F1 - Round 13 - Hungaroring  

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P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
1. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'20"795 195.205 Km/h
2. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'21"472 + 0'00"677
3. 17 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1'21"806 + 0'01"011
4. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'21"833 + 0'01"038
5. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1'22"119 + 0'01"324
6. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1'22"340 + 0'01"545
7. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1'22"362 + 0'01"567
8. 4 DE LA ROSA McLaren Mercedes M 1'22"424 + 0'01"629
9. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"560 + 0'01"765
10. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'22"599 + 0'01"804
11. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1'22"643 + 0'01"848
12. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 1'22"839 + 0'02"044
13. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'23"819 + 0'03"024
14. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'23"858 + 0'03"063
15. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1'23"963 + 0'03"168
16. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 1'24"381 + 0'03"586
17. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'24"791 + 0'03"996
18. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'24"847 + 0'04"052
19. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1'25"373 + 0'04"578
20. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1'25"597 + 0'04"802
21. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1'26"047 + 0'05"252
22. 23 YAMAMOTO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'26"260 + 0'05"465

Qualifying...

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
1. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1'19"599 198.138 Km/h
2. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1'19"886 197.426 Km/h
3. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M 1'20"085 196.936 Km/h
4. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1'20"092 196.919 Km/h
5. 4 DE LA ROSA McLaren Mercedes M 1'20"117 196.857 Km/h
6. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 1'20"266 196.492 Km/h
7. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1'20"759 195.292 Km/h
8. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1'20"924 194.894 Km/h
9. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 1'21"132 194.394 Km/h
10. 17 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1'22"049 192.222 Km/h

11. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M 1'20"623 195.622 Km/h
12. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1'20"875 195.012 Km/h
13. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1'20"890 194.976 Km/h
14. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 1'21"207 194.215 Km/h
15. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1'21"364 193.840 Km/h
16. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 1'23"767 188.279 Km/h

17. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"068 192.177 Km/h
18. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 1'22"084 192.140 Km/h
19. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 1'22"317 191.596 Km/h
20. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'22"967 190.095 Km/h
21. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 1'23"146 189.686 Km/h
22. 23 YAMAMOTO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 1'24"016 187.721 Km/h

Official Results ©2006 Formula One Administration Limited,
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Kimi Raikkonen has taken his second straight Pole Position today in Hungary, snatching the position away from Felipe Massa as the chequered flag flew. While his Pole last weekend in Germany was set with an artificially low fuel load, his pace today was a true reflection of the McLaren Mercedes package.

The big story of the weekend has been the penalties applied to both Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher. Both received a two-second penalty to be applied to their best time in each qualifying session. The end result is that Michael Schumacher starts 11th and Championship leader Fernando Alonso 15th after the two dominated in Q2.

With the championship leaders side-lines, it opened the door for Felipe Massa to show what he could do. A good first run gave the Ferrari driver the provisional Pole but a couple of mistakes on his second and final run saw the Brazilian unable to improve his time. Raikkonen was able to find a good chunk of time in his Michelin-shod MP4-21 and snatched the Pole away from Massa by nearly three-tenths of a second.

Rubens Barrichello did a great job for Honda as he set the third fastest time while team-mate Jenson Button was also going well in the sister RA106. However, an engine change following the morning practice session sees Button drop down to 14th on the starting grid, just ahead of Alonso.

With Raikkonen on the Pole, Pedro de la Rosa set the fifth fastest time and starts from fourth position while Mark Webber did a superb job again for Williams Cosworth as he lines up in fifth position. It was another dismal session for team-mate Nico Rosberg who starts a disappointing 18th in the second FW28.

Ralf Schumacher starts sixth in his Toyota with team-mate Trulli in eighth position. Giancarlo Fisichella disappointed again in his Renault and starts seventh.

Robert Kubica did a great job in Q2 to move his BMW Sauber into the final part of qualifying. Standing in for Jacques Villeneuve, Kubica has shown the way to team-mate Nick Heidfeld by a good four-tenths of a second and made it through to Q3. He starts his first race from ninth while Heidfeld starts tenth.

