Give time and money to Adrian Newey, and he will produce the fastest cars in F1, as demonstrated by the continuing success of Red Bull Racing. Sebastian Vettel's win in the Malaysian Grand Prix culminated with a well deserved champagne shower for the genius from Stratford-Upon-Avon. No doubt there will be many others...

The 2011 season started like 2010 ended! Vettel dominant, Hamilton second, Webber disappointed, Alonso frustrated and Petrov impressive! History repeating itself? Perhaps, but the circumstances were strikingly different… Because in the wake of the Japanese cataclysm, there was something surreal about this first race of the season. One side of us was physically present in the small F1 bubble of Melbourne while another side of us was far away, linked in spirit with the brave Nippon people. A massive feeling of perspective and relativity…

When you take high risks and you fail, you're an idiot; when you take the same risks and you win, you're a genius! We know what category Red Bull Racing belongs to, and they will go down in history for their cool foresight and their pretty remarkable ability, with hindsight, to manage a team of two ace drivers with no number one. As for Sebastian Vettel, his blinding speed combined with an uncanny ability to just "go for it", whatever the stakes, were justly rewarded with the crown; and he is such a nice, enthusiastic smiling kid... Finally, a word of praise to Renault, as it is all too easy to forget that they put the winning engine in the back of the awesome Adrian Newey designed RB6. A great season has ended, rendezvous in Bahrain, on March 13th 2011, for a new season!