DANIEL RICCIARDO, 2ND - NICO ROSBERG, 1ST - KEVIN MAGNUSSEN, 3RD
Here we are, back in the swing of things.New cars, new drivers, new engines and no sound. Gone is the earth shattering, ground shaking, ear piercing sound so known to Formula One. These new cars sound like wind-up toys in comparision. The only thing quieter in modern racing will be the e-Formula that starts next year. This was a good race considering that the nay-sayers felt that most of the cars would break down.The top three also had the drives of the day.
Kevin Magnussen, whose father, Jan, raced F1 for a short time in the 90's, became the first Danish driver to have a podium finish. Not only that, this was his first Formula One race. Good going!
Daniel Ricciardo, Australian that replaced Mark Webber, did a great job of hanging on to second place. He has had 51 starts in Formula one with Torro Rosso before his move up to Red Bull. Good going!
Nico Rosberg, whose father, Keke, was a F1 World Champion in 1982, had a flawless race leading most of the way. I always like to see him win. Good going!
Most of the new young drivers did very well, like Daniil Kvyat, the new Russian driver for Toro Rosso, collected one point and at 19 years of age became the youngest driver to do so. Tragedy struck to older driver trying to revive their place in the world. The two were Felipi Massa, who was making his first run for Williams got bumped out in the first turn. The bumper was Kamui Kobayashi, running his first race driving for Chaterham, a drive made possible by his fans. Both were on my list of 'hoping they do well.'
It may be an interesting season.
KOBAYASHI'S FIRST TURN MISHAP
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