Michael Schumacher has it all to do from 11th on the grid, but it is worth noting that Nigel Mansell started one place lower in 1989 in his Ferrari and won the race.

David Coulthard led the way at Red Bull Ferrari and starts 12th just ahead of team-mate Klien. With Button taking his ten position drop, Button starts 14th ahead of Fernando Alonso.

Tiago Monteiro made it through to the second qualifying session and starts a reasonable 16th in his MF1 Toyota. Team-mate Christijan Albers was always going to start at the back with his engine change penalty. He was 21st fastest on track and does indeed start last. Tonio Liuzzi was 17th in his Toro Rosso ahead of Nico Rosberg, Scott Speed and Sakon Yamamoto.

If nothing else, we have a most interesting and unpredictable race ahead.

6th August 2006 - 01:16 AM  Reply  Quote

This should be an interesting race with Schumacher and Alonso so far back in the field

6th August 2006 - 02:29 AM  Reply  Quote

Rain forecast for the race will further enhance the exitement factor!

6th August 2006 - 08:36 AM  Reply  Quote

Agree! Looks like a very exciting race tonight!

A wet track with MS & FA half way up the grid, bet they still make up quite a few places straight off the start!

Nearly a all Honda 2nd row...until the engine change for button. Still great to see them in form!

Bring it on Hungary!!!

6th August 2006 - 09:55 AM  Reply  Quote

Cmon Kimi!

6th August 2006 - 11:12 AM  Reply  Quote

lets hope mark can pull off a finish

6th August 2006 - 11:50 AM  Reply  Quote

You fuckin ripper!!!!!!!

Jensen and Honda's first win!!!!!

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Gaps/Laps Average Stops
1. 12 BUTTON Honda M 1h52'20"941 163.773 Km/h
2. 4 DE LA ROSA McLaren Mercedes M + 0'30"837 163.028 Km/h
3. 16 HEIDFELD BMW Sauber M + 0'43"822 162.716 Km/h
4. 11 BARRICHELLO Honda M + 0'45"205 162.682 Km/h
5. 14 COULTHARD RedBull Ferrari M 1 lap(s)
6. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B 1 lap(s)
7. 17 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1 lap(s)
8. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1 lap(s)
9. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 3 lap(s)
10. 18 MONTEIRO Midland Toyota B 3 lap(s)
11. 19 ALBERS Midland Toyota B 3 lap(s)
12. 21 SPEED Toro Rosso Cosw. M 4 lap(s)
13. 8 TRULLI Toyota B 5 lap(s)
14. 22 SATO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 5 lap(s)
15. 1 ALONSO Renault M 19 lap(s)
16. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 45 lap(s)
17. 20 LIUZZI Toro Rosso Cosw. M 45 lap(s)
18. 10 ROSBERG Williams Cosworth B 51 lap(s)
19. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 52 lap(s)
20. 15 KLIEN RedBull Ferrari M 64 lap(s)
21. 9 WEBBER Williams Cosworth B 69 lap(s)
22. 23 YAMAMOTO S. Aguri F1 Honda B 70 lap(s)

A dramatic and unpredictable Hungarian Grand Prix saw Jenson Button and Honda take the chequered flag and the victory on a day when Championship leaders Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher both failed to go the distance.

For Button, the win has come at a most unexpected time as he started the 70-lap race from 14th position on the grid following an engine change penalty. His victory is also the first British win since David Coulthard took the flag in Australia in 2003.

Only four cars completed all 70-laps in an incident filled race that saw action from the outset all the way through to the penultimate lap.

The 22 drivers awoke with the sound of rain tapping on the hotel windows. Rain continued to fall until 20 minute before the start of the race. On the grid, all bar Schumacher and Barrichello seemed to take the intermediate tyre option. The race would be on of attrition, tyre choice and a little good fortune

Through it all came Button, who drove a perfect race for Honda taking the chequered flag 31 second ahead of Pedro de la Rosa in his McLaren Mercedes. For the Spaniard, the second position was also a very special result as it marked his first podium position of his career. Nick Heidfeld drove a great race for BMW Sauber and claimed third position.

