The ICEMAN Burns up the Road.

Well some random thoughts from the inaugral GP of the year. well as predicted it was the Kimi show at Melbourne. There has been a lot of relatively negative press surrounding him over the weeks surrounding the GP and even after qualifying on how he is not a team player like Michael or Fernando, but there if there is one fact that everyone tends to agree on its that the dude is quick. On Sunday we got a demonstration drive on just how quick he is ( having the quickest car on the grid also helps!) . From the moment the lights went off there was no one who was even close. So i repeat that though its early days yet, its Kimi's championship to lose this year. So here is my ranking on the rest of the grid.

Drive of the day : (Besides Kimi) Lewis Hamilton was awesome in his first GP. He seemed faster and more in control than FA , and were it not for a faster car (Ferrari) and some dubious pit work ( A Mclaren speciality) he could have been contending for the lead and a second place finish was a given !

Massa : A good drive but a bit disappointing, he should have been challenging for the podium given the package he was driving. The Hondas seemed to jinx him he was flying till he came up behind Reubens.

FA: Solid drive but Lewis is going to be closer than i thought he would be , the good news is that he was solid and so were the macs. Bad news was the start where he seems to be missing the Renault launch control. If he can put some distance to Lewis then he should have a bit of an easier time . Macs could sneak in the constructors championship.

BMW's (Heidfeld & Kubica) - Heidfeld seems to be flying and the BMW is clearly the best of the rest at the moment . Only concern seems to be reliability, much to the bad luck of Kubica.But they are still a bit off the pace , though with two fast drivers competing and with BMW behind the team it should be a good year for them .

Renault : O how the mighty have fallen. There seems to be no doubt as to who is missing Michelin the most. No FA doesn't make it any easier. Cant help but feel that with FA in the car they would be more competitive. Fisi had a decent day , and Kovalainen had an up and down day , but i don't see him doing great things this year. Look for them to compete next year with a a better car and an exciting line up. Should be a fun battle of Gen next with a Piquet in the car.

Toyotas v Williams : It was a good performance from both teams considering last year how everything seemed to be going wrong during winter testing and at the start of qualifying. But There seems to be some flexibility in the team , but this is one of the interesting factory v non factory competitions that should provide some interest during the year. Expect them to do better than the Hondas in a similar battle.

Honda V Aguri : To quote DC which i don't do often , " I don't know why u guys are surprised with their (Sato's) performance . This is the car which won at Hungary and scored the most points in the last quarter of the season , which makes u wonder whats wrong with the factory team ". Well i guess that sums up whats at stake with the Hondas. Hopefully they will get better as the season goes on but right now the Agurris hold the aces.

The rest : Well u can expect these guys to be scrapping over the minor places for most of the season , with possibly the Red bulls having a slight edge.

well thats it till malaysia..... till next time take care .