LONDON, England - Sunday's season-opening 2015 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix showed the sport has lost none of its ability to shoot itself in the foot yet still detect a silver lining in the darkest of clouds.
Only 15 cars were on the grid on March 15 after a week of negative headlines that portrayed the glamour sport in a far from flattering light. Worse, there were only 13 after the first lap and 11 running at the finish.
• Struggling Sauber was dragged through the courts to address why it had contracts with three drivers to race two cars, a case that triggered speculation about possible arrests and seizure of equipment for contempt of court.