Unqualified

I really enjoyed the first qualifying session of the Australian Grand Prix, it was like Formula 1 had never been away for the winter. Such a shame that we'll have to wait until tomorrow for the second and third sessions as they were cancelled due to the Melbourne race track being rained out.

It reminds me of the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix when the race was halted and restarted several times, making it (if I remember correctly) the longest race in F1 history. And then there was the Japanese GP a few years earlier which held qualifying and the GP on the same day as the result of a typhoon.




Let's hope the weather is a little kinder to us on race day because I for one cannot wait until the 2013 season to get under way. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) is eyeing up his fourth championship title in a row with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso looking to spoil that with his third title. Relative newcomer Sergio Perez moves into Lewis Hamilton's vacated seat at McLaren, hoping to increase his chances of a maiden win and possibly a maiden title, alongside 2009 champion, Jenson Button. While Lewis himself has chosen to move to Mercedes with his GP2(?) team mate, Nico Rosberg. And, of course, Kimi Raikkonen, driving for his second season with Lotus, eager to win his second championship since 2007. And, and, and... It's all too much!

I say it every year and I see no reason to change now:
F1 HERE WE COME!