Observations: Turkish Grand Prix

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Published: May 30, 2010

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It's official—nobody wants to win the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship. This season, in a way, has been a little ironic when compared to last.
2009 kicked off with a pleasant surprise, as Jenson Button and Brawn spanked the field right out of the gates in Melbourne. I was so excited to see this once-in-a-lifetime Cinderella story unfold, I almost missed the fact that nothing had really changed.
Sure, Brawn turned the former BAR/Honda into a winner in only one short winter (after the aforementioned had spent millions and failed from 1999-2008). But they were now sweeping races in the same manner McLaren and Ferrari had in years past.
Same template, different players. 
But I had to keep reminding myself that despite Brawn's dominance, the overall on-track product had actually improved over previous years.
2010 seems to be the reverse, notwithstanding the wet-weather races.
But this season has returned Formula 1 back to its former follow-the-leader format. The astonishing thing is that despite this, we keep getting different winners! Seven Grand Prix down, five different winners.
In 2009, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button were the only winners after seven races. I was very surprised with the Turkish GP. The close battle between Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, and Sebastian Vettel held my attention, and the late race charge Button made on Hamilton had me holding my breath—especially after the Webber/ Vettel incident. 

Speaking of Red Bull, it looks like the rivalry between Webber and Vettel is heating up! The other day I asked on my Twitter page if anyone thought that Webber and Vettel would turn into another Alonso/Hamilton or Ayrton Senna/Alain Prost rivalry. I didn't get a single response. But that really doesn't matter. It appears Vettel answered the question during the ra...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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