Ricciardo, Magnussen, Kvyat set to create new world order in Formula One

Zee Media Bureau/Jayanta Oinam

Melbourne: The new Formula One era started with few visible signs of a new world order arriving. On Saturday, the 2014 Australian Grand Prix qualifier witnessed the quadruple champion Sebastian Vettel struggling and finished a disappointing thirteenth on the grid. The prodigious German latter conceded that the Red Bull Racing`s new chassis RB10 lacked `drivability`. However, for Vettel`s team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, the new livery proved lucky. Driving in front of a sizeable home crowd, the Australian qualified for the front row for the first time in his career, wedged between the two Mercedes drivers – Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The Saturday qualifying for the inaugural Grand Prix of the 2014 Formula One season also witnessed a rookie outshining rest of the field which includes the likes of Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa. Driving in his first ever Formula One qualifying session, McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen clocked a remarkable 1:45.745 timing to finish fourth. When the 21-year-old Danish starts his first ever Grand Prix race tomorrow from the second row, he will be in everybody`s focus. If the qualifying in Melbourne proved a ground-breaking event for both Ricciardo and Magnussen, it certainly was a red-lettered day for a certain teenager named Daniil Kvyat. The 19-year-old Russian qualified for the eighth position driving a relatively weaker car, STR9 in an extreme driving condition. He was a late replacement for the outgoing Ricciardo at Scuderia Toro Rosso team. The current line-up of drivers also includes other young-guns like Jean-Eric Vergne, Valtteri Bottas, Max Chilton, Jules Bianchi, Esteban Gutierrez and Marcus Ericsson. So, will the new turbo-era prove a turning point in Formula One or it`s just a matter of time before the big boys regain their usual authority.