Gearing up for the season

The 2006 F1 season seems to have a few changes. The inaugural race is gonna be at Bahrain and the famous Albert Park circuit goes down the order. Further changes in the calendar see the British, French and German GP's moved around. These changes have been done so as not to interrupt the Commonwealth games in Australia and the Football World Cup in Germany. One more interesting fact: The US GP is still on - let's see if we get all the cars to be on the grid!.

Off late, the rules and regulations seem to change every other season, and I really don't know if it's gonna be for the good of the sport. Next year sees the qualifying session as a knockout stage which takes part in three stages, with five cars dropping out in the first 15 minute session, followed by five more in the second stint. The remaining ten cars will compete for the pole position in a 20 minute finale. Furthermore, Tyre and wing changes have also been included. Will this be radical enough? Only time and a few races will tell.