreckage of Honda…Â Details