F1's confusion is almost unanimous; did Ferrari steal the Australian GP with Bridgestone tyres, or did superior Bridgestone tyres carry Ferrari to victory? The distinction might seem trivial, but it is real - and equally significant - as one team insider at the BMW-Williams operation wondered at Albert Park. 'It was all about tyres,' said the insider whose employer runs on Michelins.
'Ferrari won in Australia in 2002,' he noted, 'but we went to Malaysia and we finished first and second. I think that's all got to do with suitable tyres.'
Team racer Ralf Schumacher isn't so sure. He said: 'Ferrari are absolutely from another world. If Williams can't catch them this year then maybe they will never catch them. I am certainly alarmed.'
The German's brother, who just happened to stonk to victory in Melbourne, does not want to predict a seventh world championship based on a single performance. 'I think Malaysia shows the true picture,' he forecast.
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