F1 Season Preview: 2010

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Published: March 12, 2010

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The sweeping rule changes of last year yielded nearly unexpected results and emergence of new heroes in Brawn Mercedes and Jenson Button. This year, the field is wider with 12 teams including new teams as well as return of old names. The season would run on 19 tracks; the last time a season saw as many tracks was in 2005. The new inclusions aimed at widening the global footprint of the pinnacle of motor-sport. 

The famed Michael Schumacher has come out of retirement to race again. Fans would now witness four world champions battling it wheel-to-wheel in Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari with no refueling strategies to help them. Placing a higher premium on wins this year, the pointing system has been revised to 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 down to tenth.

Schumacher may be 41 now but is as fit as ever with regained focus. His decision to race for Mercedes was as if he were returning a favor for having helped him prior to his F1 days. Obviously, the Brawn factor had its biggest pull. With a fellow German, Nico Rosberg, Schumi would be leading a German line up for a German team. Surely, we would all miss seeing him in red and hearing the Italian anthem at the podiums. 

In what looks like another national theme, World Champion Jenson Button has taken the coveted No.1 to the British marque McLaren where he is joined by fellow Brit and former Champion Lewis Hamilton. After an uneventful Renault stint, the double World Champion Fernando Alonso is back in contention for the title as he joins Ferrari. Recovering from his Budapest accident, Felipe Massa returns to partner Alonso. 

After having tasted success last year, Red Bull too isn’t far behind in the title battle as Sebastien Vettel may stand a chance to the title in the Austrian team partnered by Webber. Old name Lotus returns to grid backed by Asian aviation ace Tony Fernandes and has old face Trulli who was out of a race seat after Toyota left and Kovalainen. 
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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