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Post by natespeed on Apr 24, 2006 7:39:56 GMT 7
Dramatic crash... flip over by Alber's Toyota MF1 on the very first lap! Got crash insiden!? missed it bcoz watched the race when it is edi 12 laps . But old man schumi (my favorite F1 driver) proves that he still have it even with the tire problem ;D. He defend well under pressure of a much superior car from renault. Alonso simply lack of experience behind schumi, running wide on corners and all ;D. Its been a long time since i have seen a race like this, well maybe after hakinen decided to retire
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Post by HOH! on Apr 24, 2006 12:01:15 GMT 7
the super aguri drivers always block others causing trouble onli.. de albers case is cause by super aguri driver's yuji ide loh..
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Post by steven9660 on Apr 25, 2006 15:45:36 GMT 7
Old man schumi did it again,,,, ;D my response came in a day late... ;D
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Post by JediKnight on Apr 25, 2006 17:55:50 GMT 7
the super aguri drivers always block others causing trouble onli.. de albers case is cause by super aguri driver's yuji ide loh.. Understand he might not race in the next one!
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Post by reddevil04 on May 6, 2006 23:55:14 GMT 7
Alonso beats Schumi to Euro pole World champion Fernando Alonso won a battle with Michael Schumacher for pole position at the European Grand Prix.
The Renault driver set a best lap of one minute 29.819 seconds to beat the Ferrari star by 0.209secs.
The two were well clear of Ferrari's Felipe Massa in third, with Honda's Rubens Barrichello in fourth.
Jenson Button had a disappointing run in his Honda and will line up sixth, beaten by team-mate Barrichello for the first time this year.
"It was a diffcult qualifying session. We just couldn't get a balance, which is not unusual for us around here," Button said.
"There's no excuses. We're just not on the same pace as the Ferraris and Renaults around here.
"I was struggling to get the tyres working on the first flying lap, which is unusual."
Alonso waited until virtually the last minute to push his Renault to its limits and take his first pole position of the season and the 10th of his career.
But the 24-year-old, who leads the championship by 15 points, was relieved to simply post a good time.
"Qualifying is always stressful and difficult because you cannot make any mistakes in the first two sessions or you are out," said Alonso.
"We made some changes to the car overnight and did a good job in qualifying. There were no problems for us."
There was, however, further disappointment for his team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, who failed to make it through to the final qualifying session for the second race in a row.
The Italian will start in 11th spot and after his elimination stormed down to the BMW Sauber pit to remonstrate with Jacques Villeneuve, who he felt had blocked him on his fastest lap.
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen used an upgraded V8 Mercedes engine for the first time in qualifying but could only finish down in fifth with 1:30.933.
The Finn led at the Nurburgring last season before he crashed out on the last lap but it seems likely that McLaren have opted to run with more fuel will try and counter pace with tactics.
The qualifying sessions were fraught, especially after a technical fault with the official timing screens raised a red flag in error and caused the opening session to be delayed with three minutes to go.
But Schumacher is anticipating an exciting race in front of his home fans.
"The first run was not that clear and there were quite a few cars in front of me in the second," said the seven-time world champion.
"But I'm in the first row with a strong package, a good race pace and it should be interesting."
The Williams pair of Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg were not so lucky - both were handed 10-place penalites after their engines were changed before the sessions.
Webber's Cosworth engine developed a problem in practice and had to be replaced while Rosberg's car was fitted with a new unit as a precaution.
The punishment means Webber starts in 22nd spot with Rosberg two spots further back.
Scotsman David Coulthard goes in 12th for Red Bull while Toyota's Ralf Schumacher starts his 150th Grand Prix back in 10th spot.
Franck Montagny will begin his debut Grand Prix in 21st place after he failed to set a competitive time in qualifying for the Super Aguri team.
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European Grand Prix qualifying times:
1 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1min 29.819secs 2 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 01:30.028 3 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:30.407 4 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 01:30.754 5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren 1:30.933 6 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda 01:30.940 7 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:31.419 8 Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BMW Sauber 01:31.542 9 Juan Montoya (Col) McLaren 01:31.880 10 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 01:30.944 Second elimination session: 11 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 01:31.197 12 David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 01:31.227 13 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 01:31.422 14 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:31.728 15 Christijan Albers (Ned) Midland 01:32.936 16 Christian Klien (Aut) Red Bull 01:32.901 Third elimination session: 17 Scott Speed (USA) Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:32.992 18 Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland 01:33.658 19 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 01:35.239 20 Mark Webber (Aus) Williams 01:33.405 21 Franck Montagny (Fra) Super Aguri 01:46.505 22 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 01:31.194
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Post by blackie on May 7, 2006 20:45:56 GMT 7
Yeah!! Race Results!
