Formula 1 - Season 2006

[GorToma]

Dont know what to write but it starts again in 2 hours 30 minutes - way to go Schumi in your last season :D:D

[Kheops]

mmmmmmmmmm I prefer Alonso he's the best!!!!!!!!!

[Shannia]

Schumacher is leading today, we will see how the day ends. Alonso is in the third place by the way :) There are some new faces, like Nico Rosberg :p

[Skippy95]

mmmmmmmmmm I prefer Alonso he's the best!!!!!!!!!

Me too! :) Go Alonzo!

[Kheops]

And the winner is ALONZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!!!!!

[FinnFreak]

Nico drove well - I especially liked how he overtook Coulthard... :up:

All in all... looks like a promising season for Renault, Ferrari, Honda & Mercedes...


John - ;)

[Shannia]

Nico did a good race yep:up:

What an exciting race. Congrats Alonso, let´s keep the podium :] :bounce:

[GorToma]

Great race - congratz to Alonso - incredible what Kimi did but what a debut from Nico Rosberg

[La Diablesa]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH :D :D :D:up:

GOOO FERNANDO GOOO :D


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IT WAS A NICE DAY IN THE F1 TESTS IN CHESTE!!! :D :love: :p


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[Shannia]

Wow Silvi with de la Rosa! You don´t waste your time :funny: I guess that´s why you don´t get online :p

[La Diablesa]

Wow Silvi with de la Rosa! You don´t waste your time :funny: I guess that´s why you don´t get online :p

:funny: YEAH MAYBE :p BTW FERNANDO ALONSO IS AS FAST WITH HIS CAR AS WITH THE FANS LOL :funny: BUT ONLY CAN SAY THAT PEDRO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA WAS JUST THE BEST!!!!!!!! AND HE IS DAMN HOTTIE TOO!!!!!!!! AND :funny: I MET ALONSO'S GIRLFRIEND TOO AND I TOOK I PIC WITH HER TOO :funny: I DIDNT REMEMBER OF HER NAME AND WANTED TO CALL HER.......... HEY U MORFEO CAN I TAKE A PIC WITH U???????? :funny: MY BRO WAS LAUGHTING :funny: ALL THE TIME!!!! :funny: :p



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[Shannia]

:funny: YEAH MAYBE :p BTW FERNANDO ALONSO IS AS FAST WITH HIS CAR AS WITH THE FANS LOL :funny: BUT ONLY CAN SAY THAT PEDRO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA WAS JUST THE BEST!!!!!!!! AND HE IS DAMN HOTTIE TOO!!!!!!!! AND :funny: I MET ALONSO'S GIRLFRIEND TOO AND I TOOK I PIC WITH HER TOO :funny: I DIDNT REMEMBER OF HER NAME AND WANTED TO CALL HER.......... HEY U MORFEO CAN I TAKE A PIC WITH U???????? :funny: MY BRO WAS LAUGHTING :funny: ALL THE TIME!!!! :funny: :p



:devil:

Jajaja is she nice in person? I have heard that they are gonna get married in 7 months.. :rolleyes: too soon... :p And I don´t know what she´ll do because it seems that Alonso wants to move to Switzerland because journalist here don´t let him live.
It´s a pity that De la Rosa doesn´t run but at last it´s nice to hear him at TV making comments about the races because I cannot stand that stupid bold :p :funny: of Lobato

[Paul]

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Heyyyy I see they got a new pit girl for the season! :D

[aFinn]

Great race - congratz to Alonso - incredible what Kimi did but what a debut from Nico RosbergYep, great race! :up: I'm so happy Alonzo won and Kimi came third :D
Incredible rise from Kimi! And almost similar rise from Nico also, very impressive for his first race :up:



IT WAS A NICE DAY IN THE F1 TESTS IN CHESTE!!! :D :love: :p


:devil:OOOH!!! Tell us more!
Was there a general access to pits, or did you have some sort of pass?
Who else did you see? :D

[La Diablesa]

[IMG]

Heyyyy I see they got a new pit girl for the season! :D

:shocked: SHUT UP!!!! :p :o :p ;)


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[La Diablesa]

OOOH!!! Tell us more!
Was there a general access to pits, or did you have some sort of pass?
Who else did you see? :D

FIRST AT ALL HIS LAST NAME IS ALONSO BTW :p

ANYWAYS :p SOMEONE THAT WORKS WITH MY BRO JAVI, HIS SISTER IS A SPORT JOURNALIST SO SHE COULD GET TO US FREE PASS TO SEE TRAININGS IN CHESTE (WHAT A BIG NOISE LOL) AND TO GO TO WHERE THE TEAMS ARE WITH THE TRUCKS AND ALL :D THIS PLACE WAS FORBBIDEN FOR NORMAL PUBLIC :D SO IT WAS SOOOOOO COOL STAY THERE AND SEE IT ALL :D BUT OF COURSE WE WAS ALL TIME HOPING MEET ALONSO AND WE DID BUT HE PASSED SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FAST AND DIDNT STOP HE LOOKED TOO CONCENTRATED IN HIS WORK :p BUT PEDRO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA WAS PRETTY CUTE AND NICE WITH ALL OF US :D KIMMI IT WASNT THIS DAY IN VALENCIA CAUSE LEFT DAY BEFORE FOR ILLNESS BUT HE CAME BACK WEEKS LATER BUT I DIDNT GO THIS DAY, I COULD SEE OTHER RACERS AND REALLY WAS A TOO INTERESTING DAY AT THE RACES ;) :D I TOOK PICS OF THE TRUCKS TOO SO ILL POST PICS LATER :)



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[La Diablesa]

here some more pics :)

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here were working with lots computers...

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and finally the car that Alonso (drove it by himself) and his girlfriend left ummmmmmmmmmm guess not more Renault in his life :funny:

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[aFinn]

FIRST AT ALL HIS LAST NAME IS ALONSO BTW :p

ANYWAYS :p SOMEONE THAT WORKS WITH MY BRO JAVI, HIS SISTER IS A SPORT JOURNALIST SO SHE COULD GET TO US FREE PASS TO SEE TRAININGS IN CHESTE (WHAT A BIG NOISE LOL) AND TO GO TO WHERE THE TEAMS ARE WITH THE TRUCKS AND ALL :D THIS PLACE WAS FORBBIDEN FOR NORMAL PUBLIC :D SO IT WAS SOOOOOO COOL STAY THERE AND SEE IT ALL :D BUT OF COURSE WE WAS ALL TIME HOPING MEET ALONSO AND WE DID BUT HE PASSED SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FAST AND DIDNT STOP HE LOOKED TOO CONCENTRATED IN HIS WORK :p BUT PEDRO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA WAS PRETTY CUTE AND NICE WITH ALL OF US :D KIMMI IT WASNT THIS DAY IN VALENCIA CAUSE LEFT DAY BEFORE FOR ILLNESS BUT HE CAME BACK WEEKS LATER BUT I DIDNT GO THIS DAY, I COULD SEE OTHER RACERS AND REALLY WAS A TOO INTERESTING DAY AT THE RACES ;) :D I TOOK PICS OF THE TRUCKS TOO SO ILL POST PICS LATER :)



