*** 2006 Japanese Grand Prix ***
 

Friday 06 Oct 2006
Practice 1 11:00 - 12:00
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:00

Saturday 07 Oct 2006
Practice 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00

Sunday 08 Oct 2006
Race 14:00

RACE
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault Winner
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +16.1 secs
3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault +23.9 secs
4 12 Jenson Button Honda +34.1 secs
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes +43.5 secs
6 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota +46.7 secs
7 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota +48.8 secs
8 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW +76.0 secs
9 17 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW +76.9 secs
10 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth +1 Lap
11 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes +1 Lap
12 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda +1 Lap
13 15 Robert Doornbos RBR-Ferrari +1 Lap
14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth +1 Lap
15 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda +1 Lap
16 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota +2 Lap
17 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda +3 Lap
18 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth +5 Lap
Ret 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth +14 Lap
Ret 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari +17 Lap
Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari +18 Lap
Ret 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota +33 Laps

no rain forecast for sat or sunday though, its gonna get intresting

I am doing the Voodoo dance hoping alonso's engine blows up (1 lap before finish line) :mrgreen:

Michael needs to win this one! Hope he does it. Renault and Ferrari both look strong.

This race will be very close. But this time I really hope for stable, dry weather for qualifying and the race...

Can't wait! :D

hmm just saw the practice session .. .

spyker and superaguri did really good :| ......

schumacher was just super gay .... :| 1:30 out of no where .... mannn if you ask me alsonso dosnt have a chance lol atleast i hope .. :)

btw massa's helmet changed?:| its yellow looks ugly on red just like his old lime helmet ...

Saturday practice times

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.653
2 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:31.863
3 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:32.310
4 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:32.527
5 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.555
6 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 1:32.590
7 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:32.730
8 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.730
9 17 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW 1:32.787
10 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.790
11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 1:32.977
12 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.163
13 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 1:33.213
14 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:33.270
15 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:33.339
16 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 1:33.451
17 15 Robert Doornbos RBR-Ferrari 1:33.663
18 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:33.748
19 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:33.824
20 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:34.118
21 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda 1:34.646
22 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:34.727

Schumacher 1.2 secs clear of #2 guy. Alonso 2 secs/lap slower :shock:

No. You want it to blow up at the line in case this is a new engine. If he crosses the line, that means a 10 spot grid penalty for the next and final race :lol:

Remember Jenson's engine blew up 500 feet from him taking 2nd place a few races back and he pulled off 20 feet before the line to avoid that situation.

i don't think it'll matter though. He can't handle the pressure. Last year he knew Michael was a sitting duck and Kimi would undoubtedly retire with some mechanical failure so he had nothing to worry about. This year though, he actually has to back up his title, and now that Ferrari is back in their rhythm, Alonso is having a hard time proving that he earned it.

Quote from itv-f1.com

just set both qualifying and the race to record.

Can't wait to see Alonso get pwned again :D

Again, Ferrari are looking very strong. They have all the momentum. Alonso must be beaten! I can't stand the guy winning.

those last comments made by him ... :twisted: that fucking idiot :twisted:

anyways .... there is no way schumi is loosing 8) 8)

qualification in 7:26 minutes :shock: :P

haha .. well like that dude said .. .

the wrrong ferrari is on pole ..... :lol: .. i donno why .. but i really dont like massa :? ..
anyway .. good run from alonso none the less ....

looks like the weather just took the wrong road ...
cant wait for the race

2006 Japanese Grand Prix Qualification


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Massa must be ligther on fuel ,i hope!

ferrari row 1
toyota row 2
renault row 3
honda row 4

can't wait to see some team on team contact in the first coners
massa prob. will yeild to schumi.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Alonso has to be PISSED that he and his teammate got pushed to row 3 by Toyotas :lol:

I don't think the Toyotas will last long against the lightning starts of the Renaults, but i am hoping that Ralf wants his brother to get title number 8 and gets in Alonso's way for at least the first couple of laps.

Should it rain overnight, depending on how close to race time it ends, we could see China play out again but a bit earlier. Now this could be a bad thing because Renault are not going to make the same mistake twice with Fuckface's tires. And he was gaining pretty rapidly on Mikey near the end of the race last week. BUT...I am thinking that the weather is going to play to Bridgestone's advantage here.

IIRC Bridgestone has always done well at this track which is what Ferrari needs to get a small gap opened on their rivals.


I don't think we're going to see Kimi go very far tomorrow. From what i saw, there was some blueish smoke, albeit very thin, coming from his engine during Q2. And it was noted that his engine note seemed a bit rough as he came around on the next lap. Wether this is the case i don't know. But seeing as how Kimi is out of the driver's championship and Mercedes is out of the Constructor's run, I say they should just swap engines, put Kimi on a 1 stop strategy and see if he can come back from the back of the grid, if not pitlane, and shake things up a bit.

If they do this and he stays true to his Flying Finn roots, Alonso should have a rearview full of a pewter car and a visor specked with a pair of Scarlet cars...if not his own teammate's as well by the last 1/4 of the race :mrgreen:


Now, on to why Scott Speed is better than Alonso:

HIS FUCKING ATTITUDE!!!!

