Welcome to the magnificent and narrow Melbourne circuit. Built on an island and surrounded by water, this track requires precise racing from all drivers.
Qualifying started under overcast weather with track temperatures a mere 16 degrees.
This year the qualifying is different this year i.r.o. the Parc Ferme Rules which indicates you have to qualify with the amount of fuel you are going to start the race with. Only minor changes can be done before race day.I qualified a dismal 15th.
Race started and Pedro de la Rosa (Mclaren) lead the way into the 1st corner, followed by teamie Raikkonen.
A few incidents on track and the Safety Car (SC) was deployed on lap 6 and I managed to make up positions to p2.
I went off track and Jenson Button (Honda) passed for p2.
Fighting for position with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), I went off track.
Pitstop coming up. 8.2 seconds for new tyres and fuel to the end.
I suffered an front brake failure on lap 18 and finished in p15. Not a good start to the season.
Next race in Malyasia.
