What make the Brawn car so special?

Front wing/nose
The nose is low — a “droop snoot” — which lowers the car’s centre of gravity and helps to produce a lot of downforce. There is neat detailing on the endplates of the front wing to deflect air around the tyres, and the whole section is obviously robust.

Sidepods
These are both high and small, which helps the airflow around the car. Brawn have managed to provide sufficient cooling for the Mercedes engine without compromising the car’s aerodynamic qualities.

KERS device (Kinetic Energy Recovery System)
There isn’t one. While other teams have spent a lot of time and money perfecting these energy-from-braking devices, Brawn has simply done without, saving weight and helping to ballast the car for a good balance.

Diffuser
The bit under the rear wing, between the wheels, that got everyone talking. Brawn, like Williams and Toyota, has increased the area of this valuable air-smoothing part by incorporating it into the car’s rear crash-protection section. Either clever, or too clever to be legal.

Virgin territory...
Sir Richard Branson said he was astonished at his good fortune after watching Brawn GP’s one-two victory. Branson’s Virgin Group signed a sponsorship deal with the team just hours before he flew out to Australia to watch the race.

“What can I say other than I’m just a lucky b-----d. Occasionally in life you get those situations which are too good to be true and this was one such situation.”

Branson revealed that the victory had tempted him to consider an even bigger role in F1. He has already said he wants to lead a 'clean fuel’ revolution in the sport and hinted he could possibly take over the naming rights of Brawn GP.