:devil:Oooopsie, sorry, I always make that mistake with the spelling :o

Ah! Glad you had that opportunity to tour the pit area and behind :D:up:
Thanks for the story! :D Isn't that noise so loud?! I actually felt sick from the noise when I was in Indianapolis on the stand in front of the pits, the sound of the cars ping-ponged between the pits and the stand, weeee ...


here some more pics :)

and finally the car that Alonso (drove it by himself) and his girlfriend left ummmmmmmmmmm guess not more Renault in his life :funny:Thanks SO much for the pics! :up:

Whatta? Alonso drives a Mercedes instead of a Renault? :shocked: I thought it was pretty much "mandatory" to drive on the sponsored cars teams provide? :p

[Afonso]

Thanks for the photos ;)

[aFinn]

Today was the first time I watched the new qualifying system, rather ...interesting :uhh:
...Looks like for tomorrow's race Renault and Kimi will have heavy fuel load and the others were lighter... we'll see tomorrow.

In the top 3 qualifiers interview I noticed that Nico Rosberg looked the most round faced of the three, and sweated the most. Could be his young age and light skin had something to do with it, but in a race like Malesian GP, with extreme heat and humidity, driver fitness will play a big part. Now we'll see which drivers will have trained most during the winter..

[Kheops]

Winner Fisichella, 2em Alonzo..... :)

[Shaniabomber99]

I try to stay away this thread :) Great pics :)

Carley

[GorToma]

nice race - congratz to - Fisico - but it was also a little bit boring - no real action - wish it had rained a little bit

[Shannia]

Alonso started the race excellent :bounce: I only could see that on news and watched the last 15 laps because I was sleeping jeje Congrats to Renault team! Alonso rules :) :) :) One more week on the podium :]

[La Diablesa]

GREAT DAY FOR BRIATORE ;)

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[aFinn]

I watched the last 15 lapsI watched the first couple of laps, then for some reason lost interest :uhh:, watched something else and turned to watch last 10 laps again :p

Congrats to Renault :up: They had a perfect result from Malesia.

[Shannia]

I watched the first couple of laps, then for some reason lost interest :uhh:, watched something else and turned to watch last 10 laps again :p



Maybe Kimi made you lose interest :p ;) ;)

[FinnFreak]

...actually, it was Klien that made us lose our interest...

John - ;)

[aFinn]

Maybe Kimi made you lose interest :p ;) ;) Kimi retiring on the first lap might have had something to do with it, yes :p

[aFinn]

Somehow, even though lots happened in Australian GP, it was not that exciting... I think Alonso was a bit too perfect in front for there to be any real excitement who's gonna win the race. It was a solid victory for him, so congrats for that, but I hope other teams get their act together in the coming races so there will be excitement in the Championship battle, it's always boring if somebody is too far ahead.

[Shannia]

Yeah I agree :p It´s better if there´s some excitement but only if the winner it´s the one who was today jajaja :] :] What a man!

[Paul]

I miss hearing the Italian national anthem every race. I mean it, I love it. Although nice to have some different winners than Schumacher all the time.

Its the best national anthem, it goes on for so long! :p

[Kheops]

congrats Alonso and renault i'm happy :p

[La Diablesa]

:D IM SOOOO HAPPY TOO :D



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[GorToma]

im not happy- but congratzz to Alonso and Renault - bad weekend for Ferrari

[aFinn]

Attached is a pic of an F1 accident :shocked:

[GorToma]

Attached is a pic of an F1 accident :shocked:

:biglaugh: :biglaugh:

[Shannia]

Shocking accident yeah :funny:

And Ferrari won again..They are running too fast...Congrats Schumi.

[Shannia]

Not an exciting race at all cause Alonso flew over the road. It was very emotional to see the last lap while all the fans were making noise . The first time that a spanish pilot wins the spanish GP :]

[aFinn]

Very nice result for Spanish people :up:

But a boring race. If only Alonso or that one german driver win races, there isn't enough variety. But perhaps they'll at least develop a tight race for the championship.
Every time there are major rules changes to engine and chassis, the big teams come out strongest, and the field that was already starting to even up and give chances for many drivers to reach podium is again very narrow.
Naturally each year different teams have problems, but usually other teams have come and surprised us with good results. Now it's just 2 teams that seem to have any chance of winning, and it's not enough variety.

[aFinn]

Schu pole remains in doubt
Saturday, 27, May, 2006, 19:46

Michael Schumacher’s pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix remains in doubt after the stewards launched an inquiry into his last corner incident at the end of qualifying.

The German ace was called up to speak to the officials after the paddock went into uproar, questioning the sincerity of the seven-time world champion’s claims that he had made a genuine mistake.

Schumacher had already secured pole when he apparently slid wide at the 40mph La Rascasse hairpin in the final moments of the session, partly obstructing the track.

Several drivers’ flying laps were ruined by the ensuing yellow flags, including that of world champion Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella.

Alonso was convinced afterwards that the incident had cost him pole position.

“Until the last corner I was three tenths quicker than my previous lap so for sure,” he said.

“It was not too difficult today.”

“I do my maximum in the car and today was okays, the car was performing pretty well, I think we have a good strategy and fantastic tyres for the race performance so we have to wait and see tomorrow,” he added.

“But after dominating all weekend, to lose on the last lap is not really a good moment.”

Although Renault did not launch an official protest, team principal Flavio Britore was incandescent with rage afterwards.

He told ITV Sport’s Ted Kravitz that it looked as if Schumacher had done it on purpose.

“I think everybody sees that not only me,” he said.

“He’s not touching the barrier, he’s just parking the car. This is the way Ferrari manage you know.”

Schumacher claimed in the press conference afterwards though that the mistake came after he was pushing too hard.

“I saw my sector times just were basically in the same area, so I mean it was hop or top. It was just unfortunately a touch too much and I came in to Rascasse, second last corner, locked up the front and then went wide,” he explained.

“Initially I did not stall the car,” he added.

“I tried to engage reverse but then obviously there was the traffic situation and I didn’t want to back up by myself without knowing what was coming around the corner and then finally it stalled.”

If Schumacher is found to have obstructed the track deliberately by the stewards he could lose his pole position time.


http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36063


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Renault could protest Schumi's pole
Saturday May 27 2006

Renault are reportedly protesting Michael Schumacher's pole position in Saturday's qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix after a furious Flavio Briatore claimed the German 'deliberately' brought out the yellow flags.