What would Alonso have said if Button had held him up and caused him to get bumped from Q2? (this would of course be after alot of angry gestures from 10 lengths back)

"Button got in my way and wouldn't let me by even though i was on my flying lap and he wasn't. Of course the FIA is not going to do anything about it because they want Ferrari to have as little challenge as possible so that they can win the championship."

Whereas Scott's comments were:

"We didn't expect to catch up to Button as fast as we did and in sector 2 i had a tough time getting around him. Of course that compromised my time but that's how it goes. It's an unfortunate circumstance but these things happen."

If this kid can stay upbeat about being 19th of 22 on the grid, after a pretty good run at Shanghai, then i say the FIA should require Fernando take some attitude adjustment courses from Speed.

Yeah, he may not be the fastest driver, even as rookies go, but he's at least a sportsman about what happens on the track. A bad result for him isn't followed by a bunch of pissing and moaning. There are a bunch of drivers with better attitudes than Alonso too so don't think i'm just trying to talk up Speed. DC for instance has always had a fairly positive attitude, and even though he's only won a handful of races in his career he's still better than Alonso.

Well, if the sun continues to shine, I really can't see the bridgestone shod Ferrari losing.

On board vids:

Schumacher:


Sato:


Camera behind the steering wheel:


Raikkonen:


Webber:


Button:

Wow..... :shock: :shock: Stunning lap, the ups and downs......full throttle on 130R... is just amazing.

One thing very obvious is that Schumi's lap is clearly more smoothly than others

That's a good attitude.

Alonso down in 5th. Ha! He'll have a mountain to climb if he wants to lead the championship again.

:shock: :o

AWESOME find... thanks!

WOW, schumi's lap was awesome. can anyone save it so i can have it on my hard drive?

A Canadian (tho still in Belgium) always help a Canadian :mrgreen:
http://rapidshare.de/files/35849070/...S_FP3.avi.html

Ferrari front row :D

Massa blockin Alonso...

Flasshole says:
"Massa is this kind of guy," Briatore told ITV reporters at Suzuka. "He is a kid. He is a little kid. Little in every sense."
"We will talk with Charlie Whiting about this, this is perfect. Today we will tell Charlie, but nothing will happen. We already know what the answer will be."
"Fernando was complaining on the radio," he added. "If you are fighting with McLaren it is fine, but if you fight with these guys [Ferrari] it is impossible."

Well if he was blocking him, Alonso wasn't in his fast lap and thats the one that counts...

It's not the first time we heard the 2 moans becoz of bad results......I think the race will shut them up tomorrow

well the way massa acts is just plain fucking retarded .. lol ... .

he will have no respect from other drivers in the future .. im pretty sure about it ...

Here we go again :roll:

Say what? WTF? :?


Man I shoulda never prevented that special "title" change for saddie.

LOL i didnt say anything against you ... relax ...

what title change are you talking about btw ? ... '

ohh and dont scare me :| lol

Guys come on, lets stay on topic! :|

No I just wonder whats wrong with Massa?


Oh and the title change? Lol YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW...but I kinda "thats just plain bad" but who knows it might just be put in there :P

i donno ... i just dont like his style ...... like diving too late in the corners .... not consistent.... hes all over the track when its wet and he makes it obvious that hes blocking ... which kinda annoys the driver behind ( hapenned to me once :D).....
ohh and i hate his helmet ..... lol ... lime green never worked on either sauber of ferrari ... this new yellow is a bit better thou

yeh ... thast about it

LOL ... if its really that bad ... you can just keep it to yourself :P .... im good with being 33% gay for now :mrgreen:

What? You were driving behind Massa? Massa is good driver. He probably won't ever be champion, but he's a solid performer.

lol nahh it was someone else ..
hes a solid performer .. lol sureee :lol:


edit ::


weee 1 hour 20 mins till alonso gets owned ...

i was just thinking ..... this is turning out to be a interesting situation for schumi like in 93 and 97 ..... what if alonso somehow catches up to him ....

we'll see a bang if you ask me :lol:

i love that
although i'm taking that sentence out of context - i love that

yeah, but after the 1st pit rotation, mikey got out with 2 more laps of fuel, 2 laps later than Alonso did. So Fuckface has to make his second stop before michael. We're looking for 14 laps to go by the time michael has to pit again, which means a splash and dash for a blistering final stint.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Schumi blown engine :(

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fist: :fist: :fist: :fist:

well its over :x :cry: :fist:

BULL FUCKING SHIT!


Fuck the FREE WORLD :P


FUCK!

FUCKING CHRIST!!!!!!

If that little bitch doesn't admit getting a lucky fucking break i'll fly to brazil and make sure the same thing happens to him that happened to Albers :bad-words:

Of all the cars to blow up, why couldn't it have been the typical car? :(

Massa, you better earn your god damn paycheck and snatch the victory out of Alonso's grasp :bad-words:

fuck !!!!

this sucks

no safety car buddy

(brazil) Massa plz for fuck's sake take out this prick!!!!!!! :x

lol !!! and FUCK once again !

If I see rain in two weeks I'm going to punch Jesus in the face.

Man fuck this gay point system.

Fuck F1.

Im not watching it next year.

This sport is just full of shit.

talking about brazil hebce the ()

but FUCKKKKKK!!!!!!

did u c schumi congratulating his whole team....he knows its over.....FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK