In the Mirrors: Australian GP

Instead of another article commenting on Jenson Button, here's a chance to look back at the Australian grand Prix, but from the perspective of the drivers lower down the grid, who would have been "in the mirrors" of the other drivers (get it?!).

Looking back to qualifying, I was a tad disappointed that Force India were unable to break into the second session, as their pace in the practice sessions had been reasonable. Both Toro Rosso's also went out, along with Nelson piquet, so there wern't any major surprises here.

Lewis Hamilton would have found it unusual to be among these drivers after his gearbox penalty placed him plum last on the grid, but I think he chose the right strategy to launch himself up the grid, with the soft tyres and light fuel load working well to get him past the Nakajima's and the Fisichella's.

Considering the car, he had a good race to finish third, although he was helped by a cheating Trulli and a spot of light crashing by the other drivers.

The main incident concerning the midfield drivers came from the crash at the first corner, with Heikki Kovalainen knocking Rubens Barrichello into a pile up of several cars. How Barrichello got away with all of his incidents to finish second is beyond me.

Anyway, the crash left Kovalainen with a knackered car, with a few others having to stop for a replacement front nose.

Giancarlo Fisichella provided the comedy moment of the Australian Grand Prix by missing his turning in the pit-lane, and then running down a couple of mechanics as he tried to get into his box. I don't know how me managed to miss the box, but it didn't do any damage to anyone, so we can forgive him for now.

Nelson Piquet had another one of his totally unimpressive grand prix as he managed to spin off after the end of the first safety car period, and I firmly believe, and somewhat hope, that he will be replaced mid-season by someone who can do a better job with this car.

Sebastien Bourdais is another driver who's seat could be looking a bit less certain. He moaned constantly throughout qualifying before starting a miserable 17th, which would have been last had it not been for Hamilton's and the Toyota's penalties.

He may have picked up a point, but rookie teammate Sebastien Buemi managed to get two, and in the process had a very good debut. I'm not sure if he will be able to follow this up during the course of the season, but it was impressive nonetheless.

Out of all the drivers who started towards the rear of the grid, I think the best job was done by Timo Glock. Sure, he had a good car and had qualified in the top ten, but coming through to finish fourth after starting in the pits is pretty impressive, even if he was helped along by the others misfortune.

Well I hope you enjoyed looking towards the other end of the grid, it's nice to give them a bit more coverage. I would like to do this after every race, so if anyone has any suggestions then leave a comment, and I'll try and incorporate it into the Malaysian GP edition.