Red Bull's Mark Webber reckons the 2012 pecking order will continue to be difficult to call right the way through the season.
RBR driver says the 2012 cars are proving "really sensitive"
Mark Webber is expecting the unpredictable nature of the racing seen so far in 2012 to continue right through the season.
For the first time since 1983 four different drivers from four different teams have triumphed in the first quartet of a season's races, while eight different drivers have already stood on the podium - one more than the total for the whole of 2011.
Red Bull Racing's Webber, who has finished fourth in every single race, admits the relative pace of some of the team's rivals on Sunday in Bahrain was unexpected and is expecting a similarly changeable pattern to continue.
"I was a bit surprised by the pace of some other cars today," the Australian told his website. "The Lotuses were surprisingly quick, although we've known all season that they have a tidy little car.
"And look at the pace of McLaren and Mercedes: Lewis and Jenson [Button] had a difficult day today, while Nico [Rosberg] went from dominating in China to being less competitive here. The cars are really sensitive and I can see it continuing like this for the rest of the year."
After a tense weekend for the sport in Bahrain, Webber admits he is pleased to be heading back to Europe ahead of a phase of a season when all teams will begin to introduce their first big upgrade packages of the season.
"I'm pleased that the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend is over and I'm looking forward to getting back to Europe and racing on some proper circuits," he said.
"We have a lot of new bits coming through and on the evidence of these opening races we'll need them because it's very close out there. I look forward to joining the winner's rostrum soon."