Seconds before the hour-long session ended, Schumacher, who was fastest at the time, lost control of his Ferrari and narrowly avoided the barriers.

However, instead of crashing, the German, stalled his car on the track at the Rascasse hairpin, which brought out the yellow flags and prevented a flying Fernando Alonso from claiming pole position.

And a disgusted Briatore has now accused the German of cheating.

"It looked deliberate, and everybody is saying it, not just me," he said.

"It wasn't like he hit the barriers - he just parked the car. I can't believe it.

"I don't know why he needed to do it - that's the way Ferrari manage."

His driver, Alonso, isn't too happy about it either.

"I was three tenths up on the lap until then," he said in the post-qualifying press conference.

"I am not going to give my true opinion on the matter here though. It is not the right place or time."

The incident immediately sparked rumours that Renault would protest Schumacher's pole position, however, so far the FIA are refusing to confirm whether this is true.

http://www.planetf1.com/News/Story_Page/0,15909,3210_3213_1248588,00.html




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Schumacher pole causes Monaco row
Michael Schumacher controversially beat title rival Fernando Alonso to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Ferrari star spun on his final lap in the closing stages but his time of one minute 13.898 seconds from his first run beat Alonso by 0.064secs.

His error at the Rascasse hairpin stopped Alonso among others from setting a faster time and led to accusations he had crashed on purpose.

Honda's Jenson Button failed to make the top-10 shoot-out and starts 14th.

Williams driver Mark Webber was an impressive third fastest, ahead of McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen, Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella and Raikkonen's team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya.

Button's team-mate Rubens Barrichello did make the shootout and will line up seventh, ahead of the Toyota of Jarno Trulli and David Coulthard's Red Bull.

Button said: "I was quicker on old tyres than new. We will have to look at the data but everyone knows that qualifying well here is crucial for the race

"I'm extremely frustrated to be starting so far back here for a race I felt confident we could do well in."

Monaco Grand Prix stewards afterwards summoned Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella after reports that he blocked Coulthard.

Coulthard, a two times Monaco winner with McLaren, qualified ninth while Fisichella was fifth.

"He looked as if he should have been able to qualify in the top five or six," said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner.

"Unfortunately he got blocked by Fisichella on his fast lap and that cost him a great deal of time."

Webber's team-mate Nico Rosberg rounded out the top 10 in his first Monaco Grand Prix.

The manner of Schumacher's mistake provoked claims from many of his rivals that he had deliberately stopped on the track to prevent anyone from challenging his pole position.

The way his Ferrari ran wide looked very unusual, and he then stalled the engine while making an apparently ham-fisted attempt to reverse it out of the barrier.

Renault team boss Flavio Briatore said: "It looked deliberate, and everybody is saying it, not just me. It wasn't like he hit the barriers - he just parked the car. I can't believe it.

"I don't know why he needed to do it - that's the way Ferrari manage.

"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."

But Schumacher said he had made an error.

"It was a touch too much going into that final corner. I didn't know I was fastest, so I was really pushing on that lap.

"I came into the bend hard, locked up the front and went wide. I checked with the (pit) guys what position I was and they said P1.

"At the start I hadn't stalled the car but it was impossible to reverse because of the traffic behind me.

"There were cars coming behind me, I knew it, but I couldn't see them well enough to judge when to pull out. Then the engine stalled.

"Whatever you do in certain moments, your enemies believe one thing and the people who support you believe another," he added.

"Some people may not believe it, but unfortunately that's the world we live in.

"I don't care what other teams do. I know Flavio well enough," said Schumacher, who drove for the Italian when he was at Benetton from 1991-95.

Alonso, talking in the post-qualifying TV interviews, said the incident had cost him pole position.

"For sure, I'd have been on pole if I did not see the yellow flags. I was three tenths (of a second) up on the lap until then.

"I am not going to give my true opinion on the matter here, though. It is not the right place or time."

Race officials are studying the incident after Renault went to discuss Schumacher's behaviour with them.

According to F1 rules, drivers are not allowed to set a fastest time in a sector of the lap where there are warning flags for an accident.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5023004.stm

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"I am not going to give my true opinion on the matter here - it is not the right place or time"
Fernando Alonso





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Fisi penalised for holding up DC
Saturday, 27, May, 2006, 18:49

Giancarlo Fisichella has been penalised by Monaco Grand Prix stewards for holding up David Coulthard during qualifying on Saturday.

The Renault driver was deemed to have impeded Coulthard’s Red Bull Racing car, although the stewards accepted that his actions were not necessarily intentional.

Fisichella was docked his three fastest laps, dropping him from fifth to a provisional 10th on the grid.

However, the final grid order will not be settled until the FIA concludes its investigation until the controversial incident involving Michael Schumacher, who currently sits on pole.

Fisichella's penalty will no doubt bring a wry smile to the face of Jacques Villeneuve.


The 1997 world champion attracted Fisi's ire at the Nurburgring earlier this month after hindering the Italian's progress during Q2.


The same penalty was applied to Villeneuve but the Canadian only forfeited one grid position.


http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36071

[Shannia]

What do you think guys? I was so shocking when I saw it jaja, I couldn´t believe it. Even Ferrari team were laughing about it, something that they wouldn´t do if a real accident happens :rolleyes:

[aFinn]

I am no Schumacher fan due to the controversial situations that keep happening around him, starting from rammin Hill and trying to ram Villeneuve, etc etc, somehow all these things happen and he's innocent? :huh:

What comes to this incident, I guess he's the only person who knows the truth, there does seem to be widely spread suspicion about this incident though.

[Shannia]

Looks like FIA has sent to Schumi to the last position in the queue jajaja. First Alonso, second Webber and third Kimmi. There will be some emotion between Alonso and Kimmi :]

[Kheops]

I wish that Alonso win this GP

[aFinn]

It would be nice if Webber won this race, then we'd get a new winner and some change into the same people always on podium.

[GorToma]

Congratzz to Alonso - im sorry to Kimi - was a great race :D

[Shannia]

I am sorry for the finnish, Kimmi had such a bad luck. But it was funny to watch him walk so many time jajaja. And he didn´t look very sad when he was on the boat ;)

[Shannia]

I wish that Alonso win this GP

I hope so too :] But I don´t know what french will do next year when Alonso change his team :p

[aFinn]

Hopefully it will be an interesting Silverstone GP, at least grid looks interesting, and in parts surprising too

1. Fernando Alonso Renault
2. Kimi Räikkönen McLaren
3. Michael Schumacher Ferrari
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari
5. Giancarlo Fisichella Renault
6. Rubens Barrichello Honda
7. Ralf Schumacher Toyota
8. Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren
9. Nick Heidfeld BMW
10. Jacques Villeneuve BMW
11. David Coulthard Red Bull
12. Nico Rosberg Williams
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso
14. Christian Klien Red Bull
15. Scott Speed Toro Rosso
16. Tiago Monteiro MF1
17. Mark Webber Williams
18. Christijan Albers MF1
19. Jenson Button Honda
20. Franck Montagny Super Aguri
21. Takuma Sato Super Aguri *
22. Jarno Trulli Toyota *

[Kheops]

who is the winner to the GP please i dont watch it?

