Comments on: Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello lead Brawn GP in historic debut 1-2

By: BNK Racing

BNK Racing — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:05:28 +0000

congrats to the brawn team! a lot of ppl say its all about the driver n not so much the car…but look at the difference a strong car can make for a driver who had only won 1 race in 155 starts. he did drive a nearly flawless race, but if it hadnt been for the car u would have seen a mid table finish. i thought nico drove a brilliant race! too bad the super softs let him down in the end….he could have ended up 2nd due to the crash and (if every1 hadnt passed him….rubens was the first to take him)

By: Pete Walker

Pete Walker — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:13:13 +0000

I’m with you Oliver. The fairytale feel-good story of Brawn’s comeback must have been too tempting to miss out on and I genuinely feel that the stewards made sure it happened. As good as it is that the season is back underway and we have an exciting new pecking order, that really left a sour taste in my mouth.

By: djdaveyp

djdaveyp — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:51 +0000

Rubens was obviously a bit rusty in race trim. But he soon sorted his act out. He’s not been in a front running car for over 3 years now! That brawn was very robust though!

By: eddie button

eddie button — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:20:30 +0000

I really did enjoy the race and well done to Jenson, Rubens and the whole Brawn team. Mind you I could have throttled Rubens when he messed up on the starting line. Still not sure what happened there but if he could have got away from the start cleanly it would have made things easier for Jenson I reckon. But at the end of the day Rubens drove a great race to get back up to second. Well done. Just hope the FIA don’t do anything daft about the diffuser protests. Looking forward to next weekend.

By: What The..

What The.. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:45:57 +0000

No penalty for Barichello, oh I see drum up some interest at the start of the season – that sounds fair for everyone. Well no but hey why not make up the rules as you go.

By: Hollus

Hollus — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:45:06 +0000

Oliver, you couldn’t be more right. I wonder if the same would have happened with a non british driver at the front. There is a car stopped in the racing line, two big pieces of it in different sides of the track after a blind corner and the track is surrounded by fences. Were they really considering leaving it all there until the race was over? Two full laps went by, three minutes to take the decission, and it gets taken so that the safety car emerges about 2 seconds behind Button out of the pits… suspicious and a bit ridiculous as it added two more safety-car laps until it could collect Button again.
Don’t misinterpret me, Button was the fastest through and through, saw his advantage dissapear and rebuilt it, and thoroughly deserved the win… but other drivers have lost deserved wins before because of a safety car.

By: Mig@Golf

Mig@Golf — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:21:57 +0000

Me too! A lot of Ferrari fans finished the race with theis TV sets off… Hurray for McLaren! and Merdeces!

By: invisblekid

invisblekid — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:03:34 +0000

But that’s exactly what F1 stewards specialize in!

It would suck if they do loose the 1-2, but I would be 100% un-suprised.

By: Joro

Joro — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:34:42 +0000

Bravo Jenson and Rubens. This was one of the most exiting races I’ve ever seen. I think F1 is more fun than before in every aspect. The pack didn’t break and there was uncertainty till the end. Can’t wait for the Malaysian GP.

By: Al H.

Al H. — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:18:20 +0000

Honda must be so gutted. Can you imagine how much a 1-2 win is worth in marketing terms? A couple more like that & it’d surely have been more cost-effective (in terms of increased car sales) to keep Honda F1 going.