Alvin's Formula One Blog

A fantastic start to the season..well only because Lewis hammered everybody to win the race. It was a weird race with so little cars due to all sorts of things, kind of boring to be honest with little wheel to wheel action. Here is Andrew Davies of PlanetF1 to give you the lowdown of the winners and losers. I'm sure you've read the race review upside down by now. Original article can be found HERE . It only took one grand prix for Sauber rookie Felipe Nasr to bag his first points and his first Star of the Race... Star of the Race Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 5th This is why we love F1. On a weekend when everything looked bleak for Sauber they turned things round spectacularly. As late as Saturday morning they were facing court proceedings, including jail for Contempt of Court for their team boss Monisha Kaltenborn. The Giedo van der Garde contract  row looked to be a dreadful mess, something  the team had hoped would be swept under the carpet in the rush to get to Melbourne...

Sitting atop the Barcelona timesheets by a healthy margin, and without having to resort to the super-soft rubber, Mercedes looks invincible. While Williams showed its hand and looks to be best of the rest, Ferrari also looking good, it’s worth noting that 2014 runner-up Red Bull also appear to have something in reserve. Behind them, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Lotus look evenly matched, the Swiss team second to Mercedes in terms of pre-season mileage covered. Due to the late arrival of its car, Force India remains an unknown, whilst McLaren...Though much is made of lap times, let's not forget that 'to finish first, first you have to finish', and based on the statistical evidence - not to mention Wolff's revelation - Mercedes isn't going to be threatened any time soon. TEST MILEAGE Engine Manufacturer Test Mileage  Engine Manufacturer Miles Kms Mercedes 4321.5 6954.57 Ferrari 2988 4808.61 Renault ...