The British pilot Lewis Hamilton of the equipment McLaren Mercedes gained the Great Prize of Australia de Fórmula 1 disputed east Sunday in Melbourne, first test of the season 2008, that the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Renault) finished quarter after having left in the position number 11.

Lewis Hamilton: “I feel fantastically, has been a beginning of dream for the season and my fight by the championship. Moan not to have had to Heikki with me in podio, because a doublet had been a great reward for the equipment. He is pleasant, nevertheless, to have to Nico here, because we did not have been together in podio since we competed in karting with equipment MBM (Mercedes-Benz McLaren).”
“It has been a magnificent race I have controlled and it from the beginning. I have been able to maintain a calm rate, without feeling no pressure, that always is the ideal when you are the leader. The three exits of the security car have prevented me to relax me at no moment and the situation has been a little like the year last in Canada, when I secured my first victory.”
“We have had to change our strategy constantly and the strategists been very have occupied at any moment. The car works perfectly and the equipment has done a great work. There am preparation far better this year that the previous one and is important for me and the equipment to continue pressing to the maximum in the next months.”

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro: Worse impossible. A weekend for the forgetfulness of the equipment champion. The adventure of Massa lasted 29 returns until its motor said is enough. The champion Kimi Räikkönen also retired by failure of motor to 5 returns of the end. In addition both pilots would commit several errors throughout the GP. Better to think about the next one.

BMW Sauber F1 Team: A good starting of Heidfeld arriving secondly. Quite the opposite for its Kubica companion who started second and ended up leaving by a collision in turn 47. The equipment failed in the strategy elaborated for the Pole.

ING. Renault F1 Team: Heroic the one of the bichampion Fernando Alonso arriving 4º with a car inferior at the one of many of its rivals. Loose debut of Nelsinho Piquet. It ended up leaving in turn 30 after a collision.

AT&T Williams: Excellent starting of Nico Rosberg. Repair big repair of Williams who is placed like the fourth force in discord. Nakajima did all, incredibly could finish to sixth a a return.

Red Bull Racing: Mark Webber did not complete not one turn by the accident of the first return and Coulthard was expelled from the race by Massa. The equipment seems to be in the same level of 2007.

Panasonic Toyota Racing: As usual dissapointing. An equipment that would have to be fighting by podio ends up fighting by the positions of means. Trulli retired by a flaw and Glock by violentísimo accident in return 43. Discreet debut of the German.

Scuderia Toro Rosso: Great work of the quadruple champion of Champ Car Bourdais until its Ferrari motor only exploded to 3 returns of the end when it marched quarter, a pain. Vettel left of entrance.

Honda Racing F1 Team: Far better that in 2007. Barrichello fought inspiradamente by a place in podio handling, but it was penalized by an error of its equipment. Jenson Button was victim of the initial accident.

Super Aguri F1 Team: Without any type of tests in the European winter its action was not so bad, especially the one of Sato. Davidson did not complete not one turn.

FORCE India F1 Team: Subtle it released from boxes and it was making a good race until its car failed. Fisichella left in the first curved product of the multiple shock.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes: Brilliant the one of the Hamilton winner of end to end. The equipment waited for one-two, but the entrance of the security car harmed to Kovalainen on the end. Bitter deception of Rum Dennis when Alonso returned to him to pinch 4º put the Finn.