After the backlash to the less-than-impressive Bahrain GP, the heat was on in Australia, or not as it turned out. Light rain caused mayhem during the first half of the race as the teams and drivers struggled with tyres on the slippery conditions in Albert Park.

It’s really just a shame that after the first half, the action was left to a single tightly packed bunch of drivers from Kubica in second to Webber down in seventh. Here positions changed as drivers make mistakes and slipped on the quickly drying surface.

The problem is, and it’s something we’ve been experiencing for a while, is that Hamilton was catching up to the two Ferraris in 3rd and 4th respectively. As soon as he was within overtaking distance, he was caught in the turbulent air and had to resign to following the tail end of Alonso’s Ferrari for the rest of the race.

Proving that the rules have changed nothing, the aerodynamics are clearly too good for exciting racing. Meaning that no matter how much they change the rules, we’re still relying on driver error and wet stuff. Luckily Australia was full of both and it created an excellently exciting race. ****

Driver of the Day: Despite Button making the risky call to change tyres early on, it has to go to the man on the other side of the McLaren garage. Hamilton was just one pitstop too many from scoring a well-deserved podium.

Team of the Day: I’d give it to Renault for upsetting the top four but Petrov spun out and while Ferrari placed the highest they always looked under threat and Massa actually had a bad drive despite ending up third. Ferrari by default but no one team really stood out.