[aFinn]

It turned out to be a rather dull race after all. Alonso won, Schumacher second, Räikkönen third.

[Kheops]

It turned out to be a rather dull race after all. Alonso won, Schumacher second, Räikkönen third.
thanks Marika !!! i'm happy for Alonso and renault!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[aFinn]

At this moment it looks like Alonso will take championship for sure.

So it's on to next year waiting for new chances for others. It will be interesting with so many drivers changing teams.

[GorToma]

didnt see the race today but congratzz to Alonso - thik he will be the old and new champion

[Shannia]

Alonso is doing a good season yep:] but there´s too many races still. Let´s see how he will do next year with his new team...:dunno:

[aFinn]

Alonso is doing a good season yep:] but there´s too many races still. Let´s see how he will do next year with his new team...:dunno:At this moment changing teams looks like a mistake, but naturally we see next year what will happen.

I don't know, at some point there were rumours Renault wouldn't continue next year in F1, so perhaps Alonso's decision came because of that?
But then again, that rumour hasn't been circulating anymore lately, so who knows. I hope Heikki Kovalainen gets a drive for Renault next year, he's done a good job as test driver, and before that fought with Nico Rosberg in F2 series, coming second at the last moment after leading for long. So if he gets a good drive, he has potential.

[Shannia]

At this moment changing teams looks like a mistake, but naturally we see next year what will happen.

I don't know, at some point there were rumours Renault wouldn't continue next year in F1, so perhaps Alonso's decision came because of that?
But then again, that rumour hasn't been circulating anymore lately, so who knows. I hope Heikki Kovalainen gets a drive for Renault next year, he's done a good job as test driver, and before that fought with Nico Rosberg in F2 series, coming second at the last moment after leading for long. So if he gets a good drive, he has potential.

I don´t know why Alonso made that decision cause I don´t think that Reanult wouldn´t want to keep him for more time at the team. Anyway, Alonso made some comments few months ago saying that he wasn´t very comfortable being a part of Renault team because they have never gave him the support he was looking for. They are supporting him now that he´s winning every race and even though when he wants to do an strategy Renault never let him do whatever he wants. I hope Alonso doesn´t have the same luck than Kimmi next year...Although Montoya is no having that problems.

[aFinn]

I don´t know why Alonso made that decision cause I don´t think that Reanult wouldn´t want to keep him for more time at the team. Anyway, Alonso made some comments few months ago saying that he wasn´t very comfortable being a part of Renault team because they have never gave him the support he was looking for. They are supporting him now that he´s winning every race and even though when he wants to do an strategy Renault never let him do whatever he wants. I hope Alonso doesn´t have the same luck than Kimmi next year...Although Montoya is no having that problems. Oh I see, I didn't know he was unhappy. Although if it's because he wants to set his own strategy, don't all teams do strategy and drivers obey that?
McLaren can be very fast, but has a reputation of being unreliable.

[Shannia]

Oh I see, I didn't know he was unhappy. Although if it's because he wants to set his own strategy, don't all teams do strategy and drivers obey that?
McLaren can be very fast, but has a reputation of being unreliable.

Yeah that´s they way it should be but it seems that other drivers have more voice when they are going to stop at boxes or choosing wheels. I don´t think Renault statregies are brilliant, you can expect they stop at boxes in the weirdest moment. I remember once when this GP started that they made entered at boxes to Alonso when the race was almost finishing and it was not really needed..so he lost a lot of time :uhh: Anyway, I hope Mclaren improve their cars for next year, they can be all the faster they want to, but in my opinion safety is more important.

[aFinn]

Oh okay. This is something I haven't heard about. I do think on most cases team decides these things, but whoever it is, some teams seem to just always have the strangest pit strategies, they come in so that their drivers lose a lot of places. Teams like Toyota and Williams seem very conservative on their strategies, and for example Ferrari seems to always be ready to change plan according to what happens on track.

[Shannia]

Yeah Ferrari always have the best strategies in my opinion...

[Shannia]

1 - Alonso.
2 - Schumacher.
3 - Raikkonen.

Looks like we are gonna win again the season...:p

[aFinn]

There was a big crash in Indianapolis first corner, well, 2 separate incidents, it looked. What I saw was Montoya ramming to the back of Kimi's car, and that led to other cars going out too :nono:

[GorToma]

Schumi won - Massa 2nd - Fissi 3rd - Trulli 4th - Alonso 5th

[Alex]

About Formula One.. I just know Michael Shumacker :p:p:p... I reall don't like cars but I would like to know more.....:p

[Shannia]

Unfortunately for me there´s some new movements at the podium :( Alonso had 14 consecutive poles, very close to the 19´s Schumacher made and he stopped his string. It looks like he was riding a bicycle instead of a car :p Hope the new motor do great in France GP

[Alex]

Yesterday I saw the cars moving on and a sweden pilot won the competence... what tournament does it belong to?

[aFinn]

Yesterday I saw the cars moving on and a sweden pilot won the competence... what tournament does it belong to?Hmm, well, I don't know what that is, but it wasn't Formula One, as there is no Swedish driver in it.


Looks like Montoya was fired:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5168206.stm

McLaren agree to release Montoya


Juan Pablo Montoya has been released by McLaren with immediate effect following his decision to quit for Nascar at the end of the season.


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41872000/jpg/_41872802_montoya_getty_203.jpg

Montoya will be replaced by Pedro de la Rosa


The Colombian will be replaced by test driver Pedro de la Rosa for the rest of the present campaign.

"I know it will be a tough transition but I'm excited about the chance to move into Nascar," said Montoya.

"I'm grateful for this opportunity to settle my personal life and concentrate on my future career."

The 30-year-old announced last weekend that he would be leaving Formula One for Nascar.

Montoya, who has won seven races since moving to the sport in 2001, has had a disappointing season this year with only two podium finishes.

And his last race in Formula One saw him run into the back of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap of the United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis - an incident which led to both cars crashing out.

Montoya will now spend the next few months at his home in Miami preparing for the 2007 Nascar campaign with team owner Chip Ganassi.

"We have agreed that with so many things happening in Juan Pablo's life right now, he should take some time out of the car and prepare professionally and personally for the future," said McLaren team boss Ron Dennis.

