An Established Order
The first round of the season has traditionally thrown up a few surprises, yet this year Melbourne seemed to buck that trend. Richard Barnes analyses the 2007 championship kick-off
So, last Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix didn't enthral fans with a shock result or thrilling racing. But it didn't have to. For fans, starved of action during months of pre-season testing and speculation, simply seeing the cars in full competitive cry again was enough to generate excitement.
For once, testing times provided an accurate summary of what to expect from the early part of the 2007 season. Ferrari and McLaren led the pack as predicted, BMW and Renault were only slightly less competitive than expected, while Toyota and Super Aguri were pleasingly faster than even their fans had hoped.
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