Fernando Alonso and Ferrari made up for a poor performance in Malaysia by storming to victory three weeks later in China. The race made up for a boring and ruined race caused by Sebastian Vettel and his ignorance, but it was by no means the best so far.

F1 2012 looks set to be a very open championship. We've had four race winners so far and drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber are not in that list of four. Kimi could win this year, and Michael Schumacher must surely break his winning drought. So many more questions are to be answered this year, and there are still 16 races to go...

Two races down and the F1 World Championship is taking a three-week break before reconvening in Shanghai, so what stood out from Melbourne and Sepang?

So, congratulations Sergio Perez! It was great to see a new face on the podium, and it is a good story for Formula One.