Fernando Alonso still leads the championship although he finished out of the podium in Melbourne.
The rain helped Jenson Button to offer a great show in Australia, taking his first win in Silver.
The excitement, partly brought by the occasionally drizzling skies of Melbourne, helped some to forget the boredom of Bahrain.
"For the fans it was a great race after a little bit of criticism, quite rightly, for the first race," said Michael Schumacher who finished 10th due to an early wing change and a long scrap with Jaime Alguersuari.
"But here, today, I think we made up for it a little bit," he added.
The race was all but a good one for Red Bull, which started from the front row. The team is yet to confirm the brake failure on Sebastian Vettel's RB6.
The young driver was disappointed, to say the least, even swearing on national television.
Local driver Mark Webber's had a scruffy race to ninth and had to apologies to Lewis Hamilton for a late collision. His only relief comes from a best lap in the race.
Lewis Hamilton openly criticized his team for applying a brilliant pit strategy (early call for slicks) on his winning teammate, but not on him. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh acknowledged that McLaren "made a team call which disadvantaged" the driver.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, race results:
1 - Jenson Button (MP4/25-Mercedes McLaren) - 58 laps 1:33 '36 "531
2 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 12 "034
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 14 "488
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 16 "304
5 - Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 16 "683
6 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 29 "898.
7 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 59 "847
8 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'00 "536
9 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'07 "319
10 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'09 "391
11 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'11 "301
12 - Pedro de la Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'14 "084.
13 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2 laps
14 - Karun Chandhok (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 4 laps
Fastest lap: Mark Webber 1'28 "358
Withdrawn
Lap 41 - Glock Timo
Lap 26 - Sebastian Vettel
Lap 25 - Lucas Di Grassi
Lap 12 - Adrian Sutil.
Lap 10 - Vitaly Petrov
5 laps - Bruno Senna
Row 1 - Sebastien Buemi
Row 1 - Nico Hulkenberg
1 lap - Kamui Kobayashi
Did not start: Jarno Trulli
The drivers' championship
1.Alonso 37; 2.Massa 33; 3.Button 31; 4.Hamilton 23; 5.Rosberg 20; 6.Kubica 18; 7.Vettel 12; 8.Schumacher 9; 9.Liuzzi 8; 10.Webber 6; 11.Barrichello 5.
The constructors' championship
1.Ferrari 70; 2.McLaren-Mercedes 54; 3.Mercedes 29; 4.Red Bull-Renault, Renault 18; 6.Force India-Mercedes 8; 7.Williams-Cosworth.
The rain helped Jenson Button to offer a great show in Australia, taking his first win in Silver.
The excitement, partly brought by the occasionally drizzling skies of Melbourne, helped some to forget the boredom of Bahrain.
"For the fans it was a great race after a little bit of criticism, quite rightly, for the first race," said Michael Schumacher who finished 10th due to an early wing change and a long scrap with Jaime Alguersuari.
"But here, today, I think we made up for it a little bit," he added.
The race was all but a good one for Red Bull, which started from the front row. The team is yet to confirm the brake failure on Sebastian Vettel's RB6.
The young driver was disappointed, to say the least, even swearing on national television.
Local driver Mark Webber's had a scruffy race to ninth and had to apologies to Lewis Hamilton for a late collision. His only relief comes from a best lap in the race.
Lewis Hamilton openly criticized his team for applying a brilliant pit strategy (early call for slicks) on his winning teammate, but not on him. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh acknowledged that McLaren "made a team call which disadvantaged" the driver.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, race results:
1 - Jenson Button (MP4/25-Mercedes McLaren) - 58 laps 1:33 '36 "531
2 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 12 "034
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 14 "488
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 16 "304
5 - Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 16 "683
6 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 29 "898.
7 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 59 "847
8 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'00 "536
9 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'07 "319
10 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'09 "391
11 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'11 "301
12 - Pedro de la Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'14 "084.
13 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2 laps
14 - Karun Chandhok (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 4 laps
Fastest lap: Mark Webber 1'28 "358
Withdrawn
Lap 41 - Glock Timo
Lap 26 - Sebastian Vettel
Lap 25 - Lucas Di Grassi
Lap 12 - Adrian Sutil.
Lap 10 - Vitaly Petrov
5 laps - Bruno Senna
Row 1 - Sebastien Buemi
Row 1 - Nico Hulkenberg
1 lap - Kamui Kobayashi
Did not start: Jarno Trulli
The drivers' championship
1.Alonso 37; 2.Massa 33; 3.Button 31; 4.Hamilton 23; 5.Rosberg 20; 6.Kubica 18; 7.Vettel 12; 8.Schumacher 9; 9.Liuzzi 8; 10.Webber 6; 11.Barrichello 5.
The constructors' championship
1.Ferrari 70; 2.McLaren-Mercedes 54; 3.Mercedes 29; 4.Red Bull-Renault, Renault 18; 6.Force India-Mercedes 8; 7.Williams-Cosworth.