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Formula1 for the first time ever, has three Sebastians on the grid. Scuderia Toro Rosso’s both drivers are Sebastians!! Well, I ain’t digging up any history or statistics to see if there were any instances earlier with three drivers sharing the same first name!

However, let’s step away from the historics and the statistics of F1 – that usually leave us in awe. Rather let us be in awe [again] of the two Sebastians that really scorched the track in Malaysia and of course of the only Sebastian [again] who is yet to make his presence felt this season.

The two seasons old Sebastian Vettel won his second F1 GP in China. That both his victories till date have been in the wet is - purely coincidental – that he and Red Bull can win this year only in the wets – is BullSh**!

The young German displayed Schumi-style dominance on track - setting the wet Shanghai track ablaze in his Newey designed Red Bull. He not only charged up ahead and built up a lead in the opening stages, but also managed to pile on fastest laps one after the other to build up a cushion for his pit stops. That his team-mate Webber was following him home in second should’ve given him a reason to slow down and control the pace – but that’s not what Vettel thought so it seems!!

The other Sebastian – Swiss lad Buemi – in the Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso too was in Sebastian class, as I would call it. Not only was he the man on the move in the opening stages of the races, but he also drove well to his strategy to finish in 8th place – gathering yet another championship point for himself and his team. On his way to the finish he matched and beat the pace of the other diffuser-dud teams – Ferrari, Renault and the BMWs!! While he finished behind the McLarens and Toyotas, his on-track battle with their duo was surely a worthy sight – with Buemi coming out on top!

Buemi’s team mate and name sake however, hasn’t had the best start to the season. He did manage to score a point in Australia, but that was only after McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was disqualified for having lied to the stewards. Bourdias had a similar start to his 08 season and only grew stronger as the season progressed, but whether it will be the same this year only waits to be seen. But for sure having a rookie team-mate beat you isn’t always the best way to impress your otherwise cross team boss!

Will all the three Sebastians rule the F1 world in the near future? Or will it only be two! One thing for sure is that the Sebastians are here to stay!

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