"Juan Pablo is an exciting driver and immensely likeable character who will undoubtedly make a successful transition to the Nascar scene."

De La Rosa will make his second appearance for McLaren when he takes over from Montoya at the French Grand Prix this weekend.

The Spaniard finished fifth and set the fastest lap when standing in for Montoya in Bahrain last year.

"I'm of course extremely thrilled to have this opportunity to race a car in which I'm really comfortable," said De la Rosa.

"I know the car better than anyone and I'm confident I can achieve important championship points for the team."

McLaren have already signed world champion Fernando Alonso from Renault for next year.

And if Raikkonen moves to either Renault or Ferrari, the door could be open for McLaren's British hopefuls Lewis Hamilton or Gary Paffett to make the step up to Formula One.

[GorToma]

Bye bye Montoya - we wont miss you - but i wish they would bring back Alex Zanardi

[Shannia]

Wow how great! I am glad for de la Rosa :D :D :D So we will have two spanish leading McLaren :bounce: :bounce:

[GorToma]

Schumi 1st, Alonso 2nd, Massa 3rd, Schumi II 4th - nice race but not spectaculare

[Kristian]

Bye bye Montoya - we wont miss you - but i wish they would bring back Alex Zanardi

This guy Montoya either he's crazy or he's idiot, how could have said that Nascrap is more interesting than F1. Can't get it :rolleyes:

[Kristian]

Schumi is doing great, but guess he's just a bit unlucky. Alonso is doing great also.

[Shannia]

This guy Montoya either he's crazy or he's idiot, how could have said that Nascrap is more interesting than F1. Can't get it :rolleyes:

Considering how Montoya drives it´s understandable that he thinks that way :p

Couldn´t watch the entire race yesterday. De la Rosa finished 7 :)

[FinnFreak]

This guy Montoya either he's crazy or he's idiot, how could have said that Nascrap is more interesting than F1. Can't get it :rolleyes:

Considering how Montoya drives it´s understandable that he thinks that way :p

Hopefully he will take some driving lessons before the next NASCAR season. :p


McLaren flew in the biggest Mercedes executives from Europe, just to witness both cars being wrecked during the first lap..?

That gotta hurt like hell.


John - ;)

[Kristian]

A friend of mine calls Nascrap as "rednecks turning left" :funny

[Alex]

I've been watching one of these games about Formula 1 on TV, and it's amazing what Schumaker are doing, he's really a great sportsman... for me the best at least in the last race:D..

[aFinn]

Bridgestone will provide tyres for all teams starting from next season, is it not? Is it my imagination or does it look like Michelin has had some troubles in recent races, and that could possibly contribute to Alonso's declining performance? And it also looks like Renault could have slowed down this year's development to car thus making it more harder?

There are now all sorts of rumours about drivers and teams for next season. It is said if Schumacher continues his career, Kimi would go to Renault, if not, he'd go to Ferrari. But now also they say Alonso is regretting his McLaren deal, and is looking to get out to stay in Renault...

All these don't look too good for Heikki Kovalainen to get a drive in Renault next season. For the life of me I don't know why Renault continue with Fisichella, the drivers being Kovalainen and Fisichella does not seem very likely, thus Renault looking for an experienced number 1 driver. Had they not signed Fisi, Kovalainen might have had a chance for a drive.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5194692.stm

Renault keen on signing Raikkonen

Renault have set their sights on signing Kimi Raikkonen to replace world champion Fernando Alonso in 2007.
McLaren driver Raikkonen has been widely tipped to move to Ferrari, but Renault F1 president Alain Dassas said his team were also talking to the Finn.

"It's no secret, Raikkonen is our priority for the 2007 season," Dassas told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport.

"We are talking with Raikkonen about a contract," Dassas said, describing him as "one of the greatest drivers".

He added that Renault would be "very satisfied" if the two parties could come to a definitive agreement.

Renault are also considering test driver Heikki Kovalainen as a partner for Giancarlo Fisichella, who is staying at the team.

But Dassas said the younger Finn's lack of experience was a negative.

"To have a driver with no experience like [Kovalainen] would be risky. In F1 nowadays, you need quick, immediate results, and it could be a problem to obtain them with a debutant."

[aFinn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5219520.stm

Williams sign Toyota engine deal

Williams have announced they are to switch to Toyota engines next season in a new three-year deal.
Williams, who are currently powered by Cosworth after their split with BMW, will use the same specification engines as Toyota's own team.

"The agreement is the cornerstone of a challenge for the world championship," said team boss Frank Williams.

"We are proud to have secured their support in our efforts to return to our competitive best."

Williams have won 113 Grands Prix since 1979 and nine constructors' championships.

But their last titles were in 1997, when Canadian Jacques Villeneuve also won the drivers' crown.

They are currently eighth in this season's constructors' standings with 10 points while Toyota are fifth with 21.

Toyota entered F1 in 2002 but have yet to win a Grand Prix despite having one of the biggest budgets in the sport.

The new deal with Williams will mean the end of their agreement with the Midland team.

While Williams remain an independent team, the engine agreement could lead to greater cooperation with Toyota in future.

Williams said: "Toyota is an impressive and remarkable industrial giant, with the most phenomenal reputation for achieving the goals it sets itself.

"Both Williams and Toyota Racing see significant benefits from a relationship based on robust on-track competition and close off-track co-operation."

Toyota motorsport president John Howett added: "We are pleased to be selected as the engine provider to Williams and look forward to establish a strong relationship with them.

"We look forward to both teams using each other as a comparative benchmark from which each can improve its own performance and to competing with each other at the front of the grid."

[GorToma]

will be an interesting race this afternoon - Kimi starts 1st, Schumi 2nd, Massa 3rd - Alonso is only on 7th position

[aFinn]

Most likely this setup will lead to a Schumacher win. It would be shocking if Kimi could actually win with that car.

[GorToma]

well i think he hadnt much fuel on board while training - so he got the pole - after the first stop Schumi will get the lead

[GorToma]

OK - Schumi won (what a wonder - :D), Massa 2nd (he wasnt allowed to win) and Kimi 3rd - Alonso only 5th - so the leading of Alonso in the championship is down to 11 points b4 Schumi and 6 races left - all can happen now 2nd time champion Alonso or 8th time champion Schumi

[Kheops]

I dont like Schumacher, i prefer Alonso

[Shannia]

Congratulations to Schumi. The Championship is getting really insteresting. Ferrari is invencible these last races, they are running far away from the rest of the teams. I hope Alonso´s car will do better next weekend or we are lost!

[canoilers]

So can we talk about Cart in this thread? :p I can't believe two Canadians were going toe to toe today.Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani got into some words and some pushing.

