2014 Australian Grand Prix Review and thoughts

2014 Australian Grand Prix Review of the first round of the 2014 F1 season at Albert Park in Melbourne, and thoughts on the race as well.

Good Race

• Nico Rosberg (race win in the new turbo hybrid era)
• McLaren (Kevin Magnussen, finished 2nd on his debut; Jenson Button, finished 3rd)
• Fernando Alonso (finished 4th)
• Valtteri Bottas (finished 5th)
• Force India (Nico Hülkenberg, finished 6th; Sergio Pérez, finished 10th)
• Toro Rosso (Jean-Éric Vergne, finished 8th; Daniil Kvyat, finished 9th)

Bad Race

• Red Bull Racing (Sebastian Vettel, DNF, Engine; Daniel Ricciardo, finished 2nd, then hours later disqualified, for breaching of fuel limit)
• Lewis Hamilton (DNF, Engine Cylinder)
• Jules Bianchi (finished 14th, eight laps down from the leaders)
• Filipe Massa (DNF, Collision with Kamui Kobayashi)
• Caterham (Kamui Kobayashi, DNF, Brakes/Collision with Filipe Massa; Marcus Ericsson, DNF, Oil pressure)
• Lotus (Pastor Maldonado, DNF, MGU-K problem; Romain Grosjean DNF, MGU-K problem) 

Overall, I thought it was a good race to watch, and a straight forward and dominating race win for Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in the beginging of the new new turbo hybrid era, to win this seasons Australian Grand Prix.

With Red Bull debutante Daniel Ricciardo finishing in second place, until hours later he was disqualified, due to for breaching of 100kg per hour fuel limits. Which, means F1 rookie and new McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen took second place, the first time that a rookie have finished second place in his debut Grand Prix since Jacques Villeneuve in 1996. And Magnussen team-mate Jenson Button took third place in his McLaren to take the last step of the podium.

Next stop Malaysia in two weeks time.

End of blog for now, new post soon, Bye.