Round 2: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)

Difficulty:

Medium

Pole Position:

Klien - Red Bull

Race Result:

1st - M.Schumacher - Ferrari - 25 Points
2nd - Alonso - Renault - 18 Points
3rd - Button - Honda - 15 Points
4th - Raikkonen - McLaren - 12 Points
5th - Fisichella - Renault - 10 Points
6th - Barrichello - Honda - 8 Points
7th - Coulthard - Red Bull - 6 Points
8th - Trulli - Toyota - 4 Points
9th - Villeneuve - BMW - 2 Points
10th - Rosberg - Williams - 1 Point
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DNF - Klien - Red Bull

Highlights:

Like Barhain I again qualified on pole. After some rain in practice the race day was dry. I got away well but a few laps in had a coming together into turn 1 with Massa. Suffering from a damaged rear wing he needed to pit, sending the Brazilian to the back of the pack (and home without any points). I damaged my own front wing but decided not to pit - a mistake in hindsight. I was never comfortable with the car after that and soon dropped to 3rd.

On lap 12 or 13 I spun on the kerb coming out of Hellas Corner and ended up crashing into the wall. That was the end of my short race which in all honesty had been a bit of a nightmare. I'm hoping for a better result at Sepang next Sunday, though I suspect there's going to be rain!

Video:

Not available for this race.

Drivers Championship Standings:

1st - M.Schumacher - Ferrari - 40 Points
2nd - Alonso - Renault - 36 Points
3rd - Klien - Red Bull - 25 Points
4th - Barrichello - Honda - 20 Points
5th - Fisichella - Renault - 20 Points
6th - Button - Honda - 16 Points
7th - Raikkonen - McLaren - 12 Points
8th - Trulli - Toyota - 10 Points
9th - Massa - Ferrari - 8 Points
10th - Coulthard - Red Bull - 6 Points
11th - Montoya - McLaren - 4 Points
12th - Heidfeld - BMW - 2 Points
13th - Villeneuve - BMW - 2 Points
14th - Rosberg - Williams - 1 Point

Constructors Championship Standings:

1st - Renault - 56 Points
2nd - Ferrari - 48 Points
3rd - Honda - 36 Points
4th - Red Bull - 31 Points
5th - McLaren - 16 Points
6th - Toyota - 10 Points
7th - BMW - 4 Points
8th - Williams - 1 Point