What’s the best way to defend your world title? Attack with maximum ferocity from the off. That’s exactly what Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing did in Melbourne, Australia.
From the young German’s crushingly dominant pole lap on Saturday, to his equally imperious race drive on Sunday, Vettel and the Red Bull-Renault RB7 proved an unbeatable combination, even without KERS.
Against testing form, McLaren-Mercedes proved Red Bull’s biggest threat, with Lewis Hamilton’s spirited second place just reward for the team’s late development push. Hamilton’s car was suffering from a broken floor.
And there were celebrations at Lotus Renault and (initially) Sauber, thanks to Vitaly Petrov’s maiden podium and Sergio Perez’s superb drive to seventh on his F1 debut. Then came the bombshell when the FIA excluded both Sauber cars for rear wing infringements. The team are going to appeal.
From the young German’s crushingly dominant pole lap on Saturday, to his equally imperious race drive on Sunday, Vettel and the Red Bull-Renault RB7 proved an unbeatable combination, even without KERS.
Against testing form, McLaren-Mercedes proved Red Bull’s biggest threat, with Lewis Hamilton’s spirited second place just reward for the team’s late development push. Hamilton’s car was suffering from a broken floor.
And there were celebrations at Lotus Renault and (initially) Sauber, thanks to Vitaly Petrov’s maiden podium and Sergio Perez’s superb drive to seventh on his F1 debut. Then came the bombshell when the FIA excluded both Sauber cars for rear wing infringements. The team are going to appeal.
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