Incredible run for Brawn GP

1 and 2, they dont believe it. Nor did anyone who watched Australian grand Prix on Sunday. Never has happened in the history of Forumla 1, that a team debuted with 1st and 2nd position at the podium. It was a scintillating race with lots of actions and lots of drama.

Brawn GP , a new forumla team owned by virgin group chairman Richard Brawnson had such a delighted and a popular victory . Brawn GP have risen from the Honda ashes. They took the old honda car and put into it a new mercedes engine. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, drivers of brawn gp came 1 and 2 respectively. They both showed an absolutely amazing performance on the teams debut. They have become legends now. Such an eventful race. It was such a measured victory. Unique solutions in the front wing and the flooring have worked magic for the brawn GP.

This is just a start. Can they continue this in the season ahead?

Formula1 2009 Commences Today- Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne will witness today the brand new Formula 1 -2009 season. Amids plenty of sunshine and people of 159 nations, sunday will be marked by a fierce competition of cutting edge technology and human brawn.

Such a thrilling year last year. With hamilton being crowned as the WorldChampion, lot of people wanted Fellipse Massa to be the champion, Fellipe lagged by only 1 point. This time around, eyes will be hooked on to the rookie Sebastian Vettel of the red bull team. Having created an enormous interest in him by this Formula 1 win last year, and also granering critcisim for a bad performance in A1 GP, makes him a surprise package for F1 this year.

This year also witnessess the introduction of KERS into F1. Renault will be the first team to use Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) . In short, this is regenerative braking technology which converts the heat energy wasted during braking of the car into the kinetic energy, giving a huge boost to the car's speed. This can be critical during the race defining moments, where mili seconds makes decision.

This yar also masks the beginning of a new team, BRAWN GP. Honda pass ownership of their Formula One team to team principal Ross Brawn in early March. The team is renamed Brawn GP for the 2009 season.

Having secured both pole positions in the Asutralia qualifying round, where other mighties like Ferarri and McLAren struggled to secure even 5th position, makes this race even more interesting to watch. Is it an emergence of a new era, owned by the likes Brawn?

Race detail:

Melbourne
Race Date: 29 Mar 2009
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.74 km