The New Age is in!!!

When was the last time we saw a conviction and guts of a team owner to take it from a verge of closure to a resounding win? Never.
When was the last time we saw a 1-2 from a debutant team? Fangio in 1954 at French GP.
When was the last time we saw a guy race from last to 4th position based on pure luck? Cant remember.
When was the last time we saw the second and third take themselves out with 2 laps to go? Never, although it did happen with Senna-Prost for 1-2 in Japan 1988.
When was the last time the race finished under a safety car? Schumi in Britain 1998.
When was the last time a rookie in a end-of-the-line car scored points? Mark Webber in Australia 2002.

Definitely, the new age for F1 has begun! Australia was always a very dramatic season opener with things happening, so it cant be the benchmark, but it seems like F1 has got a fresh breath of air. I haven't got so excited by a race, and blogged about it minutes after the race ever since Schumi retired.

People like Sebastian Buemi and Timo Glock provided more overtakings then seasoned ppl like Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica provided steady runs on different strategies to the podium till their spectacular run-in with 2 laps to go. And to think both of them thought they had got away with it until a couple of corners later.. haha.. Giancarlo Fisichella, my favorite under-achiever, provided steady block using his extensive experience and kept Force India in contention until their pit-stop screw up. Jarno Trulli found just the right time to overtake Lewis Hamilton to get onto the podium (reminds me of Brazil 2003 when Fisi boy overtook Kimi to take the 1st place on what happened to be the final lap).

I am really glad about this season as it trully represents the new age, with plenty of young guys worth their weight in gold put themselves in the driving seat for million dollar salaries. And to think of it that no one wants to settle for second place - I wonder what would have happened if FIA hasnt reversed their decision on the "gold-winner" strategy.

Well, I am all smiles.. As Ross said at the end, "Go get it boy!"

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