I think that could have been Damon Hill. Michael Schumacher also drove a Ford Escort Estate in his first year of F1 racing, but quickly replaced it with a Bugatti EB110.
It looks like an extremely competitive and unpredictable season so far. Three races with three different winners and seven different drivers on podium!
Last year Hamilton only had to worry about Alonso and the two Ferraris. This year he has to worry about the BMWs too, and perhaps the occasional Williams, Toyota, Red Bull, or even *gasp*... Renault (with Alonso in it, not Piquet).
And check out the points standings now:
01 Kimi Räikkönen 19
02 Nick Heidfeld 16
03 Lewis Hamilton 14
04 Robert Kubica 14
05 Heikki Kovalainen 14
06 Felipe Massa 10
07 Jarno Trulli 8
08 Nico Rosberg 7
Three drivers with 14 points each?! Heidfeld hasn't won a race yet but still coming 2nd. Kimi is awfully fast! Massa is still dangerous.
Not to mention BMW Sauber leading the constructor's championship! *faints*
If he does his job right I doubt he has to worry about toyota's, red bull's or renault's. If he keeps going like bahrain's race... we'll yes. But that is not probable.
It's early days. Besides, which cars are suited to which tracks looks similar to last year, given that they are doing R and D for next year.. Monaco, Monza, Canada, Valencia and Singapore will probably all be won by a McLaren.