First F1 race of the season Brawn GP records 1-2 finish in the Australian GP

March 30, 2009

With Massa’s mystery problem which resulted in a retirement and Kimi’s sudden show of affection towards the wall,  Ferrari’s cup of woes overflowed on a day on which the Brawn GP cars stole the thunder.  Rubens Barichello, the most seasoned F1 driver on the circuit, was quite fortunate to finish second.  He drove his brand new but rather battered Brawn GP car across the chequered flag behind team mate Jenson Button after Sebastien Vettel and Robert Kubica, running strongly in second and third positions respectively took each other out of the race.  With the stewards ruling against Jarno Trulli,  Ferrari’s arch rival and defending world champion Lewis Hamilton ended up reaping six invaluable points in a race of attrition.