Fernando Alonso’s Absence Will Take the Shine off the 2015 Australian Grand Prix

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Published: March 4, 2015

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So what are you most looking forward to seeing at next weekend's Australian Grand Prix?

There are no shortage of talking points ahead of the opening race of the 2015 Formula One season, with the resumption of the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes drivers, high on the list.



Williams' probable leap into second place in the pecking order as well as Red Bull Racing's slight fall from grace are also points for discussion.

But the Melbourne weekend was always going to revolve around two men: Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.

Vettel—having fled Red Bull at the end of last season to join the team he slew repeatedly to secure four consecutive world titles—will make his debut for a rejuvenated and refreshed Ferrari in Australia, taking his first step toward emulating the unprecedented success of his boyhood inspiration, Michael Schumacher, at the Prancing Horse.



The German's predecessor, meanwhile, was supposed to have made his second bow for McLaren at Albert Park after making the move that few thought would be possible following their bitter parting in 2007.

Alonso, on a salary of "around £25 million a year," according to The Telegraph's Daniel Johnson, is the poster boy of McLaren's new Honda-powered era, a project that, quite evidently, will see both team and engine partner throw countless resources in their desperation to recreate the glory days of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.



Watching Vettel roll out of the pit lane in the holy scarlet red of Ferrari, and a McLaren-Honda line up on the grid for the first time since 1992 in the hands of the finest driver on the current grid in Alonso, would have arguably been the highlight of the Australian GP weekend.

And what's more, it would have provided a clear contrast between the biggest movers of 2014 and given us an initial clue over just who made...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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