THE SAN MARINO GP, IMOLA - RESULT

[Jabba]

1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1h26:19.670s
2 Jenson Button BAR Honda + 9.702s
3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams BMW + 21.617s
4 Fernando Alonso Renault + 23.654s
5 Jarno Trulli Renault + 36.216s
6 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari + 36.683s
7 Ralf Schumacher Williams BMW + 55.730s
8 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes + 1 lap
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber Petronas + 1 lap
10 Felipe Massa Sauber Petronas + 1 lap
11 Olivier Panis Toyota + 1 lap
12 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes + 1 lap
13 Mark Webber Jaguar + 1 lap
14 Christian Klien Jaguar + 2 laps
15 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi Cosworth + 4 laps
16 Takuma Sato BAR Honda + 6 laps
17 Nick Heidfeld Jordan Ford + 14 laps
18 Cristiano Da Matta Toyota + 30 laps
19 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi Cosworth + 40 laps
20 Giorgio Pantano Jordan Ford + 56 laps

[Anonymous]

Things are bad at McLaren kimi one lap down in ninth thats really poor considering he was challenging for the title not so long ago. BTW comon jenson one more step up sometime this season, though this might mean a Ferrari would have to break/ crash, Sorry Jabba but i don't think Schumi would begrudge Jenson winning one GP (with him in second :wink: )

[Sm@ck]

Rubens Barrichello, hopefully for him it will the worst performance of the year.
6th place is an embarrasment, especially for some one like him, who cliams title aspirations.

[DMbaseball1604]

yeah, but I like seeing Jenson Button in 2nd better than I like seeing Rubens Barrichello there...it makes things more interesting

[schnell318]

Things in Formula 1 are getting kind of boring :( because of Shumacher winning each and every one of the races...

[ae86_16v]

Things in Formula 1 are getting kind of boring :( because of Shumacher winning each and every one of the races...

I asked this question again, why is it boring? Was Michael Jordan boring when he was winning? Was Tiger Woods boring? Was the Yankees boring? How is a small factory from Italy producing such great cars, drivers, mechanics, etc? I don't think it is boring at all.

Especially how much other teams have improve the pace this year. Of course, no one is close to Ferrari but it is always interesting to see how they would try.

[goose93]

Now don't get me wrong I don't ever want to see a spec racing series. I would however like to see a little more real racing. I understand that Michael is the best and I truly love watching him win. but there are many elements of F1 racing that could be changed.

I don't think they need 12 guys to do a good pits stop. I am a little disapointed at the fact that everyone can tell exactly when a team is going to pit now that pit crews can only enter the lane on the lap of the stop.

I am also noticing that the drivers seem very unwilling to pass/be passed. Every attempt to pass among the front runners generally results in sone type of incident or penalty. This just shows how used to the non passing type of racing that has been the standard for many years now. Speaking of which, the current ability to hand out post race penalties is completely bogus, THE BLACK FLAG EXIST FOR A REASON. Just say no to instant replay.

Goose93
1996 300zx TT

[dons5]

Ya i dunno this is what i think they should do, go back to slicks, go back to wider cars (pre 98), get rid of tire warmers, have 2 trye suppliers for more variables in the races and stuff, but!! now ur all gonna say well there gonna be wayy too fast, but they wont cause u will decreae aerodynamic grip buy a large margin, im not talkin bout these lil year to year deductions in aero grip, im talkin big aero regulation changes, i dont know what since im not an aerodynamicist, but they could do it,

[dons5]

and the engine regs, whats with these 2.4 litre v8s, the sound of those unbelievable v10s is half of what makes watchin it live so awesome, i say do this, of course decrease the engine size if u want less power, but why does it have to be a v8, cant they have the option of 8, 10 or 12 thats the best, we need all those variables again, instead of everyone havin 10's, we need to be able to say this team has the advantage cause the got a torquey 8, this team has the advantage cause they got a well rounded and lighter 10, this team has the advantage cause they got a more powerfull and better top end v12, so they all have there own advantages and disadvantages, basically go with whatever engine size u want even 1 litre i dont care, its the number of cylinders that u shoudlnt screw up, dont allow only 8s, go with all , or at least only 12's lol