Long winter wait is over, and all lovers of racing Formula-1 weekend, stooped down to their television screens. Started the season certainly live up to expectations due to new car, new rules and technical regulations. The last two Grand Prix in Australia and Malaysia, have been very different, and apparently, this year we are waiting for an interesting fight, not only between the two main favorites - world champion last season, Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and Briton Lewis Hamilton of McLaren. In the struggle certainly can join as companions favorites Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen and BMW drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica. If the first Grand Prix of the season left for Hamilton, who spent that race is almost unmistakable, and besides, he was accompanied by good luck, because the finish line got only 7 cars, of which one was dikvalifitsirovan (Rubens Barrichello), the second race was held under the dictation of Kimi Raikkonen not to affect confidence in their superiority. Among the rest of the pilots is particularly remembered for his successful ride Heikki Kovalainen, surely spent both races (with some luck in the first Grand Prix, he might well now lead the championship drivers), and Pole Robert Kubica, who is also a bit unlucky in the first race - it descended from a collision with the Japanese Kazuki Nakajima of Williams, not to sveoy fault, including the Grand Prix Kubica claimed at least on the podium. Reigning world champion team-mate Felipe Massa looked in both races is not the best way, went down twice from a distance, and with dramatically increased the number of errors compared to past performances - perhaps at the Brazilian influenced by canceling electronics pilots, in particular, the removal of traction control from this year. Very good look at the beginning of the year Nico Rosberg, followed by all the off-season "hunting" McLaren, and 4-time champion of the American Champ Car series Frenchman Sebastien Burde, who for a novice Formula 1, not knowing virtually no road, looks fairly confident and have scored 2 points in the World Championship. Another pilot, which focused attention - a double world champion Fernando Alonso of Renault does not shine until the results because the level of the machine does not allow him to seek higher ground. Apparently ceiling Renault this season - the podium, subject to the best of circumstances. Well and in qualifying and the race looked Toyota and Williams have already mentioned, in addition, obvious progress with the advent of the Honda to the bridge of Ross Brown, designer of past victories of Michael Schumacher. We assume that by the end of the season a great experience and intellect Ross Brawn Honda will increase the results of their pilots and make them consistently high. As a result of two stages, of course, to make long term conclusions too early, but the overall picture emerges of the season right now: Top Favorites - Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, can seriously spoil their blood Heikki Kovalainen, Felipe Massa, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld - and very likely , the first victory in team history, we see BMW's already this season, for a place on the podium will be competing in addition to those already mentioned teams, Williams and Toyota, which may at any luck joining Honda and Renault, the current limit of Toro Rosso - the fight for a place in the eight but it is worth noting that while the pilots of two Sebastian - Vettel and Bourdieu - speak at last year's car, and the European stages is expected the new, improved car. Two underdog this season - Spyker bought from the Indian team Force India, the progress which is serious enough in comparison with last year, and Giancarlo Fisichella or Adrian Sutil could fall even in points this year, as well as the weakest team of the peloton - Super Aguri, which has experienced seeznye financial difficulties before the start of this season, which explains the low results. Formula 1 season of the year 2008 has started, and now until November 2, we shall follow with interest the struggle between the world's leading riders.
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