For both de la Rosa and Heidfeld, the final lap were all about hauling in Michael Schumacher and making the pass. Schumacher looked set for a certain top four position but with the circuit bone dry almost two hours after the start of the race, he was on a recovery drive after all sort of problems and was not an easy man to pass.

De la Rosa and Heidfeld got the job done and Schumacher, so vigorous in his defence, was classified in ninth position after he and Heidfeld made contact in the very final stages of the race in what was a racing incident. With hindsight, Schumacher, classified ninth, should really have let the faster car though and taken the points on offer.

Rubens Barrichello started third and finished fourth having gambled on full wet tyres for the start of the race. It was the wrong decision and as a result, fourth position is a good result as he chased Heidfeld across the line.

David Coulthard drove a strong race to finish a lap down in fifth position. In contract Christian Klien took the spare car from the pit lane and crashed out very early on in the race.

Ralf Schumacher struggled for much of the day and will be most happy with sixth position while team-mate Jarno Trulli exited the race in the final laps with an engine failure.

Robert Kubica had a very tough debut in the BMW Sauber and despite two spins and a pit stop for a new front wing, drove a good race to score two points on his debut. The final point went to Felipe Massa who had a nightmare of a day and was never a factor despite starting on the front row of the grid.

It was certainly a race that Michelin shone as the Bridgestone runners fell away dramatically when the race was at its wettest. Only in the final third of the race when the circuit dried, did Bridgestone begin to look on the pace.

Starting 11th, Michael Schumacher was immediately up into the top six on lap one, but behind him, Fernando Alonso was also on a march.

Alonso was the man really on the move as he carved his way through up the order and then went wheel to wheel with Schumacher before making the pass stick with a lovely move around the outside. Schumacher was clearly struggling with the Bridgestone rubber.

Alonso ran second to Kimi Raikkonen until the Finn pitted. There was no luck today for Raikkonen who dominated the opening stages of the race. Coming up to lap Tonio Liuzzi, the Finn misjudged the gap slightly and struck the right rear of the Toro Rosso and that was his race over there and then. The consolation for McLaren Mercedes would be de la Rosa’s second position.

This handed the lead to Alonso who at the time was in a class of his own. With the safety car deployed due to the Raikkonen/Liuzzi accident, Button lined up behind Alonso and despite some less than helpful tactics from the lapped Takuma Sato was able to keep the pressure on as the circuit continued to dry.

Alonso, now under threat from Button pitted and seconds later found his Renault in the barriers. Exiting the pits the car seemed to crab to the side and by the next corner the right rear wheel nut had popped off as the R26 suffered a driveshaft failure. No points for Alonso after a very impressive race.

Of the rest, Tiago Monteiro kept it together and finished tenth, albeit three laps down in his MF1 Toyota ahead of team-mate Christijan Albers. Scott Speed finished in 12th position in his Toro Rosso having moved to slick tyres ten laps too early and then lost further time by returning to the pits for intermediate tyres. Takuma Sato was classified 14th in his Super Aguri Honda, five laps down.

Both Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber spun off for Williams, Giancarlo Fisichella had a poor race for Renault again as he too spun off and made contact with the barriers. Sakon Yamamoto continued his difficult start to his career as his race lasted just seconds again before he retired.

An incident filled race after an incident filled weekend. There are lots of questions still un answered from this weekend as Button celebrated his first and very well deserved Grand Prix win.

Earl ALEXANDER
© CAPSIS International

7th August 2006 - 01:22 AM  Reply  Quote

watch the race last night

one of the best races of the year

nice to see a new winner in f1

7th August 2006 - 08:17 AM  Reply  Quote

Fantastic day for Honda and Jenson!

Must admit the heavy hitters were out but still great to see a change in front runners.

Congrats to Pedro aswell, must have been a buzz to be on the podium after his 2nd race!

7th August 2006 - 08:49 AM  Reply  Quote

Post-race conference...

Jenson Button took his first Grand Prix win today in Hungary ahead of Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld. Here’s what the top three had to say.

