The Australian Grand Prix 2010 Awards

Star of the Race – Jenson Button

It was hard to choose between Button and Kubica, but at the end of the day, Button won and it was thanks to his quick thinking.

Button didn’t have such a good start, he collided with Alonso going into turn one, and was struggling with his intermediate tyres. Once he was passed by his team mate he made the brave call to pit for slicks and the rest, as they say, is history. He was helped by Vettel’s retirement, but his decision put him in second, so it he deserved to inherit the lead. He also managed to look after his tyres for around 85% of the race, which is amazing.

Special mention: Robert Kubica for his amazing start, and calm defence, to take 2nd place.

Cock of the Race – Mark Webber

I can understand Webber wanted to impress at his home race. Sadly for him, he did everything wrong. He lost two places at the start, and then he was over excited after exiting the pits for slicks and lost a place. He nearly took out Hamilton with a mistimed out breaking manoeuvre, then succeeded in taking out Hamilton in an even more mistimed breaking manoeuvre.

Special mention: Lewis Hamilton for acting like a cock in front of a policeman, and getting his car impounded, and for complaining over the radio and post race interview about his strategy. Suck it up Lewis, everyone makes mistakes, but you don’t want to make enemies in your own team. Ask Fernando Alonso.

Overtaking move of the Race – Lewis Hamilton on Nico Rosberg

Even though he is runner up for the cock of the race, he did drive pretty well. Coming out of turn 10, Clark chicane, Hamilton managed to pull up on the outside of Rosberg coming into the fast chicane. It looked like an impossible move, but Hamilton kept his foot in and got around the outside of Rosberg going into the first part of the chicane and grabbed the racing line going into the second part; a stunning move by Hamilton.

Crash of the Race- Kamui Kobayashi on Lap one

Coming out of turn 2 and heading down the short straight to turn 3, Kobayashi suddenly found himself with no steering. The result, he went straight into the inside wall, cut the corner, and smashed into Buemi and Hulkenburg, taking them both out. Why no steering? Well the front wing came off, whether it be another failure, or cause of contact, we don’t know, but it’s still pretty concerning for Sauber. It was a big crash, and luckily no one was hurt.

The “oh my god, what the hell are you doing?” moment of the race – McLaren pitting Hamilton

Even though he reacted like a cock, Hamilton has a right to be slightly miffed about this.

After his move on Rosberg, Hamilton closed right up on Kubica. Then he pitted. Why? No one knows. Not even the drivers. Kubica thought he was given a penalty, and mentioned how Hamilton had tyres that were less worn, and a more competitive car. Alonso mentioned that all simulations pointed to staying out as the fastest strategy for the race. A cock up by McLaren, but hey it happens.

The unluckiest driver of the race – Sebastian Vettel

He has now lost two race wins out of two races. He must be fuming. He should be leading the championship by a comfortable margin, but isn’t thanks to faulty brakes and a spark plug.

The luckiest driver of the race – Felipe Massa

How the hell did he finish third? He wasn’t that fast all weekend, and his race pace wasn’t so good either. He somehow managed to keep Alonso behind, and utilised him as a rear gunner for the incoming Hamilton attack. I don’t think he can believe it either.