Looking Forward to the 2009 Formula One Season

Is it the new rules or the new cars? Or is it the fact that it is a clean slate for all of the teams? There is something a little more exciting about the prospect of this season than in recent years.

Here is a look at what I am looking forward to in the coming season, and fret not fellow bleachers I want you to have your say too.

Brawn GP (the new but old boys of F1)

The name change has forced them to the back of the pit lane, which has its advantages but also its disadvantages such as the smaller garage. A new team is what they are classed as by the FIA which means a new start for the Brackley squad.

Fifteen months of hard work on their 2009 challenger has ebbed them ahead of the grid after the final pre season and the final of the 2009 tests. They showed great long distance and short distance speed pushing them in front as they head to Melbourne.

Watching the test reports pop up put a smile on my face, who would have thought that the old Honda team would be leaving the others trailing? Exciting for the first three races but also exciting to see if they maintain their dominance when everybody has had a chance to catch up for Catalunya.

Aero

This year Aero has been scaled back and, let's face it, the cars are nowhere near as pretty as last season's cars. The high rear wing and wide front wing makes the cars look a little topsy turvy, but I'm sure with time these aesthetics will become a little easier to live with.

Its going to be about the tiny details this season with each update having little tweaks to them, although with Formula One’s great minds I expect to see some innovative additions to the cars this season.

The Grid

The Grid this season is likely to be a place of irregularity as teams come up with new solutions and ideas to gain an advantage. The new aero regulations have forced a reshuffle, as teams who have done well over the last season appear to be falling behind, and teams who have struggled look to have improved.

A look forward to the Spanish Grand Prix (to which the teams believe shows who is going to perform well in the season) sees the first batch of major updates to the cars since the final tests last week. It’s a real gamble on new developments to see if they will gain any advantage.

The British Grand Prix

The British GP waves goodbye to its resident home of Silverstone this year. So I'm sure the organisers will want to go out with a bang and have something special planned for the event.

It is also a first chance for me to see the new machinery in the flesh and I am sure to have my camera primed and ready. This will be my first year in a Grandstand and I felt the final GP at Silverstone is a good excuse to splash out on Pit Straight seats. I can’t wait...

What are you looking forward to this season?