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[taygunho]

After second race:
2006 Drivers Championship

Pos Driver Nationality Team Points

1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 18

2 Michael Schumacher German Ferrari 11

2= Jenson Button British Honda 11

4 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Renault 10

5 Juan Pablo Montoya Colombian McLaren-Mercedes 9

6 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 6

7 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 4

8 Mark Webber Australian Williams-Cosworth 3

9 Jacques Villeneuve Canadian Sauber-BMW 2

9= Nico Rosberg German Williams-Cosworth 2

11 Ralf Schumacher German Toyota 1

11= Christian Klien Austrian RBR-Ferrari 1

2006 Constructors Championship

Pos Constructor Points

1 Renault 28

2 Ferrari 15

2= McLaren-Mercedes 15

4 Honda 11

5 Williams-Cosworth 5

6 Sauber-BMW 2

7 Toyota 1

7= RBR-Ferrari 1

[5vz-fe]

Originally Posted by Ronin005 Nine teams to mount Ferrari protest http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=112672

Ferrari seems to aways be the center of spotlight when it comes to FIA rules. Bunch of f**king crying babies, I believe FIA did a check in the Bahrain GP and it passed. wtf is the problem then?




Rosberg, trying too hard too fast?? :roll:

http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...099539,00.html

[xecutioner]

9 teams complaining bout the ferrari's front wing

2 of those 9 teams which are front runners for the title have a similar thing

dunno why they would complain for

it hasnt gained them any advantages so far has it

as for alonso he just makes me laugh

i guess he was jealous of all the attention that rossi got durin that time n now fisi will be gettin all the attention so i wonder wat hes gonna say now

[5vz-fe]

Originally Posted by xecutioner 9 teams complaining bout the ferrari's front wing 2 of those 9 teams which are front runners for the title have a similar thing dunno why they would complain for

For this http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...100994,00.html

[McLaren4eVa]

Originally Posted by xecutioner 9 teams complaining bout the ferrari's front wing 2 of those 9 teams which are front runners for the title have a similar thing dunno why they would complain for it hasnt gained them any advantages so far has it as for alonso he just makes me laugh i guess he was jealous of all the attention that rossi got durin that time n now fisi will be gettin all the attention so i wonder wat hes gonna say now

You're right but there does seem to be a very big rivalry developing within renault with fici saying he's going to win in Oz and alonso saying he's going to win every other race also flavio seems to be growing more fond of fisi and losing interest in alonso oh well who cares alonso to McLaren wohooo it would be fantastic if Raikkonen won the 06 title but stayed at McLaren for 07 that way two fast world champions with different driving styles in the same car it would be the ultimate test.

[McLaren4eVa]

Paul Ricard Day Two

Date: Wednesday 22nd March 2006
Location: Paul Ricard HTTT, Le Castellet, France
Weather: Dry with some sunny spells
Track temperature: high of 24.0 degrees Celsius
Air temperature: high of 22.9 degrees Celsius
Best lap time of the day: Heikki Kovalainen, Renault, 1m04.466
Duration of test: Four days (21st – 24th March


Renault test driver Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest time in testing at Paul Ricard in southern France as Renault, BMW and Toyota joined McLaren on track. It was a predominantly dry day at the circuit, the track a little damp first thing in the morning from yesterday's rain.

The teams were testing on the 3.9km 3E SC configuration of the circuit. Kovalainen's best time was 1m04.466s after 161 laps. He finished 0.4s up on McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa. The Spaniard covered the most mileage of any driver today with 169 laps - mostly of short and medium-length runs.

BMW tester Robert Kubica finished third fastest after 144 laps testing aerodynamic modifications before working ona Michelin tyre test. Behind Kubica, McLaren's second test driver Gary Paffett clocked a best time of 1m05.874s.

Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta were the only other drivers in action. The Toyota duo caused the only red flags of the day and managed only 119 laps between them.

1.Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m04.466 161
2.Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes 1m04.866 169
3.Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1m04.970 144
4.Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes 1m05.874 71
5.Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1m06.311 79
6.Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1m07.060 40

Testing at Paul Ricard continues tomorrow.

[5vz-fe]

Ferrari just keep having bad luck for testing

http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...105594,00.html

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Ferrari just keep having bad luck for testing http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...105594,00.html

if there is a race in the rain; or quali in the rain... is this so bad? its not terribly often that any team does wet testing.

[xecutioner]

Originally Posted by McLaren4eVa You're right but there does seem to be a very big rivalry developing within renault with fici saying he's going to win in Oz and alonso saying he's going to win every other race also flavio seems to be growing more fond of fisi and losing interest in alonso oh well who cares alonso to McLaren wohooo it would be fantastic if Raikkonen won the 06 title but stayed at McLaren for 07 that way two fast world champions with different driving styles in the same car it would be the ultimate test.

i couldnt agree wit u there anymore dude

that would be one crazy thing for f1 next year if something like that happened

i just hope the mercs reliability becomes alot better bc kimmie always gets the shit end of the stick

i would still like to see fici win a few more races

thats when we will c alonso under pressure prob

ahh well 1 week till i go to the melb f1

cant wait for this one

hope our melb weather stays good like atm being in the low 30c 's

[McLaren4eVa]

Paul Ricard Day Three

Renault test driver Heikki Kovalainen stayed firmly at the top of the timing sheets on Thursday at Paul Ricard. The Finn covered a massive 213 laps of the 3.8km 3ESC configuration of the French circuit.

It was a warm and sunny day at the circuit with air temperature reching 15 degrees Centigrade. Kovalainen finished half a second up on BMW's Nick Heidfeld who completed just 96 laps by comparison.

McLaren testing duo - Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett worked on tyre testing - Paffett doing some longer runs while de la Rosa simulated some qualifying-type runs. They finished third and fourth fastest covering almost 300 laps between them.

Toyota was also in action with Jarno Trulli taking over from Ralf Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta driving the other car. The team had a better day completing almost 200 laps between both drivers and finishing 1.3s off Kovalainen's pace.

1.Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1m04.400 213
2.Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1m04.903 96
3.Pedro de la Rosa Team McLaren Mercedes 1m05.094 145
4.Gary Paffett Team McLaren Mercedes 1m05.518 153
5.Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m05.702 72
6.Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1m05.738 121


Testing at Paul Ricard concludes tomorrow.

[xecutioner]

looks like we mite have some wet weather for friday and saturdays practise/qualifying here in melb

weather forcast isnt look good so far

[5vz-fe]

meh...too early to tell.....but it would be great to have a wet race. IT's been soooo sooooooo soooooooooooo long

[xecutioner]

yeh i dont think i can remember havin a full wet race

weather for melb so far is 22c friday wit 1 or 2 showers

18c saturday wit 1 or 2 showers

and race day 22c cloudy/sunny

lol fingers crossed

btw wats up wit them takin away suzuka from the 2007 season and chuckin in the fuji speedway

[5vz-fe]

Pathetic Paul Stoddart trying to return to F1

http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...117117,00.html

Looks like there will be some competition for super aguri.

[McLaren4eVa]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Pathetic Paul Stoddart trying to return to F1 http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...117117,00.html Looks like there will be some competition for super aguri.

He won't get in because all eleven teams have signed up and in 2008 super aguri with some help from honda will eventually be competitive and i'm pretty sure there are far more serious bids for the last 12th slot in the pit(only a maxiumum of 12 allowed) and we have david richards for prodrive and eddie irvine wanting to own a team he won't get it max just won't let him in and make up some complicated excuse.