- Muchos esperan un inicio de temporada bastante apretado y con muchas sorpresas, Bruno Senna es uno de los pilotos que esta muy de acuerdo con esto...
“Pre-season testing was promising, but you never know exactly what everyone is doing. It is certainly very close, so it is going to be very tight this year.” - Via GPUpdate.net
Eric Boullier del equipo Lotus: "Yes, it is going to be a freaky one! Qualifying in Melbourne and the first races are going to be unpredictable...The tyres are going to make things very interesting. If you push too hard in qualifying then you are going to be screwed for the first part of the race – and if you pit too early it may mean you need to make an extra stop." - Via Autosport
- Incluso los equipos no quieren descartar a Ferrari apesar de lo que hasta ahora han mostrado y los problemas que deben enfrentar.
Eric Boullier: "Don't underestimate the capacity of Ferrari to react. They will be back." - Via Autosport
- Sebastian Vettel ha dicho que solo le interesa tener las chances de luchar por el campeonato hasta la ultima carrera, sin importar quien sea su rival o bien sus rivales a como pintas las cosas por el momento...
Sebastian Vettel: "If we have the opportunity to fight for the championship in the last race, then we're happy enough. Against whom we actually compete doesn't matter" - Via supersport.com
Parte de la previa de la BBC con Jaime Alguersuari como invitado, ahora que asumirá el cargo de comentarista para la BBC Radio 5 durante la transmisión en vivo de los GP's
Aunque no terminó de la mejor forma, Jenson Button hizo su debut en la Formula 1 con el equipo Williams en el año 2000 justamente en el Gran Premio de Australia abordo del Williams FW22, luego de partir desde el puesto 21 tuvo que retirarse debido a problemas con su motor cuando iniciaba la vuelta 12 de carrera.
Jenson Button: "It’s been a very good day even though I couldn’t complete the race. I am ecstatic about the fact that I started 21st and got up to the sixth position. My start wasn’t the best in the world, but some people had worse, so it wasn’t so bad. The first lap was very hectic and I tried to stay out of trouble. It’s was a nice steady race, I made a little mistake on the fifth lap, I think, but apart from that it was neat and tidy, certainly a good start to my carreer in Formula One. Of course I wished it had last 20 more laps! Anyway, today I think that I have shown that I can do the job."
En el 2006 logra la Pole con el Honda RA106 en Melbourne, primera Pole de Honda como equipo oficial!
Jenson Button: "It's a fantastic feeling to be on pole here after such a manic qualifying session for everybody. With two red flags and the rain shower half way through, it was very difficult to stay calm and get our thoughts together. That's exactly what we did though and I'm so thrilled for the team. This is a very special moment for everyone in Honda as it's the first pole since they returned to works team status. I know all eyes will be on us for tomorrow but we didn't get much running done in race trim today. We know we're quick over a lap but we will only know how competitive we really are when we leave the grid tomorrow. All we can do now is give it our very best shot, aim for a faultless race and make the most of every situation."
Al final de la carrera logró terminar en la posición 10 luego de luchar con su motor hasta el final...
Jenson Button: "It's disappointing to end the weekend as we did today after starting the race in pole position. The way the race panned out with the three safety cars left me struggling for grip after each restart and I lost so much time and so many places. I could feel that something was wrong with the engine in turn 13 and it was a difficult way to end the race after such a long hard battle. The car is strong when we have tyre temperature, but when we don't we have massive grip problems. We have two weeks of testing before Imola and hopefully we can solve these problems."
En 2009 logra su primera victoria con el equipo Brawn en el Gran Premio de Australia luego de partir desde la Pole con el BGP 001
"What an amazing day! This is just a fairytale ending to the first race of our career together at Brawn GP. It may have looked like an easy victory but it really wasn't easy at all out there today but we brought the car home and that's all that matters. This win is for me, my family and my team. It's been a traumatic few months and I want to say a massive thank you to them all for being so strong and never losing belief. This weekend we have achieved everything that we deserve for all of our hard work over the past few months. And what's so exciting is that there is so much more to come from myself and from this team. I can't wait to get to Malaysia!"
En el año 2010 ya cuando hacia su debut con el equipo McLaren, logra su primera victoria de la temporada en Melbourne luego de partir desde la 4ta posición en la parrilla!
Jenson Button: "What a fantastic weekend! From the first lap here, I felt comfortable in the car. Qualifying was good – we weren't on the pace of the front guys, we were five or six tenths off – but our race pace was better. And in these tricky conditions, I think we made some very good calls and we came away with a victory. You might say we were lucky in some ways, but I think we just made the right calls – and that's so important nowadays. It's not just about speed, it's about making the right calls, being consistent and conserving the car.
It was a necessary move to pit for slicks. I was struggling for grip on the Inters, and the rears were destroying themselves very quickly, so we figured it must be time for dries. As I drove down the pitlane, I could see it was soaking wet and I feared it was a massive mistake on my part. When I left the pits, I went off the circuit and just thought, 'Oh no!'. But I got to grips with it pretty quickly, and soon started to feel really good in the car. I caught up behind Sebastian [Vettel], I conserved the tyres, I built a useful gap and I want to say a massive thank-you to the whole Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team: they've done a brilliant job.
To not only be on the podium, but to be on the top step, after just two races, is amazing. It's crucial to get the big points when perhaps we don't have the out-and-out pace: these are really important points to us. Now we've really got to get our heads down and hopefully turn up in Malaysia next week with an even better car. This victory means so much to me. A Grand Prix win in a McLaren. Sounds good, doesn't it? Right now, I just want to run around and scream. It's just the most amazing experience."
McLaren ha tenido una buena pretemporada y parecen estar en forma para luchar contra RBR, este fin de semana no dudaria de que si no es Vettel el que logra llevarse la victoria, es este caballero el que aprovechará la oportunidad, aunque mucho se diga de que las circunstancias que presenta esta temporada se apegan mas al estilo de Hamilton.
Bueno en difinitiva el arranque de esta Temporada se hace de manera Prometedora debido a los ingredientes que se presentan ...
-El Retorno del Ice Man
-Cambios en reglamentos
-Nueva Aerodinamia
-Mas Campeones Mundiales
Espero que todos los que verdaderamente amamos la maxima categoria del Automovilismo Mundial podamos disfrutar de este2012 como un Campeonato Inolvidable
El equipo Lotus llega a un acuerdo de patrocinio con Microsoft Dynamics por 3 años y con efecto inmediato.
"Lotus F1 Team is extremely proud to have attracted Microsoft Dynamics as a business and sponsorship partner"
"We are entering an exciting phase in the development of our business model as we move from our recent change management period to a 'global business transformation' process. Microsoft Dynamics will be a crucial enabler for our objectives." - Patrick Louis CEO Lotus F1 Team.