1. Michael Schumacher 2. Fernando Alonso 3. Felipe Massa
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Post by laurence on May 7, 2006 20:59:28 GMT 7
Yeah!! Race Results! 1. Michael Schumacher 2. Fernando Alonso 3. Felipe Massa OLD man is BACK!!
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Post by reddevil04 on May 7, 2006 21:57:31 GMT 7
Schumacher wins fight with Alonso Michael Schumacher won the European Grand Prix after a tense race-long battle with Fernando Alonso. Schumacher's Ferrari tracked Alonso's Renault from the start but was unable to pass until the final pit stops.
Alonso stopped three laps earlier than the German, giving Schumacher enough time to build up a big enough margin to rejoin in the lead after his stop.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was third while Jenson Button's Honda retired with engine failure after a low-key race.
Button's car stopped with 31 laps to go having never been a threat to the front-runners.
The Englishman made up two places from his sixth-place grid position on the first lap.
But after an early intervention by the safety car he struggled to get heat into his front tyres and lost a place to McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen, who passed him at the chicane on lap four.
By the time Button stopped on the pit straight with smoke pouring from his car, he was well behind the McLaren but appeared to be heading for fifth.
Instead that position was taken by his team-mate Rubens Barrichello, who looked much more like his old self following his difficult start to the season.
The Brazilian qualified ahead of Button for the first time this year in fourth place, and despite losing three places at the start he stuck at it for his best race by far since joining Honda from Ferrari at the start of the season.
Like Barrichello, his former team had a slow start to the season, but after two consecutive victories - both in a straight fight with world champion Alonso - Ferrari now appear to have the quickest package in F1.
Schumacher and Ferrari seemed to have an edge on Renault throughout the weekend at the Nurburgring, and believed that Alonso had only snatched pole position by running light on fuel.
That turned out not to be the case - Alonso made his first stop on lap 17, only one lap earlier than Schumacher, and the Spaniard held on to the lead into the second part of the race.
But the Renault was never able to shake off the Ferrari and Schumacher was able to make his extra pace count during the extra laps he had at the end of his second stint.
That enabled him to come out of the pits with a comfortable advantage over Alonso, who spent the last part of the race more concerned about Massa's Ferrari behind him.
The two formed the front of a three-car train in the closing laps, with Raikkonen's McLaren finishing strongly in its most competitive showing of the season.
Schumacher said his 86th career win was a battle of wits and tactics.
"It is no suprise that this was a difficult race as we were driving competitively," said Schumacher.
"In the beginning, it was hard driving behind Alonso in his slipstream and the wind was tricky.
"The main thing was just getting out of the pit lane in front, I thought I could do it the first time but I pushed too hard on my in-lap and almost lost it.
"Fernando was pushing very hard and we could luckily match his pace."
Behind the leaders, the midfield battle was close. Ralf Schumacher was holding sixth place before his Toyota's engine failed with six laps to go, handing the position to Alonso's team-mate Fisichella.
The Italian battled hard throughout the race after starting 11th.
He was stuck behind Jacques Villeneuve's BMW Sauber for some time, and was closing in on the Toyota before its retirement.
Seventh place went to the impressive rookie Nico Rosberg, who fought through from the back of the grid in his Williams, and spent the last few laps shadowing Barrichello and Fisichella.
Villeneuve took the final points position in eighth place.
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European Grand Prix result:
1. Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 60 laps one hour 35 minutes 58.765 seconds 2. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +3.751 seconds 3. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari +4.447secs 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren-Mercedes +4.879 5. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda +1:12.586 6. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault +1:14.116 7. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Cosworth +1:14.565 8. Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BMW Sauber +1:29.364 9. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1 lap behind 10. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1 lap 11. Scott Speed (US) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1 lap 12. Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland-Toyota 1 lap 13. Christijan Albers (Ned) MF1 - Toyota 1 lap R Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 52 laps R Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren 52 laps R Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda 45 laps R Franck Montagny (Fra) Super Aguri-Honda 30 laps R Christian Klien (Aut) RedBull-Ferrari 29 laps R Jenson Button (GB) Honda 28 laps R Mark Webber (Aus) Williams-Cosworth 22 laps R David Coulthard (GB) RedBull-Ferrari 4 laps R Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Cosworth 2 laps
Key: R = retired
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, 1:32.099, lap 39.
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Post by steven9660 on May 9, 2006 7:34:53 GMT 7
Saw this whole race with my 3 years old son...great lah...old man schumi is back !!
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Post by JediKnight on May 9, 2006 7:53:11 GMT 7
Saw this whole race with my 3 years old son...great lah...old man schumi is back !! What a PIT STOP!
