Better it could not have been the starting of season for the Renault equipment, and its pilots Giancar it Fisichella and Fernando Alonso after obtaining to a solid one-three in the Albert Park de Melbourne, Australia.
The Italian of Renault has completed a perfect race of principle to aim, without committing errors nor excesses in his R25. Fisichella demonstrated that its victory not only had to the climatic aid received the day Saturday, but the new car of Renault is extremely forceful and reliable.

All happy ones in podium 2005 of Melbourne. Barrichello saved the honor of Ferrari and Alonso had a skillful recovery

“It has been a fantastic weekend and a superb form to initiate my periplo in Renault! The R25 has rendered at a great level during all the race, has been consistent and easy to pilot. That has allowed to administer the advantage me on my pursuers and to preserve my tires without problems. I believe that this race has demonstrated the great potential that has the equipment this season. We are working hard in the development of the car and that would have merit to continue accumulating good results after this phenomenal beginning of season. We are very optimistic for the next race in Malaysia”, expressed the Fisichella Roman.
The adverse climatic conditions created a true chaos in the qualifying session of the day Saturday. This way the formation of grilla to begin with was quite atypical, although with passing of the race it was glimpsed that many of those noncustomary pilots to fight the end, could maintain the rate without difficulty.

Alonso leaves boxes after pressing to the maximum during all the race. At the outset it wasted long time behind Villeneuve

Fisichella made a starting sensational, like surprising the Red Bull de David Coulthard, that managed to snatch the position to them to Mark Webber and Jacques Villeneuve. The ex- champion in his debut with Sauber did a bad game losing several positions like the BAR of Jenson Button.
From the bottom Michael Schumacher, whom 19º took, and Räikkönen from the street of boxes, they managed to advance a pair of places to remaining suspended behind the BAR of the Japanese Takuma Sato.
Unlike these two, the Spanish Fernando Alonso began a skillful recovery took that it from position 13, until the escapes of Rubens Barrichello at the end of the test. In spite of seeing itself delayed behind Villeneuve by several returns, the Spanish lead like never and was the unique one who surpassed so many rivals until the third step of podio.

Kimi underwent problems in its McLaren and started from boxes. Soon it could overcome until culminating 8º. It has not been the awaited beginning

The Great Australian Prize was not as attractive as it was anticipated, more considering the disorder in grilla to begin with, with supposedly quicker cars releasing from back. Nevertheless the three super favorite equipment, Ferrari, McLaren and BAR, has had a mediocre weekend, excepting to Barrichello. For the German star Michael Schumacher has not been the day finishing the race in gravel after striking itself with his compatriot Nick Heidfeld.
Of the BAR side Jenson Button and Takuma Sato they have had a disastrous starting. Model 007 never was competitive in Melbourne and the final result says everything to it. Button arrived 11º at 1 return, and Sato 14º to 2 returns. The beginning of BAR could not have been worse …

As much Sato as their companion Jenson Button never found the way of new BAR 007. For Malaysia they will have to work very hard

“I had a beginning of poor race and was losing three seconds by return behind Villeneuve. Once I could pass it, after the second shutdown, the car worked very well. The car is trustworthy but clearly this one is not the way that we wanted for the season beginning and have much work to make to return above, where we needed to be”, mentioned Jenson Button.
McLaren has not done it absolutely better. The “honor” saved Montoya in its debut with the equipment concluding 6º after to have divided 9º. His Räikkönen companion was not so lucky after seeing itself forced to start off from boxes when its McLaren did not want to start to begin with in the first attempt. Alternating errors with a conduction to he limits Kimi advanced until rescuing the last point that grants the category.
But in contrast with these three great equipment, Renault made absolutely all good. Nobody put in discussion the leadership of Fisichella throughout the 57 returns. The Italian dominated voluntarily and second “real” victory, since first it had been with Jordan Ford in the Great Prize of Brazil of 2003, in doubtful circumstances took his.

