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*** 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:

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe

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

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

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Schu blitzes final practice
Saturday, 07, October, 2006, 04:37

Michael Schumacher threw down the gauntlet to his title rival Fernando Alonso by dominating the final practice session before qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

The seven-time champion, who has ratcheted up the pressure on Alonso in recent weeks by erasing his 25-point lead, simply blitzed the field on his new-tyre run at the end of the hour.

He ended up a whopping 1.2 seconds clear of his nearest competitor – his brother Ralf’s Toyota – and 1.9s faster than Alonso.

With Friday’s rain having given way to clear blue skies, the session provided the first true picture of dry-weather pace of the weekend so far – and it made uncomfortable reading for Alonso and Renault.

The Bridgestone tyres on Schumacher’s Ferrari seemed to offer more grip on the ‘green’ track surface.

The German’s car also looked more stable than the Renaults in the gusty conditions that made Suzuka’s fast, sweeping corners an even trickier proposition than usual.

Perhaps most significantly for qualifying, his meteoric final flier suggested that Bridgestone may have the edge on Michelin here in terms of first-lap performance – critical at a circuit where the drop-off from the first to second laps on new rubber can be as much as 1.5s.

Ralf Schumacher’s speed indicated that Toyota may have something up its sleeve for qualifying, and it would be no surprise to see the Japanese manufacturer opt for a light fuel load to upstage arch-rival Honda at the latter’s own track.

But Jenson Button was hard on Schumacher’s heels in third place ahead of the Renault duo, both of whom made several set-up changes to their cars throughout the session but never quite found the sweet spot.

Fisichella was struggling badly prior to his final run but vaulted up to fourth on the charts with a car that he reported felt more consistent than before, while Alonso complained of understeer and poor traction without betraying the slightest hint of panic.

Nick Heidfeld was sixth fastest for BMW, three places ahead of team-mate Robert Kubica.

Splitting the pair were Nico Rosberg, a strong seventh for Williams, and McLaren standard-bearer Kimi Raikkonen, with Felipe Massa rounding out the top 10 in the second Ferrari.

Rubens Barrichello (Honda) and Jarno Trulli (Toyota) languished in 18th and 20th places, a long way off their respective team-mates, while Sakon Yamamoto relegated his Super Aguri team-mate Takuma Sato to the bottom of the timesheets.

Impressively, the entire field was covered by just four seconds around the demanding 3.6-mile circuit.

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

http://serv2.imagehigh.com/imgss/4100056_qual.gif

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.