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Old 03-13-2006, 11:37 AM   #91
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Finally watched the race last night ... it was bloody good! There was quite a bit of action on the circuit and good amount of overtaking.

It looks like Max Mosley needs to be given praise for implementing a good qualifying session that really does the trick. Good to see the cars out often and competing to beat each others time like the days of yore.

Good to see 4 car makes with a shot at wins. Seems to be a fantastic season in the making.

Raikonnen's and young Rosberg's performance was scintillating.
- Raikkonen came from dead last and still beat Montoya by 20 secs who started fifth. And the astounding thing is that Kimi did it with a much heavier average fuel load and tire wear as he was on a one stop vs two stop for Monty. When Kimi is pissed, he really drives superbly.
- When Rosberg got tagged into the first corner and lost time thereafter, I thought it was all over - he would end up 15th or so. But he overtook everyone on his way back to the front. Amazing fight back that too in his first race. Stunning performance. Seems like a very wise pick by Frank Williams. Now, some of the upcoming circuits, Nico has never driven on so he may not finish so high up. But good to see a new young charger in the mix.

WTF happened to Toyota???
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Old 03-13-2006, 11:48 AM   #92
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Originally Posted by mindgam3

You've got to remember this is his first season
Indeed, it was a shame to see things unfold the way they did (nosecone).

I was hoping Button would get first place, but I'll keep my fingers crossed for next time.

Schmui didn't win, so that was some consolation for me
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Old 03-13-2006, 11:52 AM   #93
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Originally Posted by Ronin005
.....now, as for Ferrari and Schumi, i would blame it on Massa and the pit crew who took about 8.7 secs fo Schumi's stop. ...
what about Massa's stop....they royaly screwed him...
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Old 03-13-2006, 12:14 PM   #94
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I read somewhere that a project flaw of the 248 could jeopardize Ferrari's performance in the 3 first races... :shock: :shock:
I can't wait for them to fix it....
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Old 03-15-2006, 06:10 AM   #95
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Ferrari used to have some good pitstop strategies. Now they just suck. It was close for the top stop, though.
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Old 03-15-2006, 06:32 AM   #96
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:arrow: :arrow: http://www.visionf1.com
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Old 03-15-2006, 12:48 PM   #97
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Originally Posted by Julius
:arrow: :arrow: http://www.visionf1.com
Brilliant link!!! Thanks Saad!!!
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Old 03-15-2006, 01:14 PM   #98
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haha, that's wicked
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Old 03-15-2006, 02:32 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by Julius
:arrow: :arrow: http://www.visionf1.com
Great Find If they reload it everytime, it would be wonderfull
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Old 03-15-2006, 07:20 PM   #100
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that link is fantastic! I didnt watch the hole of it but it was great to watch! Will we be seeing more than one of those? As in 1 of each race?
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Old 03-16-2006, 02:04 PM   #101
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that vision f1 thing is great it really puts raikkonen and rosbergs achievements in good perspective.
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Old 03-18-2006, 08:13 AM   #102
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i thought it would be a repost ...
thx guys ....
a really good friend of mine is a ide hard F1 sorta guy .. he gave me the link...
no to mention he likes villeneuve more then anyone on this continent
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