[GorToma]

I dont like Schumacher, i prefer Alonso

i dont like both

[Shannia]

i dont like both
Why not? :p A german that doesn´t like Schumacher :p Who do you like then?

[aFinn]

Very interesting Hungarian GP, rain races always have lots of incidents.
Congratulations to Jenson Button for his first ever win! :up:
I imagine also Pedro De La Rosa enjoyed his podium place.

I feel most sorry for Alonso, he drove a strong and exciting race after starting from 15th on the grid, and then having to retire from first place due to tyre coming loose :nono:

[GorToma]

Why not? :p A german that doesn´t like Schumacher :p Who do you like then?

Schumacher is to arrogant - i prefer Heidfeld or Rosberg

[Shannia]

Wow what a exciting race! I couldn´t believe what happened to Alonso :cry::cry: He was doing such a great race. Anyway Button made an awesome race at last and it was pretty nice to see de la Rosa getting his first podium, he´s been a lot of years workin and he has shown that he has a lot of talent to show. It´s a pity that he couldn´t drive before for Montoya because he hasn´t the same money Montoya has:uhh:
I would rather Alonso at the podium but I feel so good when Schumacher went out the race also jajaja.
Can´t wait to the next GP.:bounce:

[Shannia]

Schumacher is to arrogant - i prefer Heidfeld or Rosberg

Ralph is worse so maybe it´s something about genetics :p But he´s also funny, I think that he has some irony. After winning all the GP´s it´s normal that he has arrogance. We will have to see Alonso in 8 years. Although he´s very polite and he doesn´t act like Schumi ;)

[Shannia]

Have you heard Schumi´s health problems? That can make quicker that he retires from F1. We will see what happens tomorrow.

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:21.484
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:21.486
3. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:21.653
4. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:21.704
5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:21.829
6. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:22.011
7. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:22.258
8. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) McLaren 1:22.280
9. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:22.787
10. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:23.175

MONZA, Italy, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Never mind who wins Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. The big question at Monza this weekend is what Michael Schumacher, Formula One's most successful driver, will say afterwards.
After months of feverish speculation, the anticipation has reached boiling point. There is only one story in town and it is Schumacher's future.
Schumi fans fear the worst, a red-shirted army hoping against hope that Ferrari's seven-times world champion does not do what many have predicted and announce that he is retiring at the end of the season.
"Michael, I beg you not to leave Ferrari," declared a handrwitten banner in Italian on the main grandstand. On the internet, there is an outpouring of messages urging the 37-year-old to stay.
Jackie Stewart, one of only a handful of Formula One champions to have quit at the top, thinks otherwise.
"If he were to win the world championship this year, and he's got every chance to do it, he should retire categorically," the triple champion told Reuters.
"Sport, unlike business, requires an athlete to recognise that some of his human attributes eventually diminish and you want to be out before that happens," added the Scot.
"Tiger Woods will retire before he loses it. So therefore you've got to make that decision."

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6068906,00.html

[aFinn]

Have you heard Schumi´s health problems? That can make quicker that he retires from F1. We will see what happens tomorrow.

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:21.484
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:21.486
3. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:21.653
4. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:21.704
5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:21.829Which health problems?

It's funny, everything seems to focus on what happens after the race, even though if Ferrari's announcement will be anything else but Schumi retiring and Kimi driving for them it would be a surprise only then. And we have a very tight championship still ahead, and this race could well be a turning point if Schumi does well and Alonso not so good.

Next season should be fairly interesting, top drivers changing teams, who will have the best car next season?
As a Finn I am looking forward to next season, 2 Finns in top teams.

[GorToma]

Alonso has to start from place 10 - he made a mistake with Massa and was put back 5 places

[aFinn]

Alonso has to start from place 10 - he made a mistake with Massa and was put back 5 placesThat decision looked a bit suspicious, I'd have liked the championship be clean instead of all this kinds of tricks and controversy.
Since Alonso's engine blew, we can speculate if he could have saved his engine more if he didn't have to start at 10th place, so a lot of ifs and buts. But in the end situation now is that only 2 points separate Alonso and Schumacher, so last 3 races will be super interesting, with Ferrari having a slight advantage looking at how they have come back and seem a stronger team at the moment.

Kubica must have had a strange race, being at third for most of the race, then dropping to 5th when 10 laps to go, but since Alonso retired and Massa suffered, he got back up to third and to the podium in the end.

Well, the press releases came out and Schumacher will retire, and Kimi has a 3 year deal with Ferrari.



2006 Italian Grand Prix


Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 Winner 2 10

2 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +8.0 secs 1 8

3 17 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW 53 +26.4 secs 6 6

4 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 53 +32.0 secs 9 5

5 12 Jenson Button Honda 53 +32.6 secs 5 4

6 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 53 +42.4 secs 8 3

7 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 53 +44.6 secs 11 2

8 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 53 +45.3 secs 3 1

[aFinn]

Webber: Alonso penalty ridiculous

Mark Webber has branded the decision of the Monza stewards to penalise Fernando Alonso for impeding Felipe Massa in qualifying as “ridiculous”.

Full article (http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37302)


Mosley seeking new 'block' rule

FIA president Max Mosley has admitted that the sport’s governing body is considering changes to the regulations to avoid a repeat of the controversy that has resulted in a furious Fernando Alonso being demoted five places on the Italian GP grid.

Full article (http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37301)



Ferrari confirms Raikkonen signing

Sunday, 10, September, 2006, 15:05

Ferrari has confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen will take the retiring Michael Schumacher’s place in the team next year.

Finally making public Formula 1’s worst-kept secret, the Maranello squad announced that it has signed a three-year contract with the 26-year-old Finn.

Massa’s contract has been renewed through to the end of 2008.

Link (http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37308)



It's official: Schumi to retire

Sunday, 10, September, 2006, 14:46

Michael Schumacher will bring down the curtain on his glittering Formula 1 career at the end of this season.

Ferrari confirmed the momentous news moments in a press release issued moments after Schumacher sped to a glorious victory at Monza and slashed Fernando Alonso’s world title lead to a mere two points.

"Michael Schumacher will retire from race driving at the end of the 2006 world championship," the statement began.

The 37-year-old German, close to tears, confirmed his decision in a heart-rending statement during the post-race press conference at Monza.

He explained that the time had come for him to accept that his career had a finite shelf-life.
"One day the day has to come and I felt at a point that this is the moment," he said.


Speculation over Schumacher’s future plans has dominated the 2006 season to date.
Schumacher burst onto the F1 scene as a 22-year-old in 1991, qualifying seventh on his debut with Jordan at Spa.
His instant pace, and the awesome confidence with which he tackled F1’s most daunting circuit, immediately marked him out as a star of the future.
A year later at the same circuit, and now driving for Benetton, Schumacher scored his maiden grand prix win.
His partnership with the Enstone-based squad yielded back-to-back world championships in 1994 and 1995 despite what was generally acknowledged as a car disadvantage to Williams rival Damon Hill.