Warm hug between Fisico and Alonso. The Spanish said to feel very happy by the triumph of his companion and emphasized the yield of his R25

Also the enormous comradeship shown by both pilots of the French equipment has been showy. Alonso felt very happy by the triumph of Fisichella corroborating it with a effusive hug in the closed park, something not so frequent to see between square companions.
“It did not think that it could finish raising podio today, but to be able to be here is a fantastic sensation. I have had the fortune during the race to be able to complete a few returns without traffic at the end of each “stint”, which has allowed me to force to the maximum and to gain some positions. Very we are satisfied to have a car like the R25, since today it has been demonstrated, has the sufficient speed in straight line and curve like advancing to some of our rival ones on the track. My gratefulness to Michelin also, since I have had to attack in each and every one of the returns of this race and the tires have not lowered their yield at any moment. The unique thing that it would change of this weekend would be the time that accompanied to the qualification session by yesterday! ”, Alonso commented.
Separate paragraph for new escudería Red Bull Racing. They do not reach the positive denominations to emphasize the action of its two pilots, David Coulthard and Christian Klien. Both have made a sensational race with an equipment, a single-seater and a completely new motor. The RB1 was extremely quick in the hands of experimented the Scottish Coulthard, that seems to have recovered the lost motivation back makes a pair of seasons. For Klien 7º position is the best one obtained since it competes in Formula 1.

Sensational opening of Red Bull Racing! , Coulthard and Klien always stayed in the points and the reward was 7 points

“I did a good one released and I was able to arrive at the third position. I was a little complicated in the beginning because it went with the full tank, later I had many problems with the traffic and wasted very many time. I hit to a Minardi in a point. To finish in podio was something tangible today - what it would have been a dream of beginning for Red Bull, in a while I was dreaming that dream a little, but I cannot complain with the fourth position. It is much more than we hoped. With Christian adding points also, are a fantastic beginning for Red Bull Racing”, culminated saying the Coulthard Scot.
The local hero Mark Webber has had an acceptable beginning in his new equipment Williams BMW. The Australian took 3º and in the first curve he was surpassed by Coulthard. From that Webber moment all the race with the Scot fought but never it could surpass it. The maximum tip of tension arrived when both were close when trying to surpass to a left behind Minardi. Luckyly the incident has not had consequences and Webber has finalized in 5º position before its public. In this Coulthard incident it lost a small diffuser of his Red Bull.

Webber could not with Coulthard but it secured to points in his first race with Williams. Still they are far from Renault and Ferrari

“To finish 5º it is not an evil beginning, but I believe that in fact I had the opportunity to obtain a better result. I lost a position with Coulthard in the first curve, when it tried of which our wheels are not touched. After that, I was clogged behind him, which left a little me frustrated. We leave the first race and we have much to learn on the car and the tires. The car demonstrated to be trustworthy and that is very important”, expressed the Webber premises.
Not only the great equipment has gone away disappointed of Melbourne, Toyota and Sauber also is it. Trulli to take 2º and to culminate 9º speaks to the clear ones of the poor yield of its car. His coequiper Ralf Schumacher place either did not have a happy debut in the Japanese square with mediocre 12º. Sauber however hoped to add some point after 4º put departure of Villeneuve, but the Canadian was delayed until being surpassed by its companion Felipe Massa. Both appeared 10º and 13º in the table of positions.

The new pair of Jordan did a good race releasing the new Toyota motor. Monteiro did I spin a top but it could follow

Finally it is necessary to indicate the acceptable debut of the rookies Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro, both of Jordan. Both they made a thinking race on board an unstable but reliable car.
For Paul Stoddart 17º put to 4 returns of newcomer Patrick Friesacher is a reward to all the headaches that underwent the Australian to be able to make compete to its equipment. And the fact by Friesacher is not despicable since the worse Minardi of the last times lead, without forgetting that this was the first race of the Austrian.

With model 2004 of Minardi, Patrick Friesacher was made up to see them the flag pictures. That was the unique objective of the pilot and the equipment

“It was a difficult race, but I am happy for having been able to finish my first Great Prize, particularly because never we had proven the car with this configuration before. He was more trusting with the car in each return, even although the controllability did not please much to me. Particularly I want to thank for the boys to him because they did a great work changing the car to configuration 2005, and because they helped to finish my first race me of Formula 1.”
Within two weeks the principle will return to the rotation in the track of Sepang, in Malaysia. There we will see if Renault is able to maintain its impressive form of Melbourne 2005.