Q: Jenson, let the words sink in: you’ve won your first Grand Prix!
Jenson BUTTON: I know. The problem is that it feels so normal already. Wow! What a day! It’s been amazing. The weather conditions made the race very, very difficult for everyone but coming through from 14th and winning the race, I couldn’t have done it in a better way, I don’t think. I need to thank everyone. The strategy was fantastic and everyone within the team has done a great job this weekend and it’s nice to see that we’ve got a car that can win races. The team deserves this. They’ve been working so hard and it’s taken so many years to get here. We’re finally here. I’ve got to say a big thank you to everyone in the factory and everyone back in the UK who is supporting me because they’ve never lost faith which is the amazing thing.

Q: A great early phase of the race for you and everybody on Michelins, and then the race for you really came alive after the safety car when you were right behind Fernando in the Renault.
JB: Yeah – and if my voice sounds funny, it’s because I’ve been screaming so much! Yeah, exactly, it was obviously fun closing down Alonso. We made a great choice on the tyres and also on the last pit stop.
We’ve been a real thinking team today. We haven’t just gone out there and had the best car and won the race. We’ve thought hard about this strategy and we’ve won the race, not just through speed but also because of our strategy and then the way of working within Honda. I’ve got to thank them all. Fukui-san is here, the president of Honda, so it’s a great present for him.

Q: How did that last lap feel?
JB: Amazing. The last ten laps. I didn’t want the race to end. Normally, when you’re in the lead – I suppose – it goes on for ever but I was loving it. We turned down the revs a lot, I knew we’d get to the end of the race. I had a forty second lead and I didn’t want it to end, it was the best feeling, knowing that you’re on the way home to winning your first Grand Prix.

Q: Pedro, dramatic race for you, spinning right at the beginning of the race and then of course that incident between Vitantonio Liuzzi and your teammate Kimi Räikkönen, and here you are second at the end.

Pedro de la ROSA: Yes, I forgot about the spin on the formation lap. I was trying to warm up the rear tyres and I just spun but after that I forgot it, I just calmed myself and did a good start. The car was very good on intermediate tyres, the tyre choice was great. It was a bit tricky when it started raining again, they cooled down and it was a little bit difficult. There were a couple of times when I really nearly lost the car but after that it was fine, and finally, at the end, second position is great. Thanks to the team, McLaren Mercedes, all the test team, thank you guys. I think today it was like a test Grand Prix because we went through all the types of tyres we have and I feel very good. And finally Jenson has made it on the day I finished second. It could have been a different way!

Q: Nick, what a race with Michael Schumacher, with you and Pedro right at the end of the race there.
Nick HEIDFELD: Yeah, I was closing the gap pretty quickly. Obviously he had big problems, I think his tyres were just down to nothing so he had no grip any more and I saw that it took Pedro a while to overtake him and although I knew there were a few more laps to get Michael, I wanted to take the first opportunity because sometimes I guess he’s not so easy to overtake and then he drove into the back of my car. I think he destroyed his suspension or whatever, and after that my steering wasn’t straight any more either, so I just took it easy to the end.

Q: But like everybody else, a great early pace on those Michelins and great strategy too.
NH: Actually at the beginning it was a bit difficult. My start was good but as I was on a very high fuel load, I think I struggled a bit to begin with. Once the tyre temperature was there, it was OK and then I have to thank the pit crew, because I was behind Coulthard as I went off the circuit once, there were some stones on the circuit and that caused me to go off. Anyway, I came in behind Coulthard and they did a very good stop, I passed him that way, and also at the second stop, Rubens was quite a long way in front of me but I stayed out on intermediates which seemed to go pretty slowly, but once they cleaned off, they became quicker and thanks to that, I managed to pass him.

Q: Jenson, back in 1993, an Englishman named Damon Hill won his first Grand Prix here and went on to win the next two races. You said this one is already behind you…
JB: Yeah, you know it’s great to get that first win after so long. It’s obviously a great feeling for myself and the team but it’s good that I don’t have to do those interviews any more, when they say you’ve done 113 Grand Prix and you haven’t had a win. Now they will say that I’ve had a win after 113 Grand Prix; it sounds a lot better.