But the manner in which he won the ’94 title – unceremoniously turfing Hill off the track after making an error at the previous corner – set the tone for a career that would be dogged by controversy and question marks over his sportsmanship.




Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and brought with him the tight-knit nucleus of key figures including Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne with whom he had formed a close relationship at Benetton.
The car was initially a long way off the pace but Schumacher is credited with galvanising the Maranello team’s revival and subsequent period of dominance over the next decade.
The German’s five successive world titles from 2000 to 2004 ripped up the F1 record books; he eclipsed Juan Manuel Fangio’s long-standing mark of five titles in 2003 and set a new record of 13 wins in a single season in ’04.
By the end of that year Schumacher towered above all rivals in the pantheon of the sport in statistical terms.

But the rise of a generation of young stars – principally Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen – showed that even his seemingly immortal reign would come to an end one day.
After Raikkonen came close in 2003, Alonso finally dethroned Schumacher in ’05, an event that proved the catalyst for a maelstrom of media speculation about the date of his retirement.


The 2006 season has encapsulated the flawed nature of Schumacher’s genius.


On the one hand, he has demonstrated undiminished speed, skill and above all desire to win.
But that same all-or-nothing attitude saw him roundly condemned by F1 stars past and present after he was found to have intentionally parked his car during qualifying in Monaco to protect his pole position.


But, love him or loathe him, the statistics – and the countless stupendous drives over 16 years – testify to Schumacher’s other-worldly talent for racing drivers.


Link (http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37307)

[Kristian]

Go Schumi go!!!!!!!! Hahahahaha!!! Just two points and Alonso won't get this title :p It's gonna be lots of fun, it won't be easy at all :uhh:

[GorToma]

amazing race of Schumi - thank you for 16 years of great and fantastic motor sport - the racing sport losses its greates driver after Ayrton Senna

[Kristian]

Yep, it's gonna be such a great loss, Schumi looked really sad at press conference, but I guess he feels it's about time, anyway, Schumi will be the greatest F1 driver for a while.

[Troll]

Schumi will be missed.

[aFinn]

Schumi will be missed.Not by everyone ;)

[Paul]

I could beat Schumacher in my little Polo. Especially on days when my assignments are due in.....

I'll miss hearing the Italian National Anthem, I love it, it goes on forever.

[FinnFreak]

I'll miss hearing the Italian National Anthem, I love it, it goes on forever.

Oh, you'll be hearing it quite often alright... ;)

...right after the Finnish National Anthem...


John - :p

[Afonso]

It's a big lost, schumacher was a legend on Formula 1..
Legends never end..

Maybe tomorrow he will race on dtm lool.. who knows

[Paul]

I think Ferrari has a lot to do with his success. I guess the best way to find out who the best driver is would be if they all had the exact same car. But F1 is a team effort, I'm sure other drivers would have won many more titles with Ferrari if they had been signed.

[FinnFreak]

umm... not before 2000.

After Michael's first wins with Benetton in -94 & -95, it took several years for Ferrari to develop a car that would work perfectly with Schumacher... at this moment Ferrari's team is without argument the best there is... but what will the team be like next year..? that's anyone's guess... because, like you said: it's a team effort - and the chain is only as strong, as it's weakest link... change just one part - and it's not the same as before.

Räikkönen is to be the #1 driver at Ferrari next year - but does he hold the greatness it takes to win..?

That remains to be seen...


John - ;)

[Shannia]

Which health problems?


His doctors have told him that if he stays driving at this level his heart can have a lot of problems in a very recent future. They said that when he´s at the pit lane his pulse has increase to 190 per minute (I don´t know if its ok in english:uhh: I hope you can understand me) Something that has never happened him. It´s weird because last year he was the less nervous of all the drivers when the race was going to start. Maybe Alonso is killin him softly:p

[aFinn]

His doctors have told him that if he stays driving at this level his heart can have a lot of problems in a very recent future.Oh okay, thanks.

[Shannia]

Alonso takes pole position for Chinese Grand Prix :D:D:D:D
Alonso's Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella was second with 1:44.992.Honda's Rubens Barrichello, who won the inaugural Chinese GP in 2004, was third with 1:45.503. Ferrari's Schumacher was sixth in 1:45.775, just behind McLaren driver Kimmi Raikkonen at 1:45.754.

[Shannia]

:furious: :furious: What´s going on with Renault? I can´t believe what I saw today:shocked: And I can´t wait to see Alonso say bye bye to them in a few weeks.Renault can forget to win another GP in a long time, same than Ferrari next year:scowl: :banghead:

[Kristian]

:furious: :furious: What´s going on with Renault? I can´t believe what I saw today:shocked: And I can´t wait to see Alonso say bye bye to them in a few weeks.Renault can forget to win another GP in a long time, same than Ferrari next year:scowl: :banghead:
Hahahahaha

Schumi is just smarter :p Alonso started running as if Schumi were even close, but Schumi was quiet and he was expecting the right time for advancing in positions. For me it was hilarious to see how desperately Alonso was running the last laps, in every lap he got a new record, but by that time, Schumi was just being careful, but Alonso was never a real menace for him.

Go Schumi Go!!!!! :p Just winning Japan and Brazil!!

These races are gonna be so cool!!! :D

[Skippy95]

GRRRRR....I wanted Alonso to win:mad:

[Shannia]

Hahahahaha

Schumi is just smarter :p Alonso started running as if Schumi were even close, but Schumi was quiet and he was expecting the right time for advancing in positions. For me it was hilarious to see how desperately Alonso was running the last laps, in every lap he got a new record, but by that time, Schumi was just being careful, but Alonso was never a real menace for him.

Go Schumi Go!!!!! :p Just winning Japan and Brazil!!

These races are gonna be so cool!!! :D
Yeah you can laugh and think that he was desperate but Alonso only was 3 seconds apart from him at the last race and you know how many seconds he spent on boxes. If that wouldn´t happened Alonso would have take it again. And don´t say that Alonso was never a real menace for him because you can see now how good the winning is making feel to Schumi and he only smiles like that when he wins to Alonso:p He perfectly knows what he feels and the opinion he has about Alonso.
Anyway Fisichella made a great race also:bounce:

[Shannia]

1. Felipe Massa
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Ralf Schumacher
4. Jarno Trulli
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Giancarlo Fisichella
7. Jenson Button
8. Rubens Barrichello
9. Nick Heidfeld
10. Nico Rosberg

It looks like Renault aren´t very optimistic this weekend..:rolleyes:Unfortunately it´s all done :(

[GorToma]

bad race for Schumacher - congratz to Alonso for the race and the championship

[Kheops]

I'm verry happy to Alonso!

