As Lewis Hamilton steered his McLaren around Nick Heidfeld and team-mate Fernando Alonso after being squeezed out, passing the pair of them at the same time in turn one, lap one of the Australian Grand Prix; it was clear that much hyped new boy was going to live up to expectation for the duration of the race. Some 18 laps later, as race leader Kimi Raikkonen pitted, he even led the race for a while.
Environmentally unfriendly it seems, according to Friends of the Earth. They have stated that Honda's new 'Earth' livery is ironic considering the amount of polluting both Honda and F1 as a sport will do in a season. I'm not going to give any more space to exactly what levels of carbon the RA will spread (interested parties can find it here), but I will point out the irony of FotE's statement.
So here we are, March 2007. Just 18 days until race number 1 of what promises to be a fascinating season. Winter testing is usually something I take little notice of, instead, listening to comments to get an idea of who is looking strong, and this year was no exception, but seeing Ferrari topping the timesheets for the last few days wearing their Melbourne aero pack must have been a bit of a wake up call for the other teams.
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How I Miss A-Race-A-Fortnight.
Yes, I know the F1 calendar was released ages ago and we could all see the odd dates that the first five races would occupy, and yes, I understand (partially) the reasons it was like this, and finally yes, I realise that it's still the same amount of races as always. However, I had no idea how this would affect my feelings towards the sport. The worrying part is if it affects mine, how does it affect the causal viewer?
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