After two races (Melbourne and Sepang) the Formula 1 2008 Drivers Championship Classification is as follows: 1 Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) 14 points, 2 Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) 11 points, 3 Nick Heidfeld (Germany) 11 points, 4 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) 10 points, 5 Robert Kubica (Poland) 8 points, 6 Nico Rosberg (Germany) 6 points and 7 Fernando Alonso (Spain) 6 points.
Regarding car constructors the situation is: 1 McLaren-Mercedes 24 points, 2 BMW 19 points, 3 Ferrari 11 points, 4 Williams-Toyota 9 points and 5 Renault 6 points.
Following his dominant performance in Melbourne, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had set a formidable benchmark for his 2008 season. But a week later at Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix the situation completely changed with Ferrari’s Räikkönen leading with authority and reducing to only 3 points the advantage of Hamilton.
Other interesting performances at the two first races were for Heidfeld, Kovalainen and Kubica. Renault team is still not ready to successfully compete and both Alonso and Briatore, however, agree that claiming victory in a Grand Prix will be an almost impossible task this season and the R28 is not looking like a winning car.
During the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix fans will get the chance to get up close and personal with an array of historic Ferrari Formula One cars, as the Italian company continues celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition.
And on 27th April at Montmelo, one of the most complete and demanding circuits, situation could be clarified and the options for this season Formula 1 Championship could be finally defined. The Spanish Formula 1 fans are already preparing themselves to be at Montmelo circuit, to enjoy with an exciting race and establish perhaps a new attendance record.
