F1 season 2009 begins

It seemed the new year was still a new year till the other day, but here we are as F1 season 2009 began today with the Australian GP. Time flies.

There had been a lot of talk regarding the new rule changes for this year & I frankly hadn't given them much importance. I guessed it would have as much of an effect as the previous rule changes over the years had had .... marginal.

But, if today's race is anything to go by, there has been one hell of an impact.


Brawn GP, who had taken over Honda's team after the Japanese decided to give up their F1 ambitions for this year, became the first team since 1954 to achieve a 1-2 on debut! And that, I think is just stunning ..... I didn't even know their name till the beginning of this race. What a start to the racing season for the debutants!

Force India finished 9th, just one position adrift of a point. Which is cool for last season's perennial back markers.