[Shannia]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Alonso made my day!!Nah, he made my week!!! Justice exists jajaja He looks so happy. Very interesting race except the last 15 laps :p Schumi will have it difficult in 15 days but nothing is imposible as we saw today. We will miss u, things won´t be the same without u, I hope he enjoys his last lap ever. Good luck for both of them.
Kimi made also a good race:bounce:

[aFinn]

Lots of twists and turns at the last moments of the season, we will see where it tuens in the last race.

[FinnFreak]

I find it alarming, that getting closer to Kimi's team switch, Ferrari begins to emulate a Mercedes...


John - :p

[Shannia]

Jajaja we will see if Kimi has the same luck next year but as we have seen this season Ferrari is very trustworthy. In fact they can win the constructor championship, it would be great for them and I wouldn´t care at all if Renault dooesn´t win it cause for me Ferrari deserves it more.

[aFinn]

This weekend is the last race of season, Brazilian GP. Should be interesting.


Finnish viewers will be faced with a decision next year, the live races will change into a paid channel (I believe 8.90 € a month channel packet). Normal channel will show either highlights or whole race after a few hours it's over, we'll see later what it's going to be..
With Kimi being on Ferrari and Heikki Kovalainen driving for Renault it is setting up to possibly be a very exciting year.

[Shannia]

I hope you can watch the live races next season Marika. I can´t wait to see what´s gonna happen. Renault is mad about Alonso because he has said that he´s interested on the pilot championship and not the constructor one:funny: Go Ferrari go!

[Shannia]

1º. Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:10.680
2º. Raikkonen (FIN) McLaren 1:11.299
3º. Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1:11.328
4º. Alonso (ESP) Renault 1:11.567
5º. Barrichello (BRA) Honda 1:11.619
6º. Fisichella (ITA) Renault 1:11.629
7º. R. Schumacher (ALE) Toyota 1:11.695
8º. Heidfeld (ALE) BMW Sauber 1:11.882
9º. Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber 1:12.131
10º. M. Schumacher (ALE) Ferrari

[Kristian]

Congrats to Alonso, I guess he just was luckier than Schumi. Schumi did a great job, coming from the very last to get in 4th position. Damn Fisichella, I'm pretty sure you did it all in purpose, and Massa did a great job. About Alonso, don't get why to change a great team as Renault for an awful one as McLaren, and Massa in a couple of years could get the title.

[Kristian]

We will miss you Schumi, you're simply the best F1 driver of all the time, even if some envious people didn't like your ways, but today you showed us the great driver you are.

[aFinn]

I hope you can watch the live races next season Marika.Thanks! I will see how they broadcast the races in normal channel, if it's full but delayed, it's possible I won't get the paid version.


Schumi did a great job, coming from the very last to get in 4th position. Damn Fisichella, I'm pretty sure you did it all in purposeSchumacher drove a great race. But in my opinion you cannot blame Fisico for the tyre puncture as he was driving right at the edge of race track and did not move sideways at the time, it was Scumacher who cut in front of him, guess he miscalculated his or Fisichella's speed at that time. That tyre puncture didn't change anything to championship battle, all that might have changed was Schumi not ending up in the podium.

Ferrari were blindingly fast at the end of this season, and Massa has driven well, it's possible he is Championship contender next year. He is familiar with team and car while other Ferrari car is occupied by Kimi who is new to team, and Renault and McLaren will have driver changes also. Could be we will see many drivers battling it out for the Champioship.

[Kheops]

congrats to Alonso!

[Shannia]

THE YOUNGEST WINNER OF ALL THE F-1 TIMES DOES IT AGAIN!!!He´s the champion my friends and he kept on fighting till the end :D:D:D What a great day full of emotions for me, Alonso and Real Madrid winning :shocked:

That tyre puncture didn't change anything to championship battle, all that might have changed was Schumi not ending up in the podium.


Exactly! I don´t understand where is the deal, although Shumacher would have finish first with any problems in his car Alonso would be still the champion this year. I am fed up of people talking about Schumi´s bad luck, c´mon anyone see the season or what? Kimi or Alonso are not complaining about bad luck. The first time in 6 years that he breaks the motor!! That´s not bad luck, that´s statistics, and sometimes Ferrari can also have problems.
I really hope that Kimi do it better than Massa next year:evil: Anyway, we will see next season what´s gonna happen, we will miss Schumi but one thing is for sure, Sena left the podium to Schumi and Schumi left the podium to Alonso. Alonsomania has already started!!!:bounce::bounce::bounce:
YOU GO BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FinnFreak]

:D:up: - Congratulations to Massa..! - (what a GREAT drive)

Congratulations, Alonso..! - (ANOTHER GREAT championship win)

Congratulations, Schumacher..! - (GREAT WAY to end a career)


...and finally:


Congratulations, Kimi..! - (for giving us Finns something to remember):


http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1254538-looppi_mv_iso.gif


John - :biglaugh:

[Shannia]

Is he laughing :shocked: :funny: What does that "cover" say?

[Paul]

That wasn't the live TV moment where he said the "s" word was it? I'm still shocked about that...:shocked:

[Myyde]

Is he laughing :shocked: :funny: What does that "cover" say?
Yeah, don`t see that too often.:uhh:

It says something like this:

Räikkönen`s toilet talks shocked millions of TV viewers:

I was having a s**t.

Well, like they say, truth hurts...:rolleyes:

If you want to see that interview, go to Finland, Finland, Finland...thread, you might find that vid, but if this was enough, don`t go there.:p

[aFinn]

I don´t understand where is the deal, although Shumacher would have finish first with any problems in his car Alonso would be still the champion this year.I wouldn't think he would have deprived Massa a win in his home GP. But he would have most likely been second in the race. Only if Alonso would have had to retire we would have seen the unpleasant overtaking. In my opinion, that would have tarnished Schumacher's championship anyway, Massa giving room for Schumi, so all in all it's better it happened this way.
Schumacher drove an excellent last race, and his fans should not be unhappy at all.

[Steve F]

Found this in the December 5.0 Mustang Mag:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/steve35terry/DanicaP1.jpg

Also found Danica in Hot Rod too.:)

Steve

[Myyde]

Not a bad pic, not a bad pic at all, thanks.;)

But is this the lady who`s gonna kick former F1 pilot J.P.Montoya`s a$$ next year or what?? Should be easy for her.;) :p

[GorToma]

Schumis new job :D:D
http://www.break.com/index/michael_schumacher_gas_station_prank.html

[Shannia]

Schumis new job :D:D
http://www.break.com/index/michael_schumacher_gas_station_prank.html

I watched it on TV before the last race. Pretty funny:funny: :funny: