Brawn GP

Well you've really got to hand it to Ross Brawn, boss of the team formerly known as Honda Racing F1.

Not only were they the last to shake down their new car (on the same day it was announced Ross had bought the team) but to then turn up at the final Barcelona test and leave every other team scratching their heads to know how the white, yellow and black cars are so damn quick that they've left the rest of the field behind.

Now we already know that the Honda was well advanced but hang on... new engine = new bodywork as the radiators will need different amounts of airflow, the exhausts will be different and so on...

What's more, both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello took no time at all to get used to the car which suggests it's not on the ragged edge at the sorts of pace they showed - i.e. there's a lot more speed to come from the BGP001.

Long may it continue, and let's hope that Ross and all the team at Brawn GP can show Honda what they could have had...