| The Formula One season gets underway in late | | | | change as more teams become competitive. |
| March wit the first race being in Australia. To | | | | The preseason testing that is under way is giving |
| prepare, the teams are testing frantically as they | | | | rise to a belief the new rules may actually work. |
| get a feel for the new cars the designers and | | | | The teams that have tested together have |
| engineers have come up with in the off season. | | | | produced similar times and switched up positions |
| The 2009 Formula One season is shaping up as | | | | each day. It used to be Ferrari dominating |
| one for the ages. Why? This is the first season in | | | | whoever tested with them in Bahrain, but not this |
| a very long time where major changes have | | | | year. The same was true for McLaren when |
| been made to the cars. While some components | | | | testing in Europe, but this again has not been the |
| are carried forward from the 2008 season, the | | | | case. From Toyota leading in Bahrain to Vettel |
| 2009 cars are for the most part brand new. Just | | | | leading in the Red Bull at Jerez, all indications are |
| one look at any of the cars will tell you as much. | | | | the cars are much closer in performance than |
| Most of the aerodynamic winglets and angles on | | | | early years. |
| the body of the car are gone. The front wing is | | | | So, does this mean Formula One has saved itself? |
| incredibly wide, but the rear wing is laughably small. | | | | Well, we'll have to see what happens on the track. |
| The colors of the cars may be the same as last | | | | Teams could be bluffing in the testing and you |
| year, but that is about it from an appearance | | | | never know how much fuel they are carrying and |
| perspective. | | | | so on. Lewis Hamilton has looked particularly |
| The new rules and regulations for the sport are | | | | horrible in his new McLaren, but few believe that |
| looked upon fondly by fans as potentially causing | | | | will be the case once the season starts. Still, it is |
| more equal racing. Most seasons boil down to two | | | | nice to see some uncertainty in the field and one |
| or perhaps three teams dominating the | | | | can dream that the season will be full of surprises |
| proceedings. The last few seasons have seen | | | | to match the testing. We'll start to find out at the |
| McLaren and Ferrari duke it out with Renault | | | | first race in Australia on March 29, 2009. |
| jumping in and out ever so often. If the new | | | | I can't wait! |
| regulations work as advertised, that could all | | | | |