Q: Great performance, well done Jenson, is it all beginning to sink in now, or is it already passed?
JB: No, it hasn’t passed, but you know you can get used to winning quite quickly, I think. But no, it’s an amazing feeling. Those last ten laps when I was leading, I had a forty second lead, the best laps of my career, just to sit there and relax, knowing that I didn’t have to push too hard and it could just sink in, and enjoy those laps.

Q: When did you think to yourself: hey, I can really win this?
JB: That’s a tough one, probably about thirty laps in. I was pretty happy with myself and the way the car was going, but you never know in these conditions. You’re not thinking ‘I can win this race.’ You’re just thinking about getting the best out of all you’ve got and that’s exactly what we did and we came away with the win.

Q: On those early laps, on a circuit where everyone says you can’t overtake, you were picking off a competitor a lap for six laps – absolutely flying!
JB: Yeah, the first lap, I had a terrible start. Alonso came past me and disappeared but then it was just picking off people and getting closer and closer to the front. But it was really enjoyable, to come from 14th and win the race here in these conditions is the perfect way to win your first race, I think.

Q: Where would you have been without the penalty?
JB: It might not have worked from fourth, you never know!

Q: Any problems at all?
JB: There always are in these conditions, when it’s drying out you’re not sure what to do, either to go to grooved tyres, keep the intermediates on or put new intermediates on. It’s something which a lot of people made mistakes with, but thinking back to Spa, where I left the tyres on for two stints, I did the same again and it worked the same. A lot of people obviously didn’t realise what we did in Spa last season. It worked and then we stuck the slicks (dries) on at the end and the pace was there.

Q: So it was intermediates, the same intermediates and then dries?
JB: Yeah. I think I had three stops. I can’t remember actually. I can’t remember anything after about three minutes ago now. All I’m thinking about is that I’ve just won my first race in Formula One!

Q: How do you think it’s going to affect you; you’ve got a nice three week break now!
JB: Yeah, well, it would be nice to party this evening but I’m going away to Shanghai for four days PR which is going to be pretty tough, getting on a plane this evening, but there’s another time to see my family and friends after that and I’ve got a great holiday, I’m heading out with my friends to the Mediterranean and celebrate. We do need to celebrate it and then we can start moving on and look to the next one.

Q: I expect your father will look after the celebrations…
JB: I think the old boy will enjoy himself this evening. I think he’s staying in Hungary. I could see on his face when I was on the podium - he’s staying!

Q: Pedro, great pace early when you did a lot of overtaking as well?
PDLR: Yes, it was a very interesting race and interesting too on the formation lap when I spun and after that I just kept my head down and tried to avoid mistakes and going off and I had a couple of nearly-offs and came back and I said to myself if you make it to the finish we have the speed to be on the podium so I just got my head down and kept pushing and the car was pretty good on all kinds of tyres especially towards the end with dry tyres when the car was pretty quick and proud of the work the whole team has done and looking forward to the next one and extremely happy with my first podium finish ever in Formula One and happy to for Jenson with his first win. Unfortunately he won the day I finished second! That is the only thing…

Q: In the middle stint you seemed to be dropping back. Did you have problems?
PDLR: In that stint we actually filled the car full of fuel and the plan was to save fuel and not to stop and to do a long middle stint, however the track dried out much quicker than we expected and I had to pit much earlier than I expected and had already a lot of fuel in the car and that is the only part of the race where we were not so quick and it worked out in the end and I had nothing to complain about.

Q: What was the tyre wear then? Intermediates, intermediates and then drys?
PDLR: The first stop it was starting to rain and I was told on the radio that it would stop in a few laps and I said I hope it does stop because if it continues to rain we are going to have problems with intermediates and they said no it will stop and so that was a very good call from the pit wall and that made us put again intermediate tyres which handled not very well and I tried to go off line to cool them and try to do all the tricks from past years to not overheat the tyres but it was drying at a very quick pace and so the call in was very good, change to the right tyres was good and the only tricky corner was turn one coming out of the pits and it was very easy to go off

Q: And then a massive battle with Michael that went on for four or five laps?
PDLR: It was not a massive battle, it was just that he was defending his position a little too much for his pace. He was on intermediate slick tyres and he was already doing miracles to keep the car on the track and I didn’t expect him to battle that hard but because there was a dry line and off line it was wet it was difficult for me to have a go and his car was very quick in a straight line so I just waited and waited and from the pit wall they were getting a little nervous and I knew that but I just had to wait and show the patience really to go for it and in the chicane one time and we both went a little bit wide and he jumped the chicane which I thought was not too fair and the second time around I made it and it felt very good.

Q: Sorry to go on about this, but the first time it seemed as if he backed off and realised he had taken an advantage and was going let you go and then decided he wasn’t after all?
PDLR: That nearly cost me a crash. I overtook him and then he jumped the chicane, ok, he came back and he backed off and I went into turn eight on the inside just thinking he was giving position away like he should and he suddenly accelerated and so I jumped over the inside kerb and we just crashed wheels and I really didn’t understand it – it was interesting and that was that.

Q: Nick, he overtook you and then you got your own back?
NH: I mean I saw that it took Pedro quite a while to get by (him) and I knew there were a few more laps to go so I thought ok he won’t make it easy for me so the first chance I get I take it. As Pedro said it was wet off line and I was a lot quicker but I didn’t want to wait and had a good chance and was past and he drove into the back of my car and his suspension was destroyed and actually after that my steering wasn’t straight after all, so I took it easy.

Q: What about the early stages?
NH: My start was ok, but after that I had some problems with the tyres heating up and that depended on the stage of the race and some parts were not so quick and others like when it started raining I was pretty quick. And it was the same on the second stint on inters, you had to pace yourself and even try to save the tyres a little bit. It was the same with the grooved tyres at the end. On the inters I was pretty slow in one part and I told the team I had some graining and so they realised we had to wait a few more laps and when the graining was gone I was pretty quick again.

Q: Same sequence as the others – inters, inters and then drys?
NH: Yes, I had three stops – inters, inters, inters and then drys.

E.A.
Source FIA





Standings
01 F.ALONSO 100
02 M.SCHUMACHER 90
03 F.MASSA 52
04 G.FISICHELLA 49
05 K.RAIKKONEN 49
06 J.BUTTON 31
07 JP.MONTOYA 26
08 R.BARRICHELLO 21
09 N.HEIDFELD 19
10 R.SCHUMACHER 16
11 D.COULTHARD 14
12 P.DE LA ROSA 10
13 J.TRULLI 10
14 J.VILLENEUVE 7
15 M.WEBBER 6
16 N.ROSBERG 4
17 C.KLIEN 2
18 V.LIUZZI 1

Teams
01 RENAULT 149
02 FERRARI 142
03 McLAREN 85
04 HONDA 52
05 BMW SAUBER 26
06 TOYOTA 26
07 RED BULL 16
08 WILLIAMS 10
09 TORO ROSSO 1

Tyres
01 MICHELIN 329
02 BRIDGESTONE 178

7th August 2006 - 10:10 AM  Reply  Quote

awsome drive by button. shame about schumacher... the silly bugger should of just taken it easy and taken 4th place.

was one of the best races ive seen in a while, the wet to dry conditions are always some of the most entertaining ones.

finally alonso doesnt finish a race!!! hahahaha

and webber...... well...... ill just keep quite huh

7th August 2006 - 10:21 AM  Reply  Quote

Finally Jenson wins! Congrates, only a few weeks ago he was copping it from the host of top gear for not winning. And he wins his next race. Awesome.

7th August 2006 - 07:06 PM  Reply  Quote

He has copped it for a long time now. Cant wait for next year already as next years car is supposed to be the gear.

Heres a nice little last lap vid, everyone goes nuts!...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLufSR8jwTA

7th August 2006 - 08:35 PM  Reply  Quote

Love the vid. I wanted to see the after race interview.

Be interesting to see as the commentators said, will the flood gates open like nigal mansel. I would like to see it, brings a new variety to F1 instead of the same person winning

9th August 2006 - 07:56 AM  Reply  Quote