Weekend review and results round-up
Formula 1 thoroughly redeemed itself in Melbourne, where a race packed with incident and overtaking from the outset to the flag put an end to talk of an entertainment crisis in the sport - and saw Jenson Button win again in only his second start with McLaren
There was no shortage of drama off-track either. The technical catchphrases of 2010 were clearly established as Sauber copied McLaren's F-duct and others announced their intention to follow suit, while a controversy began to brew over potential ride height devices. Virgin had a technical issue of a different sort, with the incredible revelation that its fuel tank was simply too small.
Lewis Hamilton's brush with the Melbourne traffic police on Friday night received huge publicity and hinted at a tough weekend to come for the former champion, while Michael Schumacher was involved in the first controversy of his comeback with a minor spat over blocking in qualifying.
While rain contributed greatly to the Melbourne spectacle, it wiped out the rest of the weekend's international racing programme. Both NASCAR and the IndyCar Series will attempt to race today after rain intervened at Martinsville and in St Petersburg on Sunday.
The F1 sessions
Kubica fastest in first Melbourne practice
Hamilton tops rain-interrupted practice two
Webber leads final practice in Australia
Vettel heads all-Red Bull front row
Button takes first win with McLaren
The F1 headlines
Webber denies pondering retirement
Sauber introduces its own duct system
Barrichello: Narrow tyres hurting F1
Virgin forced to increase fuel tank size
Heidfeld appointed GPDA chairman
Hamilton apologises for driving incident
New tyre rules not the answer for F1
Branson calm over fuel tank error
Hamilton says simply not quick enough
Schumacher seeks blocking clarification
Brawn calls for suspension ruling
Vettel says failure robbed him of win
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