To mark the fact that only six cars finished the Australian Grand Prix, we thought for a bit of fun we’d use just six words to sum up the performance of each driver and team. We’d love to hear your versions in the comments!
Overall race report
Hamilton serene in heat, others suffered
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Drivers
- 1: Lewis Hamilton
- Won easily, stayed ahead of trouble
- 2: Nick Heidfeld
- He continues to rise without trace
- 3: Nico Rosberg
- All smiles afterwards – and who’s arguing?
- 4: Fernando Alonso
- Never expected to finish this high
- 5: Heikki Kovalainen
- Fastest lap, untimely pitstop cost podium
- 6: Kazuki Nakajima
- Mixed – scored points but trashed Kubica
- 7: Sebastien Bourdais
- Drove like champion – no surprise there
- 8: Kimi Raikkonen
- Underwhelming, error-strewn performance – very odd
- NC: Robert Kubica
- Started well, but it didn’t last
- NC: Timo Glock
- Performed blandly, crashed spectacularly, whinged afterwards
- NC: Takuma Sato
- Sound drive, cruised calmly to halt
- NC: Nelson Piquet Jr
- Pretty grim performance, must improve fast
- NC: Felipe Massa
- A right mare of a race
- NC: David Coulthard
- Should watch his mirrors – and mouth
- NC: Jarno Trulli
- The usual – drove OK, car failed
- NC: Adrian Sutil
- Hydraulic failure – is hopeful for future
- NC: Sebastian Vettel
- Great qualifying but that was it
- NC: Jenson Button
- So glum after qualifying hopes dashed
- NC: Mark Webber
- Remains a magnet for bad luck
- NC: Giancarlo Fisichella
- Took to skies, not his fault
- NC: Anthony Davidson
- Blink and you missed him, alas
- DSQ: Rubens Barrichello
- Life in the old dog yet
Teams
- McLaren
- Unlucky to miss one-two finish
- Williams
- Who knew they were this good?
- BMW Sauber
- Bit of a mixed bag, really
- Renault
- One driver outperformed expectations, one flopped
- Toro Rosso
- High hopes dashed by bad luck
- Ferrari
- Not what they expected at all
- Red Bull
- Accidents mean Newey’s car remains unproven
- Toyota
- Another forgettable weekend, team lacks spark
- Super Aguri
- Had low expectations, saw them fulfilled
- Force India
- Optimistic newcomers are wiped out early
- Honda
- Whisper it quietly – Honda are back
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