2010 Formula 1 Season: Four Grand Prix In

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Published: May 5, 2010

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Surreal—A term used to describe abnormal, or unbelievable situations, and probably the best way to describe the current Formula 1 season. Turn back the calendar to last December. When the dust settled on silly season, what were your expectations for 2010? Was it a two-way title fight between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher? Did you expect Lewis Hamilton to spank the number one off new teammate Jenson Button’s McLaren?

Alonso vs Schumacher? A rematch of 2005 and 2006? Schumacher was making his return to Formula 1 after a three-season courtship with retirement, and was reunited with Ross Brawn—the master strategist behind his seven World Championships. Not only was he back with Brawn, but he was also part of the new factory Mercedes Grand Prix (MGP) team, which had blossomed out of reigning Constructor Champions, Brawn GP. A recipe for success, most of us thought. 

On the other side of the garage stood Schumacher’s most likely adversary—Fernando Alonso. Alonso left Renault after a dismal 2009 to (finally!) join Ferrari. I say ‘finally’ because speculation over Alonso’s move to Ferrari has been rumoured since his Minardi days!

But here we are four races in, and what many of us expected hasn't come close to fruition. Sure, Alonso took victory in the Bahrain season opener, but it was Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel who took pole, and owned the field before reliability claimed the young German’s race. I have never doubted Vettel’s ability, but I did question Renault's (Red Bull's engine supplier) enthusiasm and motivation towards Formula 1 after last year's ‘crash-gate’. The factory team, for example, sold off a majority stake to an investment firm, which left many of us to believe that their departure was imminent.

There were also rumors that Red Bull were trying to break their Renault contract in favor of a Mercedes engine de...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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