Hi folks...
We've had a good start to the year so far and it's been nice to have three different winners from the opening three events in Australia, Malaysia and Bahrain, with
Lewis Hamilton,
Kimi Raikkonen and
Felipe Massa respectively all taking a win apiece.
Now the European season is about to commence with the Spanish Grand Prix and there is a definite possibility that we might see someone else stepping onto the top step of the podium.
At the moment, you would have to say the chances are that
BMW Sauber might just pull that off as they are getting closer and closer, but most would probably still go for
Ferrari.
A lot of people, though, are going to turn up for the fourth round of the
F1 world championship with revised packages and I am looking forward to seeing who has made the most progress in the three-week break.
Almost all of the teams took the chance to test at the Circuit de Catalunya recently and that should help them in terms of perfecting the set-up and gaining valuable data. It will give them a good baseline, but nothing more, as it is always a bit different when you turn up for the race weekend itself, because you just can't simulate in testing the same conditions and the same level of grip.
Currently, Kimi Raikkonen leads the drivers' championship and he and Ferrari definitely remain the favourites for the title based on results so far - and on the pure fact that he is the reigning world champion. But it is still wide open and there is a long, long way to go. The year is still young.
Felipe Massa has just taken his first win in the sister F2008 and has now got some valuable points on the board. He really had to win last time out and really rose to the occasion. Before the Bahrain event, he was looking a bit glum and it seemed to be slipping away from him, but he withstood the pressure and did an outstanding job, so he is very much back in it. Felipe should be a lot more confident and I believe we will see a 'new' Massa this weekend. And don't forget that he won in Spain last season too.