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Post by natespeed on May 9, 2006 8:18:00 GMT 7
Saw this whole race with my 3 years old son...great lah...old man schumi is back !! What a PIT STOP! yeah, seldom that we see other team can do a pit stop under 7 sec ;D, pit stop tactics, ferrari rules ;D
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Post by blackie on May 9, 2006 19:39:24 GMT 7
Huhu 12L fuel in 1 sec.. thats is why 7 sec pit
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Post by steven9660 on May 10, 2006 7:44:39 GMT 7
They racing director will plan the tactic as they race , to determine how fuel to pump in and also anticipate the rival pit stop strategy..not an easy job...
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Post by HOH! on May 28, 2006 9:47:31 GMT 7
Schumacher Stripped of Monaco Pole
Michael Schumacher was stripped of his pole position in Monaco on Saturday after race stewards found him guilty of deliberately stalling his car on the track at the Rascasse in the dying seconds of qualifying, preventing anyone else from setting a faster time.
Schumacher's actions brought out an angry response from Renault boss Flavio Briatore who accused the seven-time world champion of cheating.
Stewards spent nearly eight hours pouring over the evidence before reaching a decision saying they found "no justifiable reason for the driver to have braked with such undue, excessive and unusual pressure at this part of the circuit and (we) are therefore left with no alternative but to conclude that the driver deliberately stopped his car on the circuit."
In his defence Schumacher said it had been a simple mistake. "I tried to engage reverse but it didn't engage and I didn't really want to back up just by myself without knowing what was coming around the corner and finally it stalled."
Briatore however, was incensed by his former driver's actions telling reporters: "I think he is taking everyone for a ride. Someone who was seven times a world champion wants us to believe that he didn't do it on purpose, it's fairyland.
"And given that we are not Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, I think that what he did was unsporting and against everything... It's really astonishing what he did. Incredible."
Schumacher will now join his team-mate Felipe Massa - who crashed out during the first knockout phase - on the back row of the grid.
Fernando Alonso will now start on pole with Australian Mark Webber alongside in a Williams.
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Post by steven9660 on May 29, 2006 7:23:57 GMT 7
Alonso happy with win at F1's 'special place'In the middle of all the craziness, which is typical of the Monaco GP, Fernando Alonso stormed to yet another Championship victory and increased his overall lead over Michael Schumacher by a further 6 points. The Spaniard produced a steady and somewhat fortunate performance to ensure that when all was said and done he once again stood above all the rest on the podium. The day will no doubt be remembered for the controversy surrounding Michael Schumacher, the death on Friday of Michelin boss, Edouard Michelin, and the first ever podium finish by the Red Bull team, but the importance of this results should not be underestimated. Another six points for Alonso over Schumacher means his Championship lead is now 21 points and a comeback from the great German driver looks that much more unlikely. "Looking at the Championship, I am in a great position, and the consistency is the best part of it. We know that podium finishes are the key to winning the title, and so far this year we have had seven from seven races." Schumacher's performance though was typical of the man. With the all the criticism coming his way some thought he would take it easy but that would not be Schumacher. The seven-time World Champion flew through the field at times, eventually finishing 5th overall, obviously with thanks to some retirements as well, thus minimizing the damage done to his Championship hopes. Alonso was pressured throughout the race with McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and Williams's Mark Webber both threatening to take the win from the Renault man. Unfortunately for them though their cars could not match the reliability of the Renault and as they were forced out of the race Alonso marched on. It was yet another disappointing day for Raikkonen, who didn't even bother to return to his garage, he chose rather to retire to his yatch and cool off after a a promising day in Monte Carlo had turn sour for the Finn. Australian Mark Webber has been on the fringes for most of the season and his heart must have broken as his engine failed on him and his hopes of a possible GP win went up in flames with his car. Webber had driven brilliantly to give himself a chance of victory but it simply wasn't to be. Alonso dedicated his win to the Michelin family who were devastated this weekend by the death of their owner. "The race was quite emotional from the start," said Fernando. "Michelin did a fantastic job for this race, and I want to say thank-you to all their employees for their work." "Kimi (Raikkonen) put some pressure on me, which was quite tough, but it was good in the end. At Monaco you really have to keep your concentration and push to the limit all the time." Alonso, whose 12th GP victory put him level with the great Marco Andretti, says the Monaco GP is a special one for him, and winning it an important achievement for him. "It's a race that I put a cross against on my calendar at the start of the year, so now I have it. It's great for team, the Michelin and me." "This is a special place for any driver to win a race, for the history, for what it represents to Formula 1 and because it is such a big challenge to get through the race with no mistakes. We have been trying since 2003, and Renault had a good car here every year, but now we have done it. To be honest, I was quite surprised by Raikkonen's speed but I knew that I had to control my pace as well to look after the tyres." Overall it was another memorable GP in Monte Carlo which ended in a familiar manner this season. Alonso, whether it be by luck, skill or reliability always seems to emerge above the rest and unless Schumacher and his other rivals can improve their performances the young Spaniard could cruise to his second Formula One Championship title.
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