Brawn GP could not have wished for a better season-opener: announcing a coveted deal with Virgin and then seeing drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello sweep the front row and took a one-two in the race - despite Barrichello making an awful start and being involved in several collisions.
The ongoing diffuser row is the only question mark for Brawn. That pre-event furore marked the start of a weekend of protests, stewards' deliberations and penalties as F1's new era got off to a chaotic, controversial but ultimately extremely entertaining start.
THE ACTION
Rosberg tops first Australia practice
Rosberg stays on top in second practice
Rosberg also tops final Australia practice
Button leads all-Brawn front row in Oz
Button heads Brawn one-two in Australia
THE BIG STORIES
Hamilton expects no points in Australia
Stewards clear teams' diffusers
FOM: F1 teams paid 'monies owed'
Virgin enters F1 with clean-fuel target
Button: Pole a deserved reward for team
Hamilton to start from back of the grid
Toyota duo excluded from qualifying
Protest withdrawn 'in sport's interest'
Briatore criticism dismissed by Brawn
Button hails 'fairy tale' result for Brawn
Trulli penalised, Hamilton gets third