I actually thought Kimi would win this race as Ferrari has clearly the faster car currently. But the gap is not as exaggerated as one would think. I think it's about 0.2-0.3s btw us and the Ferrari.

but hamilton looks decent to say the least

77 d) Unless he has used wet or extreme-weather tyres during the race, each driver must use at least one set of each specification of dry-weather tyres during the race.

Decent is an understatement. He was on pace with a double world champion in his first race which says it all really

it was only ONE race...dont get all pumped up..

i hope it rains in sepang..but not in cheras..

and one more thing, where on earth is Micheal? i thought he was Jean's assistant

it was only ONE race...dont get all pumped up..

dude, let me list down the pumped up supporter of Lewis after the race
- Sir jackie Stewart
- Sir Stirling Moss OBE
- Niki Lauda
- Nico Rosberg
And millions and millions of teh rock fan!!!! <-- getting ahead of myself there

err, EVERYONE IS USING TEH SAME TYRE dude. and during the wet 1st test day at Melbourne, the mcLaren was the fastest on the wets

Davidson is in Hospital after the race

it was TESTING!!! what do expect with TESTING! u cant use that as a barometer can u?
and it is obviously becoming a debate between the two sets of fans. anyway whats wrong wth Davidson?

okok but we'll see 

and btw, anyone know if there is an exception to the tire rule IF engine change?

No, the tyre rule does not have anything to do with the tyre rule

the reason why i say it's just one race because of my opinion of massa. though it may not be the same or it may not be fair to compare the two as one was a rookie and one was not. last season, when i first saw massa, i was like OMG, this guy is gonna cause ferrari a title...but now, among the quickest in the sport? time changes everything -forgot which singer

article 77d from FIA
Massa and Ferrari clearly breached that

Renault boss Flavio Briatore has refused to give any allowance for Heikki Kovalainen's rookie status and slammed the Finn's error-strewn F1 debut in the Australian GP.


After failing to qualify in the top ten, Kovalainen struggled throughout the season-opening race, committing a series of mistakes and making regular excursions off the track. Having impressed throughout winter testing, his dismal performance was a considerable surprise and one which left his temperamental team boss thoroughly unimpressed.


"Kovalainen had a horrible race," Briatore told RAI. "You need to be realistic: he did almost everything wrong.


"Of course he's a rookie but so is Hamilton so in these two weeks before the next race he needs to change his attitude and try to do better, because he has the capability to do it. Nothing went right today."


It wasn't an especially good day for the reigning World Champions overall either, with the underwhelming Giancarlo Fisichella unable to make an impression at the front of the grid. For the moment at least, Renault appear to be behind BMW and McLaren, as well as the front-running Ferrari.


According to Briatore, his team are around three-tenths of a second per lap slower than their leading rivals - a deficit he blames squarely on the switch to Bridgestone tyres following Michelin's exit from F1.


"We had a balanced car on Michelin, so to switch to Bridgestone we had a disadvantage, while McLaren had a different design so they had an advantage," he complained.


However, the Italian believes that Renault can still usurp McLaren and Ferrari this season.


"We haven't finished development, because when we fitted Bridgestones in the wind tunnel we lost 7%, so we've recovered some of it. When we did the first test with McLaren on track, they had three tenths over us already.


"We hope to recover by Bahrain, when we'll get the new aerodynamic parts."

omFG

Renault is f***ed up this season