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Can Button deliver? The podium is an elite place which is generally home of only the best in the business (anyone remember Monteiro’s podium finish at Indy last year?) and Jenson hasn’t passed across the welcome mat on too many occasions. The non-biased British commentators seem to be under the impression that Jenson is just about to win a race every time he starts a Grand Prix but of course something unfortunate happens and he just gets pipped at the post. So the odds of that happening 100 times in a row are what? Based on Jenson’s past — 100 percent. We all know that the new man in white, Rubens Barrichello has won races before so the all important question is who is going to be the first Honda driver to bring home a victory? My money is on Rubens but I’m not holding my breath for either of the drivers. For those statisticians – Rubens finished in a miserable 15th place with Jenson way ahead in fourth. Red Bull and Torro Rosso (otherwise known as the Red Bull Juniors) had a mediocre day. DC flat-spotted his tyres and spent the second half of his race trying to retain his eyeballs within their sockets while Christian Klien was heavily pursued by Rosberg. The F1 Adonis (that's Mr Liuzzi to us mere mortals) had a lacklustre race and finished down in 11th just behind his much older and much more experienced (in so many things) senior teammate, David Coulthard. An American in F1 The latest addition to the Red Bull stable is Scott Speed. Are Red Bull trying to get the Americans to grow wings in an attempt to save the airlines from having to deal with ample-bottomed citizens complaining about the lack of, uhm, leg-room or is Scott Speed genuinely talented? Well a 13th place finish is unlikely to increase Red Bull’s market share too significantly but perhaps he’s just a bit stage shy and will perform better next time. I have my fingers crossed for you Scotty otherwise you may be beamed straight out of the team. BMW have teamed up with Sauber and now have their very own team after splitting from Williams last year. Apparently the Williams package just really wasn’t worth investing in anymore and BMW reckoned they could do better. Nick Heidfeld finished in 12th (no points, no alcohol-free champagne and no gold stars) and Jackie 'What Should I Whinge About Today' Villeneuve had an engine splurting orange flames at him and was forced to retire. So you be the judge: can BMW do anything that Williams can do better? I reckon the answer to that little question is a two-lettered word starting with 'n' and ending in 'o'. Toyota, Toyota, Toyota — tsk, tsk tsk. So much promise, so much money, so much hard work yet no delivery. Ralfie was rather unceremoniously eliminated in the first round of qualifying with Trulli making his exit after round two. The race was pretty much the same — not enough speed. Toyota has been around for a few seasons now and even an elephant only takes two years to deliver a baby. Have Toyota got anything to deliver at all? While the next few races should tell the story I just hope that Trulli sticks around — gives the girls something to look at. Should I even mention Super Aguri and Midland F1? I think I'll condense my thoughts into four words: sad, very, very sad! Nevertheless, next weekend offers the pair of backmarkers a chance for some redemption. Oh and more of the good, old fashioned thrills, spills, and excitement. Will Michael wreak his revenge on Fernando or will the blue and yellow flying machine prevail again. Perhaps Ide and Sato will climb onto the podium and spray each other with champagne whilst congratulating Albers on his third place. Hey, it could happen, in Taku's dreams at least…
Malaysia is going to be hot, humid and oh so scintillating. Roll on Sunday!
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